August 2014
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DHCR Case Reopened So Landlord Can Respond
Triple Damages Applied to Overcharge
No Indication of Fraud Warranting Older Rent History Review
HDFC Co-op Apartment Exempt from Rent Stabilization
MCI Increase Denied Due to Outstanding Rent Reduction Order
Landlord Never Provided Painting Service
Second DTF Report Verifies Tenant Income Below Deregulation Threshold
No Deregulation Where Income Below Threshold at Least One Year
Tenant's Household Income Below Deregulation Threshold
Tenant in Former J-51 Building Not Subject to Deregulation
Tenant Excused Twice for Not Answering Deregulation Application
DRA Order Not Sent to Landlord's Attorney
Landlord Can Replace Doorman with Security Cameras
Apartment in Mixed-Use Building Was Subject to Rent Control
Tenant Claims A/Cs No Longer Work
Broken Bathroom Floor Tiles Were Minor Condition
Wood Floor Repaired in Unworkmanlike Manner
Building Step and Hallway Conditions Not Minor
Rent Reduction Increased After Tenant Appeal
Tenant Doesn't Prove Second Dog Needed to Accommodate Disability
Tenant Can't Vacate Default Judgment
NYCHA Held in Criminal Contempt for Failing to Restore Hot Water
Tenant Claims Rent-Stabilized Renewal Lease Not Properly Offered
Tenant Can Appeal Ruling That She Violated Settlement Agreement
Elderly Tenant Can Evict Son Who Occupied Apartment
Landlord Denies Knowledge of Lead Paint Condition
Tenant Renovated Bathroom Without Landlord's Permission
Landlord Claims Occupant Is Squatter or Licensee
Tenant and Son Lived in Israel for Over Three Years
Mitchell-Lama Tenant's Goddaughter Gets Apartment
Nephew Didn't Prove Financial Ties
Building Exempt from Fire Exit Sign Requirement
Landlord Fined for Failing to Post Recycling Notice
Landlord Operated Apartment Building as Transient Hotel
Standing Water Couldn't Cause Mosquitoes in January
Landlord Didn't Cure Illegal Basement Apartment
Landlord Didn't Maintain Janitorial Services
Tenant Stopped Short-Term Subletting After Landlord Sent Notice
Co-op Tenant Runs Daycare Center in Apartment
Tenant Gets 25 Percent Rent Abatement
Daughter Can't Get NYCHA Tenant's Apartment
Son Can't Get NYCHA Tenant's Apartment
Tenant Gets 20 Percent Rent Abatement for Repairs
Granddaughter Gets Tenant's Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Lease Clause Requiring Automatic Debit Payments Unenforceable
Landlord's Eviction Case Wasn't Retaliatory
Landlord Can Evict Corporate Tenant for Nonprimary Residence
NYCHA Not Responsible for Slip and Fall in Snow
Co-op Occupant Claims He's Joint Tenant Shareholder
NYCHA Tenant Can Be Evicted for Illegal Drug Activity
Did Landlord Have Notice of Hazardous Condition in Stairwell?
Neither Landlord Nor Tenant Responsible for Visitor's Death
Condo Board's Lawsuit Wasn't Properly Authorized
Landlord Not Responsible for Damage to Tenant's Property
Tenant Waited Too Long to Vacate Money Judgment
MCI Increase Granted for Sidewalk Work
Steel Beams and Stairs Related to Catwalk Replacement
Cladding of Parapet Walls Doesn't Qualify as MCI
Facade Work Wasn't Comprehensive Pointing and Waterproofing
