August 2017
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Tenant Who Cared for Ailing Parents in Georgia Kept Apartment as Primary Residence
Court Grants No Additional Time to Occupant to Vacate Low-Income Housing
Landlord Must Give Tenant Copies of Documents for Pretrial Questioning
Exemption From Rent Stabilization Ended When Mortgage Was Prepaid
Building Receiving RPTL Section 421-g Tax Benefits Subject to Rent Stabilization
High-Rent Apartment Remains Rent-Controlled After J-51 Benefits End
MCI Increase for Windows Includes Costs for Work Required by LPC
MCI Increase Granted for Work on Three Out of Four Elevators
Coping Stone Replacement Was Related to Roof Installation
Backflow Prevention Device Qualifies as Major Capital Improvement
Total Rent Overcharge with Interest Is Over $475,000
Building Was Horizontal Multiple Dwelling Subject to Rent Stabilization
DHCR Must Reconsider Legal Rent for Apartment Temporarily Exempt on Base Date
Building with Six Apartments on 1974 Base Date Was Rent Stabilized
No Overcharge for $100 Air Conditioning Fee Included in Initial Rent
Neither Landlord Nor Tenants Get Attorney's Fees Where Claim Settled
Eviction Case Against Tenant for Illegal Trade Dismissed as Untimely
Landlord Didn't List Higher Legal Rent and Preferential Rent in Leases
DHCR Can't Inspect IAIs Installed Before Base Rent Date
No Rent Overcharge Found After Reconsideration
Default Formula Improperly Applied
Apartment Was Properly Deregulated After J-51 Benefits Expired
Landlord Proved DRA's Miscalculation of Rent Overcharge
No Monthly Rent Reduction for Tenants
Landlord Removed Intercom Connection to Concierge Desk
Tenant's Assault Against Super Was Single Incident Insufficient to Prove Nuisance
Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Granddaughter Gets Apartment
Tenants Didn't Violate Settlement Regarding Occupancy by Taking in Foster Child
Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Daughter Claims Succession Rights
Landlord Can Enforce Money Judgment Against Tenant After Selling Building
Court Vacates Settlement Agreement Tenant Signed After Suffering Epileptic Seizure
Landlord Can't Evict Rent-Stabilized Tenants for Staircase Installation
Landlord Fined $1,500 for Harassing Apartment Occupant
Assisted Living Facility Seeking Resident's Eviction Can't Join Guarantor to Proceeding
Landlord Can't Add DOB Fine for Short-Term Rentals to Cure Notice Requirement
Landlord Presented Insufficient Proof of Recurring Objectionable Conduct by Tenant
No Prospective Rent Overcharge Found After Late Rent Registrations Filed
Tenant Shows Ample Need for Production of Rent History Records
Eviction Case Dismissed for Improper Delivery of Court Papers
Building that Contained at Least Six Apartments Was Rent Stabilized
Landlord Didn't Submit DOB Sign-Off
Engineering Fees and Sump Pump Cost Added to MCI Cost for Elevator Upgrade
DHCR Inspector Found That Intercom System Didn't Work
Some Services Not Provided When Building Transferred from Mitchell-Lama to Stabilization
Landlord Replaced Window Security Gate
Landlord Fined $1,000 for Pigeon Droppings on Side of Building
Landlord Promptly Started Eviction Proceedings Against Squatters
Fine for Rat Harborage Conditions Revoked
DOB Didn't Prove Cellar Alterations Violated Building's C of O
New Landlord Fined for Undocumented Sprinkler System
Garage Space Eviction Case Dismissed for Failure to Identify Space
City Must Protect Neighboring Building While Enforcing DOB Demolition Order
Landlord Can Amend Defective Verification of Court Petition
Sabbath Observance Not a Defense to Missed Curb Cleaning Requirements
Landlord Responsible for Tenants' Mixing of Recyclables with Other Trash
Discrepancy in Description of Roof's Square Footage Didn't Bar MCI Increase
Mobilization Costs Added to Approved MCI Rent Hike
Security Camera System Not Connected to All Building Entrances
No MCI Increase for Iron Railings Unrelated to Parapet Replacement
Some Apartment Alterations Changed Building's Room Count for MCI Purposes
