August 2020
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Tenant's Preferential Rent Rider Didn't Apply to Renewal Lease
Landlord Gets MCI Rent Hike for Building-Wide Carpet Installation
No MCI Increase for Lobby Renovations
Mitchell-Lama Co-op Tenant's Daughter Gets Apartment
Tenant Signed Apartment Surrender Agreement with General Release
Was Tenant's Death in Fire Caused by Landlord's Negligence?
Rent Overcharge Must Be Recalculated to Reflect Four-Year Lookback
Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Daughter and Granddaughter Get Apartment
Rent Overcharge Calculation Must Be Revised to Reflect Regina Decision
Landlord's Request to Dismiss Proposed Class Action Was Premature
Apartment Already Deregulated When Tenant Moved In
RSA Must Produce Membership Records in Its Case Against Tenant Group
New Rent-Stabilized Apartment Created When Tenants Combined Two Units
Landlord Didn't Sufficiently Describe Homeless Housing Agreement in Eviction Petition
Rent Overcharge Claim Dismissed Based on Four-Year Lookback Period
Landlord Failed to Keep Front Yard Free of Debris
Landlord Fined $2,500 for Illegal Occupancy of Cellar
Landlord Fined $1,250 for Failing to Maintain Boiler
Landlord Couldn't Produce Records Upon Sprinkler Inspection
Landlord Showed Laundry Room Was in Basement When He Bought Building
HSTPA Restriction Against MCI Increases Inapplicable on Appeal
Landlord Cleared 'C' Violations to Get MCI Rent Hikes
No MCI Increase for New Boiler Without DOB Inspection Certificate
Boiler/Burner Replacement and Fuel Oil Tank Installation Were One Project
No Proof Landlord's Affiliate Was General Contractor for MCI Work
No Rent Hike for Painting Rent-Controlled Unit Landlord Previously Painted
Apartment Improperly Deregulated in 2002 Was Rent Stabilized
Landlord Doesn't Prove Building Exempt Due to Substantial Rehab
Landlord Didn't Prove Building Was Substantially Rehabbed
HPD Hot Water Violation Resulted in Rent Reduction
Overcharge Based on Unsubstantiated 49-Year Longevity Increase Wasn't Willful
MCI Increases Collectible Before Rent Reduction Order Were Added to Rent
No Overcharge Where Apartment Was Properly Vacancy Deregulated
Triple Damages Due on Rent Overcharge Due to Incomplete Refund
Tenant Overcharged Roommate, But Roommate Stopped Paying Rent
DHCR's Explanatory Addenda Allowed Deregulated Tenant's Rent-Stabilized Status to Continue
No Deregulation Where Renewal Lease Still in Effect After HSTPA Enacted
Tenant's Excusable Default Reopened Deregulation Proceeding
No Deregulation If Tenant's Renewal Lease in Effect When HSTPA Enacted
Landlord Must Offer Tenant Renewal Lease That Includes Wife's Name
DHCR Can't Require Landlord to Put Handicapped-Access Toilet in Apartment
Complaint of Inadequate Heat Denied Where No HPD Violation Issued
DHCR Relied on Its Own Inspection, Despite HPD Violation Dismissal
Tenant Can't Raise New Complaints in Response to Rent Restoration Application
Tenant Denied Access and Inspector Found No Conditions
