August 2022
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Hospital Employee Not Entitled to Rent-Stabilized Renewal Lease
Landlord Can't Collect IAI Rent Increase When Default Formula Applied to Set Base Date Rent
Alleged Rent Ledger Was Insufficient to Prove Base Date Rent
DHCR Added Previously Disallowed IAI Costs to Legal Rent
No Rent Overcharge Found Due to Preferential Rent Paid
DHCR Can Examine Pre-Base Date Rent History to Determine If Unit Was Properly Deregulated
On-Time Rent Discount Was Improper and Resulted in Rent Overcharge
Relocation of Laundry Services Results in $30 Monthly Rent Reduction
Landlord Can Replace Gas Stoves with Electric Stoves, Without Rent Reduction
Landlord Proved Quick Hot Water Service Restoration
Tenant Needn't Give Landlord Prior Notice Before Filing Service Reduction Complaint
DHCR Withdrew Proceeding Based on Claims Raised in Landlord's Housing Court Proceeding
Tenant's Grandson Gets Rent-Controlled Apartment
Building Was Exempt from Rent Stabilization Due to Substantial Rehab
Proof of Payment Required to Prove Building Was Substantially Rehabbed
Landlord Didn't Submit Sufficient Proof of Ability to Finance Demolition Project
Garage Roof Unattached to Residential Building Didn't Qualify as MCI
Rewiring Work Done on Piecemeal Basis Didn't Qualify as MCI
Receipt of J-51 Tax Benefits for MCIs Reduces MCI Rent Hike While J-51 in Effect
DHCR Didn't Delay Processing Landlord's Deregulation Application
Nonprofit Tenant Can Evict Unauthorized Occupant Who Paid Landlord with ERAP Funds
Landlord Harassed Tenant by Failing to Provide Adequate Heat
Landlord's Filing of Second Predicate Notice Nullified Eviction Proceeding
Evicted Tenant Who Had Undisclosed ERAP Stay Restored to Possession
Licensee Entitled to ERAP Stay
Tenant Breached Lease by Refusing Landlord Access to Asbestos-Filled Containers
Tenant Showed No Grounds for Preliminary Injunction Against Landlord
Tenant Who Didn't Currently Occupy Apartment Entitled to ERAP Stay
Eviction Proceeding Dismissed Due to Improper Nonrenewal Notice
Landlord's Termination Notice on Unregulated Tenant Didn't Comply with RPL Section 226-c
Review of Facts Needed to Determine If Apartment Was Properly Deregulated
Landlord Can't Deny Apartment to Voucher Tenant Based on Source of Income
Was Out-of-Possession Landlord Responsible for Injuries on Building Ramp?
Tenant Can Proceed with Claim that Apartment Was Fraudulently Deregulated
Court Vacates ERAP Stay Where Tenant's Income Was Above Threshold for Relief
Landlord Must Pay $21,000 for Failing to Provide Cooking Gas for Two Years
Court Vacates ERAP Stay Granted to Unlawful Subtenant
Broker Didn't Advise Tenant She Also Owned the Apartment
ERAP Stay Vacated Where Occupant Claimed Succession Rights
Landlord Not Responsible for Injuries to Passerby by Tenant's Dog
Tenant Claims Landlord's LEP Policy Discriminated Against Housing Applicants
Court Vacates ERAP Stay Where Unregulated Tenant's Tenancy Had Expired
DOS Incorrectly Issued Violation to Landlord of Mixed-Use Building
Landlord Fined $2,500 for Not Removing Padlock on Gate
Landlord Fined for Not Obtaining Certificate of Correction for Work Done Without a Permit
Landlord Fined $50 for Failing to Clean 18 Inches into the Street
Tenant Fined $500 for Not Vaccinating Her Dog Against Rabies
Landlord Fined $500 for Not Filing Timely BPD Test Report
Landlord Fined $2,500 for Tenant's Conversion of Apartment into SRO Units
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