December 1996
New Tenancy Not Created
DRA Didn't Include All Comparables in Calculating Rent
Tenant Waited Too Long to Sue for Wrongful Eviction
Tenant Paid Back Rent Owed
Did Tenant Intend to Return to Apartment?
Landlord Charged Improper Vacancy Allowance
Tenant Restored to Possession
Landlord Sent RR-1 Form to Tenant
Monthly 40-Cent Overcharge Not Willful
Tenant Used Her Own Exterminator
Tenant Must Remove Unrelated Occupant
Landlord Needed Permit for Work on Basement Apartment
Landlord Should Have Filed Affidavit that Fuel Tanks Were Sealed
Tenant Vacated with One-Day Notice
Landlord Not Liable for Fall Through Glass Window
Trial Required on Tenant's Lead Poisoning Claim
Tenant Claims Broken Door Gave Access to Intruder
RR-1 Form Served on Prior Tenant
Tenant Withdrew Complaint
No Notice to DOB of Elevator Accident
Tenant Entitled to See Incident Reports Before Trial
Entrance Door Sticks Slightly to Floor
Master Antenna Wasn't Damaged
Landlord Not Notified of ‘No-Access' Inspection Date
Landlord Changed Locks Before Tenant Moved in
Landlord Can't Evict for Back Rent Due to SCRIE Error
Ceiling Collapsed in Tenant's Apartment
DC-2 Notice Misleading
Tenant Awarded $17,000 in Overcharges in Nonpayment Case
No Vacancy Decontrol
DHCR Properly Found No Overcharge
Notice of Termination to Rent- Controlled Tenant Not Defective
Landlord Gets Chance to Prove Heat and Hot Water Problem Corrected
New Defects Found During Inspection
Related Demolition Costs Included
Tenant Can Vacate Stipulation
Landlord Had Applied to Modify Services
Landlord Claims Sixth Unit Was Commercial Space
Landlord Should Have Used Alternate Method of Service
Tenant Spends Winters in Haiti
Affidavit Insufficient Proof of Service of RR-1 Form
Minor Problems
Tenant Deprived of Air, Light, and Ventilation
Landlord Didn't Pay Rent Registration Fee
Tenant Wants New Floor
Tenants Claim Inspector Acted Improperly
Jury Waiver Clause Unenforceable in Nonprimary Residence Case
Tenant Signed Consent Form
Landlord Submitted Questionable Documentation
Tenant Wants to Get Information Before Trial
Apartment Rejected as Comparable
Landlord Can Seek Tenant's Eviction for Denying Access
Building Previously Owned by Nonprofit Institution
Landlord Delayed Seeking Tenant's Eviction for Chronic Nonpayment
Tenant's Rent Check Didn't Show Full Rent
Landlord Served Tenant in Occupancy with RR-1
Tenant Not Bound by Rents Listed in Master Building Rent Schedule
DRA Shouldn't Have Ordered Inspection
Tenant Accepted Partial Return of Deposit
No Initial Registration Filed
DHCR Must Recalculate Overcharge Amount
Tenant Can't Appeal While PAR Pending
Landlord Could Terminate Conditional Rental of Storage Space
Tenant Moves Back to Apartment After 20-Year Absence
Landlord Can Charge First Rent for New Apartment
Mistake on Registration
Landlord Can Collect Low-Rent Supplement Despite Temporary MCI Increase
Proof of Improvements Not Specific Enough
Intercom 'Audio Fluctuates'
