December 1999
Landlord Never Submitted Final Approval for Boiler
Tenant Resided in Apartment for Over 20 Years
Heating Costs Transferred to Tenants
Tenant's Injury No Excuse for Default
Landlord Can't Conduct Pretrial Questioning on Nonprimary Residence Claim
Defects Corrected by Time of Second Inspection
Co-Landlord Can't Get Apartment
Landlord Didn't Sign or Date RN-26 Form
Landlord Didn't Specify Sweeping Times
Rent Demand Printed on Attorney's Letterhead
Affidavit Not Required to Prove Notice Delivered
Landlord Gets Fees in Nonpayment Case
Subtenant Can't Get Attorney's Fees
Barbwire and Razor Wire Not Hazardous Condition
Violation Notice Didn't State Landlord's First Name
DRA Properly Disallowed Vacancy Allowance
Landlord Not Liable for Lead Poisoning
Permit Required for Pigeon Coop
Landlord Discontinued Illegal Use
Four-Year Rule Applied
Relative in Tenant Interim Lease Building Can't Get Pass-On Rights
Tenant Gave Up Right to Object to Landlord's Court Papers
Landlord Didn't Place Box Out for Collection
Apartment Vacant on Base Date
Sagging Floor
Labor Cost Adjustment Correctly Calculated
Landlord Reimbursed Tenant for Cost of Refrigerator
Nonrenewal Notice Wasn't Defective
Landlord's Proof Insufficient
Landlord Claims Parking Space Isn't Covered
Apartment Wasn't Decontrolled Based on Vacancy
DHCR Properly Rejected Comparability Data
DHCR Must Give Tenants Actual Copies of MCI Application
Four-Year Limit on Overcharge Claims Is Constitutional
Son's Name Not on Certification Documents
Kitchen Wall Oven Clock and Timer Are Minor Conditions
Tenant Didn't Answer Deregulation Application
Rent Demand Must Be Made in Spanish
Landlord Entitled to Back Rent
Landlord Can't Amend Judgment to Get More Use and Occupancy
Effective Date Made Earlier
Landlord Collected Improvements Increase While Rent Cut Order Was in Effect
Eviction Case Against Schizophrenic Tenant Stopped
Landlord Can't Collect Vacancy Increase if Super Continues Occupancy After Termination
Landlord Started Case Within Three Months of Learning About Tenant's Dog
Warrant Vacated
Building Not Part of Horizontal Multiple Dwelling
Landlord Must Prove Delivery of DC-2 Notice to Tenant
Tenant Violated Settlement Agreement
Recurrent Water Leaks
Landlord Can Deduct Cost of Cleaning Smoke Residue
Initial Rent Set by HPD
Building Separated from Horizontal Multiple Dwelling
Loft Unit Not Yet Covered
Tenant Claims Monthly Rent Wasn't Legally $2,000 or More
Court Can't Order Landlord to Remove Surveillance Camera
No Increase for Conversion of Individual Gas Metering to Master Metering
Income of Tenant's Husband Not Considered
Rent Wasn't Over $2,000 Per Month
Landlord Can Collect $5 Air Conditioner Surcharge from New Tenant
Landlord Not Given Chance to Provide Proof of Registration
Removal of Porch Was Partial Eviction
Landlord Proved Rent Owed
Computed MBR Never Established
DRA Used Wrong Rent Amount
Tenant Can't Vacate Default
DRA Improperly Updated Initial Rents for Comparable Apartments
Landlord Liable for Lead Poisoning
Tenant Removed Air Conditioner
