December 2000
Electric Work
Tenant Must Remove Half Bath
Increase for Pointing and Waterproofing Denied
Landlord Proved Improvement Costs
Inconvenience to Tenant Isn't Service Reduction
Inadequate Proof of Tenant's Consent
Court Papers Delivered to Tenant
Mentally Ill Tenant Violated Settlement Agreement
Building Covered After Federal Low-Interest Mortgage Satisfied
Landlord Gets Back Rent Due
Landlord Didn't Waive MCI Rent Hike
Per Day Penalties Revoked
Asbestos Logbook Was Incomplete
Cost of Lintel and Masonry Repairs Included
Loose Rubbish on Sidewalk
Roof Inspection Not Needed
Useful Life of Vinyl Windows Had Expired
Landlord Can't Evict Long-Term Tenant
First-Floor Tenant Must Pay Increase for Elevator Upgrade
Tenant Didn't Abandon Apartment
Tenant Didn't Clean Up Garbage from Apartment
Multiple Dwelling Registration Contained Incorrect Information
DRA Erred in Rent Calculation
Landlord Didn't Give Up Right to Object to Dog
Tenant Gets 70% Rent Abatement
Tenant Who Vacated Needn't Be Named in Petition
Tenants Didn't Object to DHCR's MCI Notice on Time
New Landlord Needn't Pay Triple Damages
Apartment in Four-Unit Building Covered
Tenant Claims Heat Not Provided Until 7:30 a.m.
Air Handler Unit Replaced in Recreation Room
Landlord Must Prove It Made Oral Rent Demand
Tenant's Daughter Didn't Live in Apartment for Two Years
Light Fixture Globes Not Required
DRA Order Not Sent to Landlord
Tenants Didn't Answer Landlord's Application
Lease Can't Have Retroactive Start Date
No Interest, Attorney's Fees, or Triple Damages to Tenant
Neighbors' Testimony Helps Tenant's Grandson Get Apartment
Obvious Elevator Defect
Tenant's Daughter Waited Too Long to Raise Pass-On Claim
Fire Escape Extension Doesn't Qualify
Pointing and Waterproofing of Balconies
Nonrenewal Notice Gave Enough Facts
Landlord Didn't Prove Tenant Lived with Girlfriend in New Jersey
Landlord Needn't Send Nonrenewal Notice to Loft Tenant
Landlord Accepted Rent from Occupant
SRO Building Covered
Landlord Can Seek 17 Months of Back Rent Owed
Tenant Lived in Maryland
Late Registration of Three Apartments
Subtenant's Claim Against Landlord Denied
Landlord Didn't Properly Send Rent Registration to Tenant
Some New Windows Defective
Tenant in Condominium Not Protected from Eviction
Courtyard Space Reduced by 75%
No Chance to Correct Chronic Nonpayment
Tenant Can Vacate Default
Apartment Occupied as Residence
Building Rehabilitated After Prior Landlord Intentionally Destroyed It
No Prejudgment Interest Imposed Against New Landlord
Room Count Doesn't Affect Rent
Doorman Service Reduced in Lower Lobby
Landlord Bound by Prior Court Ruling
No Proof that Tenant Consent Was Coerced
Landlord Not Required to Send Initial Registration to Subsequent Tenant
