December 2005
Washing Machines, Dryers Were Operative
Lease Didn't Comply with Rent Stabilization Code
New Roof Qualifies
Tenant Can Amend Answer to Claim Relocation Need
Landlord Can Make Changes to Parking Lot
Landlord Must Give Tenants Requested Documents
Tenant Can Vacate Warrant
Eviction Case Restored to Calendar
Case Against Housing Information Service Reinstated
Tenant Claims Malfunctioning Lock Led to Burglary
Landlord Claims Apartment Illegally Sublet to Tenant's Son
Tenant's Son Fell from Fire Escape
Preventing Water Leaks Not Essential Service
Violations Weren't Second Offenses
Certificate of Correction Didn't Show How Violation Corrected
Permit Needed for Awning
HUD Schedule of Fair Market Rents Used to Set Rent
Landlord Not Liable for Slip-and-Fall
Landlord Didn't Prove Debris Was on Neighbor's Property
Same-Sex Partner Is Nontraditional Family Member
Insurance Money Wasn't Used to Pay for Work
Pre-Existing Illegal Conversion Is Violation
Landlord Can Collect Surcharge for Second Air Conditioner
Insufficient Proof Rent Demand Sent
Tenant's Daughter Wasn't Disabled
Landlord Needn't Wax Floors
Eviction Case Can't Be Delayed Based on Tenant's Coverage Claim
Useful Life of Burners Hadn't Expired
Tenant Didn't Answer Deregulation Application on Time
Public Housing Tenant Didn't Comply with Rules
Occupant Didn't Prove He Was Family Member of Deceased Tenant
Jury Award to Tenant Was Excessive
Tenant Didn't Have Written Lease
Tenant's Unleashed Dogs Menaced and Injured Other Tenants
Landlord Didn't Send Offer by Certified Mail
Landlord Didn't Prove Chronic Nonpayment of Rent
Tenant Can't Vacate Default
Landlord Re-Striped Parking Lot
Landlord Can't Increase Deposit When Renewing Lease
Landlord Not ''In Contempt'' of Settlement Agreement
Tenant's Claims Decided in Prior Case
Landlord Can Stop Charging Preferential Rent on Renewal
Tenant Didn't Get Chance to Respond to Landlord's Request for Attorney's Fees
Section 8 Subsidy Improperly Terminated
Landlord Billed Higher Amount than Collected
No Proof of Electrical Interference
Landlord Can Start Collecting Washing Machine Surcharge
Tenant Denied Access at No Access Inspection
Five Days Must Be Added to Mailed Nonrenewal Notice
Landlord Didn't Prove Economic Infeasibility
Tenant Signed One-Year Lease
Landlord Must Install Ramp
New Trial Required to Determine Hotel Tenant's Rent
Landlord Didn't Comply with Order to Correct Violations
Tenant Restored to Possession
No Proof of Improvements
Defrauded Landlord Can't Evict Tenants
Tenant Can't Vacate Settlement Agreement
Tenant Spent Time at Estranged Husband's Apartment
Tenants Didn't Move Out at End of Lease
Tenant Waited Too Long to Challenge Apartment Decontrol
Four-Year Rule Applies to Landlord's Preferential Rent Claim
