December 2006
More Details of Lease Violation Claim Needed
Rent Increase Granted for Window Guards
Tenant Overcharged Roommate
No High-Rent Deregulation Even Though Tenant Didn't File Tax Returns
Attorney's Fees Denied in DHCR Proceeding
Landlord Wrongfully Evicted Tenant After Fire
Landlord Claims Tenant Caused Damage
Landlord Didn't Restore Community Room
Nontenant Can't File Service Complaint
Base Rent Not Fraudulent
Landlord Can Continue Eviction After Tenant Moves Out
Landlord Can't Buy out of Mitchell-Lama Housing Agreement
Landlord Refunded Overcharge While Case Pending
No Proof that Tenant Representative Had Authorization
Tenant Attacked by Neighbor's Pit Bulls
New Roof MCI Denied
Staircase Doesn't Qualify
Single-Ply Asphalt Roof Installation Doesn't Qualify
Landlord Gets Fuel Cost Adjustment
Preferential Rent Agreement Continues upon Lease Renewal
Apartment Renovated After Fire
Tenant Didn't Respond Sufficiently to Landlord's High-Rent Deregulation Application
Triple Damages Ordered
Hallway Work Doesn't Qualify
Landlord Must Sue if Tenant Won't Pay MCI Hike
Building Rent Stabilized After HPD Set First Rents
Apartment Is Rent Controlled
Doorman Service Restored
Storm, Security Doors Don't Qualify
Landlord Can Discontinue Preferential Rent upon Lease Renewal
No 1/40th Increase for Apartment Repairs
Useful Life of Old Elevator Hadn't Expired
Successor Tenant Is Rent Controlled, Not Stabilized
DOB Didn't Approve Electrical Rewiring
Base Date Rent Registration Doesn't Prove Base Date Rent
Waterproofing Without Pointing Doesn't Qualify
DHCR Can't Enforce Work Permit Laws
Building Substantially Rehabilitated
Landlord Didn't Prove Cost of New Doors
Landlord Didn't Include Tenant's Estate in Eviction Proceeding
Tenant Overcharged Subtenant
DHCR Let Landlord Remove Screen Doors
No Proof that Husband Lived in High-Rent Apartment
No Longevity Increase After Only Six Years
Tenant Disrupted DHCR Inspection
Landlord Entitled to Pursue Eviction
Landlord Can't Withdraw Legal Fees from Tenant's Bank Account
Tenant's Opposition to MCI Application Rejected
Landlord Can't Terminate HDFC Tenancy Without Good Cause
Broken Roof Lock Isn't Minor Condition
Civil Court Can't Relocate Tenant During Building Renovations
Tenant's Rent Reduced to $1 After Fire
Triple Damages Ordered Where Tenant Overcharged Subtenant
Leaking Radiators
Court Dismisses Tenant's Lawsuit Against Landlord's Attorney
Landlord Can't Use Sealed Records in Eviction Proceeding
Floor Tile Condition Not De Minimis
Eviction Delayed While Tenant Appeals
Condo Building Provided Sufficient Access for Handicapped Resident
Landlord Can't Get Fees
Tenant's Primary Residence Is Question for Court, Not DHCR
Nonrenewal Notice Mailed 93 Days Before Lease Expiration Was Sufficient
Rent Guideline 40 Invalid
Landlord Removed Three Square Feet of Tenant's Closet Space
No Prior Notice Needed for Emergency Condition
Tenant Caused Fires in Apartment
