December 2008
Landlord Didn't Comply with Asbestos-Containment Rules
Landlord Need Not Provide Parking Space to Tenant's Caregiver
No Deregulation of Apartment in 421-a Building
Tenants of SRO in Two-Family House May Be Rent Stabilized
DOF Records Contained Wrong Address
Tenant Can Take Monthly Rent Credit
Loft Tenant's Overcharge Claim Barred by Four-Year Limit
Four-Year Time Limit Doesn't Apply
Loft Is Rent Regulated Despite Sale of Improvements
Tenant Excused for Not Answering Deregulation Notice
No Hardship Rent Hike for Holder of Unsold Co-op Shares
Prior Landlord Waived Washing Machine Rent Surcharge
Tenant Can't Claim Common Law Husband Is Spouse
Landlord Wasn't Ready to Exterminate
NYCHA Violated Its Own Application-Processing Procedures
EZ Pass Records Show N.J. Residence Was Weekend Home
Landlord Doesn't Need Proof of Alternate Address
Improper Notice of DHCR Inspection
Tenant Violated Agreement to Keep Boyfriend Out of Apartment
Costs Allocated Between Tenants by Square Footage
No Time Limit to File Request
Landlord Not Required to Extend Preferential Rent
Landlord Must Apply for Rent Restoration
DHCR Can't Rule on Tenant's Retaliation Claim
No Rent Hikes Allowed for Improper Renewal Leases
Landlord Can't Appeal DHCR's Prior Opinion
Landlord Must Renew Tenant's Lease
Services Restored by Time of DHCR Inspection
Landlord Can Evict Hotel-Stabilized SRO Tenants
Insufficient Janitorial Services, Directory Errors Not Minor
Refund Offered Was Incomplete
Overcharge Issue Not Determined in Lease Renewal Proceeding
Tenant Gets 40 Percent Rent Abatement for Bedbugs
Delivery of Court Papers Was Improper
Landlord Entitled to Attorney's Fees
Older Rent Records May Determine Overcharge Wasn't Willful
Trash Cans Didn't Belong to Landlord's Building
Landlord's Cosmetic Work Unrelated to MCI
Co-op Apartment Shareholder Can Apply for MBR Increase
Tenant's Aide Injured by Fall on Broken Linoleum
Did Slippery Lobby Condition Cause Tenant Injury?
Tenant's Grandson Lived Primarily on College Campus
No Time Limit on Calculation of MCR History
Rent Hike Permitted for New Tiles
Tenant Must Get Vacancy Lease, Not Renewal Lease
Discontinuing Section 8 Voucher Too Harsh a Penalty
Landlord Awarded Incorrect Amount of Back Rent
Scaffolding Up Too Long
1990 Rent Reduction Order Still in Effect
More than Four Years Before Complaint Filed
Landlord Delayed Notifying Insurer of Tenant's Accident
Tenant Awarded 100 Percent Rent Abatement
Was Missing Handrail Responsible for Slip-and-Fall?
Did Missing Handrail Violate Law?
Landlord Can't Require Security Deposit for Garage Space
Agency Properly Mailed Violation Notice
Landlord Relied on Prior DHCR Orders
HPD Approved Rent Hikes for Section 8 Tenants
No Rent Increase for First Successor Tenant
Landlord Didn't Waive Termination Notice
Landlord Delayed Eviction Proceeding Nine Months
Renewal Lease Starts 90 Days After Landlord's Offer
Landlord Didn't Monitor Elevator Security Cameras
HPD Building Lien Remains After Building Sale
