December 2010
MCI Increase Reduced for Scaffolding Cost Before Work Period
Tenant Can't Claim Improper Service of Court Papers
Pretrial Testing of Lease Document Denied
Tenant Gets Attorney's Fees for Successful Pet Law Waiver Defense
NYCHA Can Terminate Tenancy for Chronic Nonpayment of Rent
Landlord Proves Nonprimary Residence
Tenant Evicted for Nonpayment Restored to Possession
Section 8 Program Terminated Tenant's Subsidy Without Hearing
Attorney's Fee Provision Added to Stabilized Renewal Lease
Exposed Electrical Wiring Was Unsafe Condition
Subtenant Can't Raise Claim Already Decided by DHCR
Subtenant of Illusory Tenant Becomes Rent Stabilized
Tenant Resided Primarily in California
Tenants' Orange County House Is Just Weekend/Holiday Home
Fire Department Can Issue Violation for Not Maintaining Fire Escape
Tenant's Life Partner Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Landlord Not Responsible for Maintaining Curb
Heat and Hot Water Were Restored Before Complaint Was Filed
No Proof of Defective Pointing and Waterproofing
No MCI Rent Hike for Defective Roof
No Waiver of Air Conditioner Surcharge Under Rent Control
Employee Fired for Unauthorized Occupancy of NYCHA Housing
Potential Tenant Never Completed NYCHA Application
Four-Year Time Limit Doesn't Apply
Landlord Removed Two Skylights from Tenant's Apartment
NYCHA Can't Terminate Subsidy Based on Tenant's Conduct
Tenant's Brother Can't Get NYCHA Apartment
Daughter Has Standing in Nonpayment Proceeding
DHCR Must Reconsider Landlord's Rent Restoration Application
Subtenant Can't Claim Illusory Tenancy
Landlord Filed Notice with Wrong District Rent Office
Tenant Gets Rent Abatement for Vermin Infestation
Certificate of Correction of Standpipe Violation Not on File
Landlord and Wife Saw No Trash in Front of Building
No Punitive Damages for Breach of Warranty of Habitability
Structural Steel, Mailbox, and Stairway Costs Disallowed
Landlord Can Evict Corporate Tenant for Nonprimary Residence
Tenant Claims Landlord's Hidden Camera Caused Emotional Distress
Landlord Reduced Apartment's Dwelling Space After Fire
Condominium's Pet Ban Invalid
Tenant Waited Too Long to Claim Rent-Control Coverage
Temporarily Decontrolled Building Becomes Rent Stabilized
Subtenant of Nonprofit Organization Must Vacate with Tenant
Handyman Claims Landlord Responsible for Injuries
Landlord's Sidewalk Cleaning Efforts Insufficient
Landlord Didn't Clear HPD Violation
Son Can't Get Tenants' Mitchell-Lama Apartment
Peeling Plaster Was Minor Condition
Prior Landlord Gave 10-Year Rent-Stabilized Lease
Landlord Can Increase Rent for First-Time Painting
Community Room Is Required Service
Tenant Gets $10,000 Rent Abatement
New Fence Qualified for MCI Increase
Tenant Misidentified on MBR Notice
Landlord Can Replace Oven with Used Appliance
Tenant Evicted for Nonpayment Can't Be Restored to Possession
Tenant Harassment Law Upheld as Constitutional
Defective Cure Notice Bars Lease Violation Claim, Not Nuisance Claim
Landlord Not Responsible for Delayed Lease Start in Condo
HUD Building Not Rent Stabilized
