December 2011
Tenant Can't Vacate Settlement Agreement
Did Managing Agent Cause Lead Paint Condition?
Mattress Discarded Without Proper Sealing
No Relationship Found Between Contractors
Tenant Settled Mold Claim in Prior Proceeding
Appeal of DHCR Decision Not Filed Within 60 Days
Rent-Controlled Tenant's Wife Gets Apartment
Insufficient Proof of Mold in Tenant's Apartment
Landlord Didn't Prove Illegal Sublet by Tenant's Estate
Court Excuses Tenant's Delay in Paying Use and Occupancy
Landlord Can Sue Tenant for Nuisance Based on Long-Term Harassment
Landlord Seeks Eviction for Chronic Nonpayment
Landlord Illegally Converted Two-Family House to 10 SROs
Smaller Replacement Refrigerator Was Sufficient Substitute
Common Area Flooring Qualifies as MCI
Security Guard Injured in Slip and Fall
Tenants Claim Co-op Reserve Fund Paid for MCI
Tenant Claims Discrimination Resulting from Building Renovation
Insufficient Number of Violations Cleared
Tenant's Roommate Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Tenant's Wife Can't Get NYCHA Apartment
Tenant Group Seeks Neighborhood Health Care Center
HPD Denies Landlord's Request for Certificate of No Harassment
Landlord Not Responsible for Death or Injury to Tenant During Fire
DHCR Grants Rent Increase Based on U/P Circumstances
Landlord Can't Seek Accelerated Rent in Eviction Case
NYCHA Can Evict Tenant Whose Son Sold Crack Cocaine
Co-op Board Delayed Repairing Chimney
Tenant's Illness Not Caused by Apartment Mold
Rat Burrows Found on Landlord's Property
Rent Demand Didn't Notify Tenant Subsidy Would Be Terminated
Rent Reduced to $1 per Month After Fire
Insufficient Proof Apartment Was Vacant on Base Date
Landlord Didn't Separate Paper from Cans and Glass
City Can Evict Occupy Wall Street Protesters from Park
Stuyvesant Town Ruling Applied Retroactively
Replacement Intercom System Remained Defective
Tenant Claims Discrimination Based on National Origin
Trial Needed on What Tenant Owes After Breaking Lease
Tenant Asked by Landlord to Relocate Remains Rent Stabilized
Late Delivery of MBR Notice Delays Rent Increase Date
Daughter Can't Get Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Tenant's Ignorance of Appeal Deadline No Excuse for Default
Landlord Completed Apartment Painting
Rent-Controlled Tenant Not Subject to Deregulation
Tenant Violated Lease by Drug Activity
DOB Can Demolish Landlord's Building
Noise from Upstairs Apartment Not Significant
No MCI Increase for Terrace Doors
Collection of Late Fee Authorized by Lease Isn't Overcharge
Lack of Janitorial Service Not Minor Condition
NYCHA Tenant Can Be Evicted for Failing to Disclose Income
Tenant Not Responsible for Painter's Fall from Ladder
Landlord Didn't Prove Good-Faith Intent to Occupy Tenant's Apartment
Landlord Can Evict Tenant for Removing Bathroom Walls
Landlord Can Convert Heating System
New Gate with TV Security System Qualifies as MCI
High-Rent/High-Income Deregulation Based on Tenant's Default
Appeal of HPD Decision Not Filed Within Four Months
No Rent Increase for Unique and Peculiar Circumstances
