December 2012
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Landlord Can Evict Section 8 Tenant for Drug Activity
Tenant Who Collected Rent Overcharge Can't Cure Illegal Sublet
Landlord Didn't State Tenant's Regulatory Status
Landlord Didn't Prove Tenant Sublet Without Consent
Tenant Claims NYCHA Had Duty to Insulate Pipes
HPD Can Issue Loan to 7A Administrator
Tenant Waited Too Long to Appeal Subsidy Termination
Tenant Can't Vacate Settlement Agreement
Loft Building Is Interim Multiple Dwelling
Mitchell-Lama Co-op Seeks Privatization
Tenant Doesn't Prove Accumulation of Snow in Slip-and-Fall Case
Landlord Can't Evict Section 8 Tenant
Nonprimary Resident Family Member Doesn't Have Succession Rights
DHCR Can't Order Additional Overcharge Penalties
Landlord Can Replace Master Antenna with Basic Cable TV Service
Spray Foam Roofing Doesn't Qualify as MCI
No MCI Increase for Sales Tax
No MCI Rent Hike for Apartment Panels
Intercom Installation Not Timely
New Sidewalk Doesn't Qualify as MCI
No DHCR Approval for Landlord's Change in Heating System
Landlord Can Modify Building's Mail Delivery System
Apartment Owner Didn't Control Security Service
Landlord Can Eliminate One Lobby Entrance
MCI Increase Reduced Temporarily by J-51 Offset
No Rent Hike for Rewiring Without Appliance Outlets
Landlord Can Install Elevator That Will Block Tenants' Windows
Pointing and Waterproofing Was Sufficient for Rent Hike
Landlord's Extermination Efforts Insufficient
Landlord Discontinued Community Room
Tenant Overcharged Roommate
Basement Floor Replacement Qualifies as MCI
Tenant's Default Excused in Luxury Deregulation Proceeding
Landlord Didn't Replace Enough Building Systems for Substantial Rehab
No MCI Rent Hike for Retaining Wall
Mitchell-Lama Building Not Subject to Rent Stabilization
Landlord Can Eliminate Fireplace in Tenant's Apartment
Landlord Can Lower Ceiling in Tenant's Closet
Four-Year Time Limit Doesn't Apply to Rent Freeze
Tenant Who Kept 21 Cats Can Vacate Settlement Agreement
Tenant Can File Late Notice of Claim Against NYCHA
Tuckahoe Housing Commissioners Dismissed for Misconduct
Landlords Can't Vacate Settlement with NYSDHR
Tenant Can't Vacate Default Judgment
Occupant Doesn't Prove Succession Rights
No Proof of Fraud in Setting Base Date Rent
Landlord Doesn't Prove Preferential Rent
Building Conditions Weren't Minor
Landlord Removed Floor-by-Floor Trash Collection
No MCI Rent Hike for Piecemeal Window Installation
Rent Hike for Mailboxes, But Not for Ceiling Insulation
Subsidy Termination Hearing Request Was Untimely
No Waiver of A/C Surcharge for Rent-Controlled Tenant
Additional MCI Rent Hike Permitted Due to Change Orders
Landlord Exempt from Filing Local Law 11 Report
Uncovered Trash Can Provides Food for Rodents
Landlord Unable to Cure Illegal Alterations
Fire Director Renewed Certificate of Fitness on Time
Landlord Didn't Perform Regular Daily Cleaning
