February 2007
Landlord Reinstated Tenancy by Accepting Rent After Lease Termination
HPD Improperly Denied Succession Rights
Tenant Didn't Dispute Landlord's Claim of Service Restoration
Landlord's Chronic Nonpayment Claim Subject to Six-Year Time Limit
No Rent Restoration Where Landlord Didn't Sign Application
Eviction Delayed to Give 94-Year-Old Tenant More Time to Relocate
DHCR Accepts Proof of Tenant's Answer on Appeal
Tenant Can't Sue Landlord 16 Years After Injury
Tenant Slipped and Fell on Newspapers Left in Stairwell
Elevator Was Defective
Trial Required on Whether Building Security Sufficient
No Proof Tenant Objected to Rent Restoration Application
Tenant Caused Apartment Fire
Tenant Didn't Give Access to DHCR Inspector
Landlord Not Responsible for Tenant's Burns from Steam Pipe
No Fees Where Landlord Delayed Case
Landlord Claims Tenant Refused Access for Repairs
No Limit on Look-Back Period for Rent History Under Rent Control
Landlord Didn't Cure Roach Infestation
Was Building Rent Stabilized After J-51 Benefit Expired?
Tenant's Legal Rent Is Below $2,000 per Month
Only Annual Income Considered for High-Rent/High-Income Deregulation
Landlord Switched from Manual to Automatic Elevators Without DHCR Approval
Landlord Gets MBR Increase
Landmark Status No Excuse for Not Repairing Balcony Door
Marshal Not Entitled to Fees Against Tenants on Rent Strike
Increase Granted for Fuel Storage Tank
Landlord Cleared Sufficient HPD Violations for MBR Increase
Settlement Agreement Void
Landlord's 10-Day Notice to Cure Didn't Allow Time for Mailing
Landlord Can Add Cotenant to Eviction Proceeding
Landlord Held Rent Checks After Sending Eviction Notice
Landlord Treated Tenant's Daughter as Cotenant in Prior Proceeding
MBR Increase Denied
HPD Issued Hot Water Violations for Tenant's Apartment
Rent Registration Does Not Prove Base Date Rent
DHCR Must Include Materials, Labor Costs in Apartment Improvement Rent Increase
Landlord Corrected HPD Violations
Rent-Stabilized Tenant Can Have Daughter Live with Her
Tenant Claims Landlord Blocked Apartment Access to Subtenant
Tenant Gets 40 Percent Rent Abatement for Vermin Condition
Miscellaneous Effective Date of Labor Cost Rent Increase Delayed
Not Required Security Gate Not Essential Service Under Rent Control
Tenant Remains Rent Controlled Under CAB Expulsion Order
Landlord Can Refile Application
Fuel Cost Adjustment Increase Granted
Landlord Made Repairs After DRA Issued Order
Landlord Can Rely on Nonrenewal Notice Sent Before Case Discontinued
Two Apartments Treated as One for High-Rent Deregulation
Tenant Didn't Complain About Fire Damage Until After She Resumed Occupancy
No High-Rent Deregulation Where Tenant Didn't File Tax Returns
Tenant Moved Back into Fire-Damaged Apartment
Tenant's Maid Service Discontinued
Landlord Restored Gas Service
Landlord's Room Count Incorrect
Corrected MBR Order Results in Increased Rent
Vacancy Increase Granted for Rooming House Tenant
Tenant's Claim of Inadequate Heat Does Not Bar Fuel Cost Adjustment
Permission to Submeter Electricity Doesn't Require Landlord to Do So
HPD Order Goes Beyond Scope of Tenant's Complaint
MBR Increase Denied Based on HPD Building Violations
Lack of On-Site Super Not Proved, and De Minimis
No Overcharge for Combined Rent-Controlled Apartments
Retroactive MCR Increase Denied
Rent-Controlled Tenant Must Pay Rent on Time Despite No Lease
Tenant's Section 8 Rent Subsidy Improperly Terminated
Tenant's Attorney Not Authorized to Sign Settlement Agreement
Additional 30-Day Nonrenewal Notice Not Required
