February 2008
Tenant Responsible for Rent After Unauthorized Subtenant Is Killed in Apartment
No Proof of Family Relationship Between Tenant and Occupant
Landlord Must Refund Security Deposit
Tenant Overcharged Roommate, But Triple Damages Don't Apply
Next Rent Is Base Rent Where Apartment Vacant on Base Date
Landlord Not Responsible for Tenant's Death After Fall in Stairway
Tenant Excused from Luxury Deregulation Default
Tenant Not Responsible for Section 8 Portion of Rent
Co-op Board Properly Terminated Tenant's Lease
Can Landlord Discontinue Service Due to Tenant's Abusive Conduct?
Landlord Not Responsible for Trip and Fall
No Proof of Lease Authorizing Attorney's Fees
Landlord Offered Renewal Lease
Rent Hike Granted for Fuel Storage Tank
Landlord Must Provide 24-Hour Doorman
Tenant's Rent No Longer Frozen
Landlord Didn't File Violation Certification
Landlord Can Seek Apartment for Son and Son's Fiancee
Tenant's Default Excused
No Proof Landlord Provided Storage Space
Tenant Waited Too Long to Claim Rent-Control Status
Tenant Didn't Violate Agreement Not to Contact Agency About Repairs
Contractor Profit Included in 1/40th Rent Increase
DRA Calculated Default Rent Incorrectly
Electricity Already Included in Tenant's Rent
Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Wife Has Pass-On Rights
Tenant Excused from Default in Luxury Deregulation Case
Landlord's Fuel Costs Increased in 2006
Sloping Apartment Floor Not Minor Condition
Hallway Storage Closet Was Ancillary Service
Tenant Violated Probation Agreement in Chronic Nonpayment Case
Tenants Can't Drop Discrimination Case
Mitchell-Lama Building Not Subject to Rent Stabilization
Contractor Testimony, Checks Don't Prove Apartment Improvements
Landlord's Application Denied
Mold Condition in Tenant's Apartment
Four-Year Rule of Limitation Doesn't Apply
Tenant Gets Renewal Lease at Preferential Rent
Adult Home Has Grounds to Terminate Resident's Admission Agreement
Rent Reduction Order Bars MCI Rent Hike
Landlord Waited Too Long to Challenge Rent-Control Status
HUD Renovation Rule Unconstitutional
Building Ruled Exempt from Stabilization Years After Rehab
Tenant's Complaint Filed After Landlord Sued for Nonprimary Residence
Landlord Can't Sue for Higher Rent
Landlord Proved Cost of Kitchen and Bathroom Renovations
Elevator Service Restored Shortly After Service Complaint Filed
Elevator Upgrade Incomplete
Tenant Used Two Adjoining Apartments as One Primary Residence
No Proof Tenant Let Boyfriend Use Apartment for Illegal Activities
Rye Declares Buildings Combined, Subject to Rent Stabilization
Landlord Waited Too Long to Restore Case to Court Calendar
Tenant Who Left Teenage Daughter in Apartment Maintained Primary Residence There
Tenants Can't Challenge Landlord's Condo Conversion Plan
Typographical Error on Renewal Lease
Tenant's Son Has Pass-On Rights to Apartment
Elderly Tenants Excused from Default in Deregulation Case
Landlord Claims Building Was Substantially Rehabilitated
MCR Increase Can't Be Added After DHCR Ruling
Base Date for Overcharge Claim
Landlord Waived Right to Evict
Landlord Reduced Tenants' Access to Storage Space
Useful Life of Old Boiler Hadn't Expired
Four-Year Rule Doesn't Apply
HPD Heat Violations Too Old to Be Reliable
Eviction Papers Against Apartment Occupant Defective
Tenant Claims Parking Space Is Ancillary Service
Guardian Ad Litem Signed Settlement Without Talking to Tenant
