February 2013
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Landlord Can Convert to Automatic Elevators
Tenant Claims Fraud by Landlord in Setting Rent
Landlord Can't Demolish or Alter Building with Rent-Controlled Apartment
Landlord Overcharged Hotel-Stabilized Tenant
Landlord Didn't Properly Combine Building Lobbies
Facade Work Not Performed as Unified Project with Roof Replacement
Landlord Can't Replace Third Gateman with Intercom
Landlord Can Alter Lobby Entrances, Parking Spaces, and Playgrounds
Landlord Must Provide Cooking Fuel to Tenants
Front Facade and Stoop Restoration Don't Qualify as MCIs
New Cellar Floor Qualified as MCI
Landlord Can Move Entrance to Side of Building
Tenants Subject to Luxury Decontrol After J-51 Benefits Expired
Landlord Can't Collect Higher Renewal Increase
Landlord Can Switch to Individual Gas Metering
Door-to-Door Garbage Collection Discontinued
Intercom Directory Out of Date
Intercom Not Working in Some Apartments
Landlord Maintained Updated Master TV Antenna
No Triple Damages Since Overcharge Wasn't Willful
No Triple Damages for Early Renewal Increase
Landlord's Technical Error Excused
Some Exterior Restoration Work Disallowed
Garage Ceiling Leaked
Landlord Gave Required Notice
Landlord Not Responsible for Visitor's Slip and Fall
Affidavit of Service Proves Court Papers Were Delivered
Tenant Trips Over Cement Bag in Building Lobby
Tenant Can't Challenge Housing Court's Eviction Order
Landlord Can't Collect Washing Machine Surcharge
Neither Side Gets Attorney's Fees in Nonpayment Dispute
Landlord Claims Tenant Primarily Resided in Husband's Studio
Daughter's Occupancy Doesn't Bar Claim Against Tenant
New Landlord Can Substitute into Proceeding After Judgment
Tenant Injured When Window Sash Fell on Her
Landlord Proved New Boiler Was Installed
Landlord Can't Add Underground Parking or Replace Courtyard
Tenant's Son Can't Get NYCHA Apartment
Tenant's Subsidy Terminated for Income Fraud
Housing Court Improperly Delayed Eviction
Tenant Who Claimed Illegal Lockout Had Abandoned Apartment
No Attorney's Fees for Landlord
Outpatient Substance-Abuse Residents Claim They're Rent Stabilized
Roof Terrace Work Disallowed from Total Cost of MCI
Tenant Didn't Materially Violate Settlement Agreement
Tenant Can't Appeal Reinstatement of Landlord's Attorneys
Co-op Gets Attorney's Fees in Nonpayment Case
Tenants Forced Out of Apartment by Bedbug Condition
Landlord's Incapacity Doesn't Excuse Violations
Landlord Didn't Post Inspection Records
Driver Fined for Removing Recyclables
Landlord Didn't Make Reasonable Efforts to Keep Premises Clean
Landlord Gets Additional Penalties
Rescinded DOB Stop-Work Order Didn't Bar MCI Increase
Pointing and Waterproofing Work Was Sufficient to Qualify as MCI
Tenant Doesn't Prove Housing Discrimination
Landlords Can Sue NYCHA for Failing to Increase Subsidies
Default Procedure Used to Calculate Overcharge
MCI Increase Denied Due to Hazardous Violations
Consulting Architect's Fee Disallowed for Elevator Upgrade
Trial Needed on Tenant's Overcharge Claim
