February 2016
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Is Building Operated for Charitable Purpose Exempt from Rent Stabilization Despite J-51?
Evicted Tenant Resumes Rent-Controlled Status When Restored to Possession
Landlord Can Evict Tenant Who Refused to Sign Renewal Lease
Did Landlord Have Notice of Urine in Stairwell?
NYCHA Tenant's Stepdaughter Can't Get Apartment
Agent Refused to Show Apartment to Tenant with Child
Landlord Discriminated Against Prospective Tenant Based on Familial Status
Did Landlord Create Condition That Caused Stairway Slip-and-Fall?
Did Mitchell-Lama Landlord Properly Collect HUD Excess Rent?
Landlord Must Refund Over $800,000 to Tenant
Tenant Didn't Exclude Occupant Who Engaged in Criminal Activity
Loft Tenant's Estate Administrator Can't Take Possession
Landlord Accepted Rent Between Termination Date and Service of Holdover Petition
Tenant Refuses to Relocate Within Building During Renovation
Landlord Doesn't Prove Tenant Violated Probationary Stipulation
Landlord Fined $12,800 for Short-Term Rentals in Class “A” Co-op Building
Landlord Fined for Leaving Electronic Equipment Out for Collection
No One at Building Had Certificate to Inspect and Test Fire Alarm System
Animal Waste Accumulated from Chickens Kept in Yard
Landlord Couldn't Prove BPD Test Results Were Filed
Deregulation Doesn't Apply in Co-op Building Receiving J-51 Tax Benefits
Landlord Waived Higher Rent Permitted by HPD
Overcharge Case Reopened to Determine Base Date Rent
Rent Administrator Must Reconsider Comparable Base Date Rent
Proof of Fewer Than Six Apartments on Base Date Was Insufficient
Landlord Can Increase Rent-Controlled Tenant's Rent for Painting
Tenant Showed Good Cause for Not Responding to Deregulation Notices
Former Loft Tenant Must Be Given Rent-Stabilized Renewal Lease
Installation of New Floor Tiles in Public Areas Is an MCI
Cost of Preparing Location for CCTV Equipment Disallowed
Tenant's Grandson Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Four Nonpayment Cases in 14 Years Didn’t Prove Chronic Nonpayment
Court Reinstates Disabled Tenant After Eviction
Termination Notice Didn't Give Section 8 Tenants Chance to Discuss Issue
Trial Needed to Determine Whether Tenant’s Grandson Has Succession Rights
Landlord Can't Evict Occupant with Life Estate in Apartment
Tenant in Illegal Seven-Unit Building Was Rent Stabilized
Executor Gets Order to Oust Deceased Co-op Tenant’s Brother
Tenant Was Overcharged Based on Prior Rent Reduction Order
Southampton Landlord Rented Without Town Permit
Rent Hike Granted for Installation of New Gas System
Rent Hike Granted for New Lobby/Hallway Floor Tiling
No Rent Hike for Resurfaced Courtyard Tenants Don’t Have Access To
Effective Date of Rent Reduction Is First Rent Payment Date After Notice of Complaint
Rent Restoration Date Changed to Reflect When Repairs Were Completed
Tenant Amended Tax Returns for Valid Tax Reasons
No Proof Apartment Was Legally Deregulated
Tenant’s Fair Market Rent Appeal Was Untimely
Tenant Didn't Answer Deregulation Application
Landlord Offered Tenant a Proper Vacancy Lease
Landlord Doesn't Prove Tenant Moved to Brooklyn
Landlord Gets Attorney’s Fees in Eviction Case
Landlord Gets Attorneys' Fees in Lease Violation Case
Landlord Can’t Claim Apartment Is Unregulated Because It May Be Illegal
Landlord Doesn't Prove Notice Was Delivered to Tenant
Tenant Can File Separate Rent Overcharge Complaint
Overcharge Claim Dismissed Based on Earlier DHCR Ruling
Landlord Proved Individual Apartment Improvements Warranting Rent Hike
DHCR Reopens Deregulation Proceeding for Reconsideration
Apartment in Building That Had Received J-51 Not Subject to Deregulation
