February 2018
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Landlord Not Responsible for Tenant's Fall in Staircase
Tenant Didn't Become Deregulated When His Corporate Entity Changed
Tenant Who Paid Rent Arrears Must Be Restored to Possession
Tenant's Mother Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Landlord Can't Prove Loft Tenant Profiteered Through Short-Term Rentals
Tenant Substantially Complied with Agreement to Pay Rent on Time
Landlord Improperly Set Initial Legal Rent for 421-a Building Tenant
Landlord Doesn't Have to Refund Security Deposit
Landlord Can't Prove Tenant or Her Son Sold Drugs from Apartment
Tenant Showed Good Excuse for Missed Court Date
Tenant's Brother Gets Rent-Controlled Apartment
Tenant's Rent-Stabilized Status Didn't Transfer When She Moved
Court Upholds Tenant's Agreement to Temporarily Relocate During Construction
Tenant in Occupancy During Substantial Rehab Remained Rent Stabilized
Tenant Refuses to Sign Renewal Lease Containing Improper Conditions
Did Landlord Send Tenant Timely Notice of Lease Violation?
Landlord Can't Seek Back Rent from Successor Tenant
Bad Credit History Wasn't Pretext for Discrimination Against Applicant
Tenant with No Gas Service Gets Rent Abatement of $20 per Day
Tenant Can't Raise Untimely Rent Overcharge Claim
Daughter Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Tenant Getting Enhanced Voucher Assistance Entitled to Renewal Lease
Landlord Didn't Show Any Section 8 Subsidy Fraud by Tenant
Landlord Can't Use the Same "Golub" Notice for Second Eviction Case
Granddaughter Gets Tenant's Apartment
Landlord Couldn't Prove It Sent Section 8 Tenant All Required Notices
Trial Needed to Determine If Pet Waiver Applied
Tenant Sold Drugs from His Apartment
Landlord Didn't File Backflow Prevention Device Test Reports
New Landlord Cleared Unsafe Property Without Knowledge of Stop-Work Order
Landlord Fined for Converting Two-Family Dwelling to Four-Family
Landlord Correctly Collected Renewal Increase and 421-a Surcharges
Landlord Sealed Holes Where Mice Gained Access to Apartment
Tenant Prevented Landlord from Entering Apartment During DHCR Inspection
Building Remained Rent Stabilized Even If Number of Apartments Reduced
Computerized Heat Control System Isn't an MCI
Tenants Can't Raise New Objections on Appeal
Rent Hike Granted for Backflow Preventer and Booster Pump
MCI Application Denied Due to Pending Class "C" HPD Violations
Rewiring Work Didn't Qualify as MCI
Building Entrance Doors Qualify as MCI
MCI Increase Granted for Pointing and Waterproofing
Parapet and Skylight Replacement Qualified as MCIs
Approved Engineering Costs Reduced to Match Reduced Costs of Approved Work
Rent Reduction Ordered Even If Balcony Blocked for Required Facade Work
Tenant Didn't Prove Heat Complaint with HPD Violation
Tenant Failed to Reschedule Inspection Scheduled by DHCR
HPD Bedbug Violation Resulted in DHCR Rent Reduction
On-Time Rent Concession Didn't Become Tenant's Legal Rent
New Landlord Who Discovered Tenant A/Cs Can Collect Surcharge
Rent Reduction Modified to Reflect That Tenant Was Rent Controlled
Unstaffed Security Counter in Building Lobby Was a Reduction in Services
Landlord Must Provide Freight Elevator Service in Former Loft Building
DHCR Disregarded Tenant's Withdrawal of Service Complaint Based on Inspection
Construction Dust and Debris Showed Reduction in Services
Landlord Waived Washing Machine and Air Conditioner Surcharges
Landlord Properly Charged Vacancy Increase to Replace Tenant with Occupant
Landlord Refunded Most of Overcharge Before Rent Administrator Ruled on Complaint
Triple Damages Added to Overcharge Finding Based on 1990 Rent Reduction Order
No IAI Increase Permitted for Molding that Wasn't New
