February 2020
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MCI Increase Granted for Backflow Prevention Device
New Hallway Flooring and Stairway Qualified as MCIs
Date of MCI Increase Delayed to Match Clearance of "C" Violations
MCI Rent Hike Granted for New Trash Compactor
High-Rent/High-Income Deregulation Ruling Revoked
Landlord Can't Install Biometric Entry System in Rent-Stabilized Building
Landlord Not Required to Inspect Smoke Detector
Tenants Didn't Prove Loft Law Coverage Applied
Loft Board Should've Let Tenants Withdraw Loft Law Coverage Application
Fee on Late-Paid Rent Likely Unreasonable and Unenforceable
Look-Back Period in Pending Case Extended from Four to Six Years
Landlord Didn't Submit Lease or Ledger to DHCR
Rent Overcharge Case Reopened Based on Change in Lookback Period
Tenant's Dismissed Overcharge Claim Reopened Based on HSTPA
Rent-Controlled Tenant's Former Spouse Gets Apartment
Super Became Rent-Stabilized Tenant When Employment Ended
Daughter Proves She's Rent-Controlled Tenant's Successor
Person Attacked by Tenant's Dog Can Sue Landlord
Six-Year Rule Applied to Overcharge Claim Pending When HSTPA Took Effect
Vacancy Deregulated Apartment Not Reregulated by HSTPA
Landlord Didn't Deliver Timely Copy of Termination Notice to DHCR
Prior Tenant Sold Loft Law Rights to Landlord
Tenants Claiming Overcharge Granted Class Action Status
Landlord Waited Too Long to Collect RGBO 40 and 41 Rent Increases
Rent Overcharge Claim Reopened
Apartment Was Vacancy Deregulated Before Tenant Moved In
Six-Year Look-Back Period Applied to Pending PAR
Landlord Proved Apartment Was Legally Deregulated in 2010
No IAI Rent Increase Permitted for Refinishing Bathtub
Extended Six-Year Look-Back Period Applied to Landlord's PAR
Landlord Properly Collected Appliance Surcharges
Six-Year Look-Back Period Applied to Overcharge Claim Filed in 2017
Preferential Rent Renewal Provisions Under HSTPA Not Effective Retroactively
Rent-Stabilized Tenant Can't Add Son-in-Law as Co-Tenant
Prior DHCR Finding of Vacancy Deregulation Revoked
Landlord Offered Proper Renewal Lease Post-Mitchell-Lama
Altered Lease Submitted by Tenant Rejected in Renewal Lease Claim
Landlord's Failure to Answer DHCR Complaint Excused
Renewal Lease Complaint Dismissed Based on Nonrenewal Notice
DHCR Grants Rent Reduction for Inadequate Heat
DHCR Mistakenly Reduced Rent Based on Repaired Conditions
Landlord Not Responsible for Attack by Roommate on Shelter Occupant
Overcharge Finding Applied Triple Damages to Extended Look-Back Period
90-Year-Old Tenant Was Absent from Apartment Due to Injuries in Portugal
Court Upholds DOB Violations Against Landlord for Tenants' Short-Term Rentals
Court Refers Tenant's Overcharge Claim to DHCR
Landlord Fined $1,250 for Padlocking Gate on Side of Building
Landlord Didn't File Backflow Prevention Device Test Report
Tenant Shows Airbnb Rental Was for More Than 30 Days
Dust During Renovations Created Lead Paint Hazard
Once-Daily Cleaning in Front of Building Insufficient
Landlord Fined $26,000 for Not Having Proper Fire Alarm System
NYCHA Tenant's Grandson Can't Get Apartment
Tenant's Granddaughter Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Amended Law Bars Owner Occupancy Recovery of Entire Building
Appeals Court Sends Case Back to Lower Court to Redetermine Rent Under HSTPA
Rent-Controlled Tenant's Home Care Aide Gets Succession Rights
Health Aide Who Manipulated Rent-Stabilized Tenant Can't Get Apartment
