January 1996
Landlord Served DC-2 Notice by Certified Mail
Landlord Can Rely On First Notice to Quit
Stained Public Area Carpets Not Minor Condition
Landlord Must Refund Illegal Broker's Fee Collected by Prior Landlord
Chronic Nonpayment of Rent
Tenant Needn't Return Overpaid SCRIE Benefits
DHCR Didn't Return Incomplete Deregulation Application to Landlord
Tenant's Default Vacated
Landlord Claims Apartment Is Unique
Tenant Claimed Steam Damaged Furniture
Landlord Gets Fees for Nuisance Case
Tenant Didn't Show How Assailant Entered Building
Notice Didn't State Law Violated
Landlord Must Accept Tenant's Offer of Rent
Certificate of Correction Not Properly Notarized
Tenant Gets Fees for Discontinued Proceeding
No Written Consent from Prior Tenant
Earlier Base Date Applied Due to Missing Registrations
Money Judgment Vacated
Violations Not Duplicative
New Trial Needed on Whether Landlord Liable for Rape of Tenant
Landlord Corrected DOB Elevator Violation
Liability for ‘Slip and Fall' in Entrance Hall
Landlord Can't Get Setoff for Rent
Landlord Showed Painting Not an Essential Service
Inspector's Report Unclear
Violation Notice Didn't State Date of Occurrence
Rent Demand Didn't Break Down Amount Owed
Tenant Became Part Owner
Notices Weren't Defective
DHCR Order Upheld
Tenant Claims She Wanted Larger Refrigerator
Illegal Sublet Case Deemed Abandoned
Landlord Didn't Certify Correction of Violations on Time
Tenant Must Pay Interim Rent into Court
No Proof of Prior Criminal Activity at Building
Parties Tried to Create Illusory Tenancy
Landlord Need Not Offer Lease for Parking Space
Tenant Waived Jury Trial
Numerous Violations Within Building Common Areas
Tenant Fell from Fire Escape Landing
Successful Bidders at Foreclosure Sale Not Responsible
DOH Records Can Be Used for Housing Code Violation
Landlord Didn't Send HUD Notice
Foreclosed Co-op Returns to Rent Stabilization
Wrong Apartment Listed in 30-Day Notice
Landlord Didn't Start Case on Time
Landlord Gets Chance to Submit Additional Proof for MBR Increase
Nonmilitary Affidavit Defective
Tenant Bound by Settlement
No Triple Damages Where Issue Was Initial Rent
Tenant Lied on Income Forms
Tenant Claims DSS Paid Rent Due
Rent Demand Can Ask for Attorney's Fees and Late Charges
Tenant Didn't Purchase Condo Apartment
Fifty Percent Rent Abatement for Excessive Noise
Money Judgment Against Tenants Only
Complaints Properly Consolidated
Landlord Didn't Prove Case
Uncovered Plumbing Lines
Landlord Not Liable for Attack by Tenant's Boyfriend
Unit in Building that Landlord Bought from City
Tenant Hid Dog from Landlord
Tenant's Children Seek Pass-On Rights to Rent-Controlled Apartment
City Can Evict Squatters
Landlord's Proof Insufficient
Landlord Proved Rent Due
Son Claims Pass-On Rights to Mitchell-Lama Apartments
