January 2009
Condo Offering Plan Didn't Protect Unregulated Tenants
Violation Incorrectly Based on Prior C of O
Attorneys' Email Exchange Wasn't Binding Agreement
Hearing Required on Whether Landlord Accepted Late Payments
New Landlord's Ignorance of Occupancy Violation No Defense
Case Dismissed Because Landlord Didn't Own Building
Tenant May Have Good Cause to Vacate Default
Landlord Relied on Illusory Tenancy to Set Rent
Landlord Didn't Explain Why He Needed Apartment for Daughter
Landlord Can't Evict His Minor Son and Child's Mother
Unregulated Tenants Not Protected from Eviction
Prior Court Agreement Didn't Bar Rent Reduction
Court Excuses Tenant's Overcharge of Subtenant
Willful Overcharge Found
Landlord Can't Prove Any Jury Waiver Lease Clause
Tenant's Request for Sanctions Denied
Landlord Improperly Terminated Tenant's Section 8 Subsidy
Later Violations Don't Bar Increase for Elevator Upgrade
Tenant Can't Vacate Eviction Warrant
Apartment Modernizations Not Performed in Workmanlike Manner
Landlord Didn't Falsely Certify Correction of Violations
Use of Roof Terrace Is Term of Lease, Not Revocable License
No Rent Hike for Period of Missing Lease
Notice of Mercury Spill Violation Improperly Delivered
Landlord Didn't Follow Procedure for No-Access Inspection
Nuisance Case Dismissed Due to Insufficient Notice
Tenant Overcharged Subtenant
Landlord Didn't Prove Sheetrock Installation Improvement
Award of Attorney's Fees Must Be Recalculated
Inspection Showed Vermin Condition in Apartment
Landlord Not Responsible for Slip and Fall on Basketball Court
Did Tenant Cause Lead Paint Violation?
Lease Termination Notice Didn't Contain Enough Facts
Proposed Substitution of Security Service Inadequate
Elevator Leveling Problem Not Minor Condition
Landlord Not Liable for Trip and Fall Over Speed Bump
New Lobby Security Camera System Not Working
Insufficient Proof Landlord Cleared Violations
Conflicting Rulings by Court and DHCR
Tenant Didn't Prove Overcharge
Utilities Not Included in Excessive Rent Charged to Subtenant
Legal Rent Less Than $2,000 When Landlord Sought Deregulation
DHCR Must Issue New Rent Reduction Schedule
Landlord Filed Proof of Service One Day Late
Agreement Wasn't an Enforceable Lease
Landlord Added Illegal Basement Apartment
Tenant Gets $2.435 Million for Lead Paint Exposure
More Fact-Finding Needed on Demolition Application
Landlord Not Responsible for Slip and Fall on Banana Peel
Landlord Submitted Rent Records After Default Notice Issued
No Proof of Base Date Vacancy
Tenant Claims Fraud
Tenant Entitled to Attorney's Fees
Lobby Window Conditions Were Minor
Tenant Maintained Apartment as Primary Residence
Squatter Not Entitled to 30-Day Termination Notice
Tenant Can't Challenge Co-op Conversion
Lintel Replacement and Waterproofing Don't Qualify
Tenant Restored to Possession
Tenant Entitled to Attorney's Fees
