January 2010
Roommate Gets Permanent Tenant Status
Landlord Proves Stairwell Lights Were Working
7A Administrator Can't Get Rent Held in Escrow in Abandoned Case
Tenant Is Rent Controlled, Not Rent Stabilized
Co-op Owner Excused from Minor Breach of Settlement Agreement
No Overcharge Where Apartment Deregulated on Base Date
Useful Life of Building Entrance Door Hadn't Expired
Landlord Can't Seek Eviction
Tenant's Daughter Can't Get NYCHA Apartment
SRO Tenant Is Rent Stabilized
Tenant Refused to Vacate During Renovation
Daughter Can't Get Tenant's Mitchell-Lama Apartment
Purchase of Loft Rights Doesn't Preclude Future Rent Stabilization
Landlord Not Responsible for Tenant's Slip and Fall
Landlord Didn't Comply with HUD Regulations
Tenant's Daughter Can't Get Public Housing Apartment
Tenant Can Avoid Eviction by Barring Son
Landlord Didn't Comply with Section 8 Conversion Process
SSDI Payments Were Unreported Household Income
Traverse Hearing Ordered Three Years After Case Began
J-51 Tenant Not Subject to Deregulation
Tenant Breached Settlement Agreement
Landlord Must Continue Preferential Rent
Tenant at Apartment Only 17 Percent of the Time
Elevator Upgrade Includes Cab Remodeling
Apartment Deregulated 10 Years Before Tenant's Complaint
Tenant Can't Change Long-Established DHCR Room Counts
Landlord Claims Hotel Unit Not Rent Stabilized
Co-op Lessee Can't Add Bathroom Over Dry Space
No Violation for Leaning Building
Landlord Illegally Evicted Tenant
Prior Landlord Agreed to Lease Assignment
Court Finds No Preferential Rent Agreement
Daughter of Tenant Placed by Homeless Program Can't Get Apartment
Deregulation Case Reopened Due to Mailing Irregularities
Tenant Who Moved in After J-51 Expiration Was Unregulated
Landlord Replaced 81 Percent of Windows
Landlord Can Amend Court Petition to Correct Name
Two Violations for Illegal Basement Apartment
Garbage Placed Out for Collection Too Early
Landlord Performed Building Renovations Without Permit
Four-Year Time Limit Bars Review of Prior Lease
Nontenant Can't Seek Lease Renewal
Landlord Can Discontinue Preferential Rent
MCI Rent Hike Granted for New Boiler/Burner
Building Exempt After Substantial Rehab
No Deregulation for Apartment in J-51 Building
No Preferential Rent Agreement Without Lease
Tenant Gets Attorney's Fees After Case Dismissed
Managing Agent Not Responsible for Apartment Burglary
No MCI Rent Hike for Additional Facade Work
MCI Rent Hike Granted for Elevator Upgrade
Apartment Was Owner-Occupied on Base Date
DTF Records Show Tenant's Income Below Deregulation Threshold
DHCR Lease Rider Not Required Outside City
Useful Life of Prior Waterproofing Work Hadn't Expired
Landlord Had No Notice of Defective Door Saddle
Landlord Must Renew Rent-Stabilized Lease
Was Landlord Responsible for Injury at Tenant Barbecue?
Landlord Must Pay Fees to Discontinue Case
