January 2011
Tenant Who Cared for Parents Maintained Primary Residence
Tenants Relocated After Fire Remain Rent Controlled
Landlord Not Responsible for Tenant's Fall on Black Ice
Co-op Lessees Exempt from Scaffold Law Liability
Husband Can't Get Wife's Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Tenant's Daughter Can't Get NYCHA Apartment
Size of Elevators Reduced Before DHCR Approved
Tenant at Apartment Only Eight Days in Eight Months
Landlord Charged Unlawful Roommate Fee
Four-Year Rule Applied to Overcharge Claim
Insufficient Proof of High-Rent Deregulation
Nonrenewal Notice Sent One Day Too Early
Trash Left Out by Next-Door Tenants
Tenant Can't Stop Eviction
Rent Stabilization Code Change Upheld
Landlord Proves Services Restored
MCI Rent Hike Granted for New Fuel Tank
Backyard Garden Furniture Is Required Service
Tenant Who Never Moved in Must Pay Rent
MCI Rent Hike Granted for New Security Cameras
Parking Space Is Ancillary Service
Landlord Must Refund $84,000 Security Deposit
Unauthorized Sublet Wasn't Illusory Tenancy
Tenant Gets Rent Abatement for Vermin Infestation
Tenant Can't Sue Neighbor for Harassment
Landlord Didn't Discriminate Against Prospective Tenant
New Masonry Sleeves for A/Cs Not Required for MCI
Landlord Didn't Maintain Swimming Pool
Landlord's Owner Occupancy Properly Stated in Notices
Tenant's Dog Attacked Child
Landlord Not Responsible for Murder in Building
Tenant Didn't Show Good Cause to Stop Eviction
MCI Rent Hikes Granted for Facade Installation and Power Wash
Mold and Water Penetration Continued Despite Claimed Repairs
NYCHA Can't Exclude Tenant's Son Who Wasn't Dangerous
Landlord's Termination Notice Didn't State Enough Facts
Tenant Excused from Default
No Rent Increase for Water-Damaged Apartments
Tenant Never Got Notice of Subsidy Termination
Exit Stairwells Blocked
Landlord Can't Collect Rent from Illegal Loft Tenants
Improperly Replaced Windows Caused Mold Condition
Failure to Refinish Floor Is Minor Condition
Son of NYCHA Tenant Doesn't Prove Succession Rights
No Proof of Nontraditional Family Relationship
Tenant Gets Rent Abatement for Apartment Flooding
Landlord Fined $29,000 for Illegal Conversion
Tenant Attacked Delivery Person and Robbed Other Tenant
Rent Reduction Orders Considered in Overcharge Claim
Landlord Must Pay Damages for Wrongful Eviction
Tenant Restored Despite Settlement Breach
First Rent Restored After 1988 Harassment Order Rescinded
Landlord Represented by Insurer Can Get Attorney's Fees
Landlord Must Accept Section 8 Vouchers
Landlord Proves No Sprinkler System Required at Building
Tenant Not Covered by 1982 Loft Law
Landlord Gets Attorney's Fees in Case Settled by Stipulation
Occupant Placed in SRO for Emergency Shelter Not Rent Stabilized
Did Tenants Violate No-Pets Lease Clause?
Unconnected Leaders Legal for Building Built in 1921
Landlord Can Change from Master Electric Metering to Direct
