January 2013
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Tenant's Niece Can't Get Apartment
Tenant with DHCR Rent Reduction Can Still Seek Rent Abatement
Landlord Didn't Wait Too Long to Seek Back Rent
Presumption of Retaliatory Eviction Doesn't Apply
Tenant Shot in Building Lobby
Did Tenant Cause Two Apartment Fires?
Tenant Evicted for Nonpayment Can't Vacate Warrant
Tenant Evicted After Violating Settlement Agreement
Landlord Can Seek Luxury Deregulation After J-51 Benefits Expire
Mandatory IRA Distributions Are Income for Luxury Deregulation Purposes
Landlord Not Responsible for Lead Paint Injuries
Court Can Determine Legal Regulated Rents
Landlord Eliminated Tenant Parking Spaces
Tenant Slipped on Ice in Building Parking Lot
NYCHA Tenant's Family Members Can't Get Apartment
Tenant Burned by Water in Shower
Tenant's Lease Barred Jury Trial
Landlord Withdrew Renewal Lease Offer Sent in Error
Did Landlord Have Notice of Lead Paint Condition?
Tenant Was Constructively Evicted
Termination Notice Improperly Delivered
Landlord Not Required to Repair or Replace Tenant's Smoke Detector
Tenant Can't Get Attorney's Fees
Landlord Didn't Know Tenant's Dog Was Vicious
Tenant Can't Get Attorney's Fees in HP Case
Landlord Responsible for Condition Yielding Mosquitoes
Illegal Apartment Added to Cellar of One-Family Dwelling
Mattress Removed from Convertible Sofa
Landlord Didn't Maintain Fire Alarm
No Proof of Daily Cleaning
DOHMH Ruling Didn't Bar Rent Reduction
Preferential Rent Limited to Initial Lease Term
Landlord Didn't Collect Excess Security Deposit
No Basis for Tenant's Fraud Claim
Outstanding Rent Reduction Orders Resulted in Rent Overcharge
No Proof Landlord Charged Preferential Rent on Base Date
Landlord Replaced Boiler Without DHCR Permission
Too Many Violations Bar MBR Increases
No Additional A/C Surcharge Permitted
Maximum Rent Can't Exceed Comparable Rent-Stabilized Rent
Occupancy Agreement Contained Unlawful Self-Help Eviction Provision
Co-op Gets Attorney's Fees
Landlord Can't Get Attorney's Fees from Section 8 Tenant
Landlord Can Bring Nonpayment Case Against Month-to-Month Tenant
Landlord Claims Tenants Fraudulently Avoided Luxury Deregulation
Landlord Disputes Household Income
First Stabilized Rent Can't Be Preferential Rent
Tenant's Mother Claims Pass-on Rights
Landlord Collected Overcharge from Tenant with DRIE
Landlord Waived Appliance Surcharges
Tenant Was Abusive to Building Staff
Tenant Can't Vacate Settlement Agreement
Tenant Didn't Prove Entitlement to Attorney's Fees
Tenant Can't Challenge Ruling in Federal Court
Prospective Tenant Awarded $10,000 in Damages
Overcharge Calculation Didn't Consider Rent Reduction Orders
Triple Damages Imposed
Income of Tenant's Roommate Counted in Deregulation Case
Landlord Continued to Overcharge Tenant
Tenant's Legal Rent Too Low for Deregulation
