January 2014
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Tenant Didn't Cure Hoarding Condition
Former Mitchell-Lama Rent Regulation Not U/P Circumstance
Mitchell-Lama Garage Operator Gets 80 Percent Parking Rate Increase
Occupant Doesn't Prove Nontraditional Family Member Status
Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Sister Can't Get Apartment
Family Member Can't Get Tenant's Apartment
Are Occupants Tenants' Immediate Family Members?
Tenant's Child Burned After Radiator Cover Removed
Tenant Can Be Evicted for Chronic Nonpayment of Rent
Appellate Court Upholds Nonprimary Residence Ruling
Tenant Gets Full Abatement for Constructive Eviction Period
Tenant Responsible Only for His Portion of Section 8 Rent
Rent-Stabilized Tenant Can Evict Subtenant
Tenant Erected Unauthorized Partition Wall
Tenants Attempt Class Action Based on Superstorm Sandy Damage
Petitioner Had No Landlord-Tenant Relationship with Tenant
No Handicap Discrimination Found Against Tenants' Daughter
Tenant Was Mistakenly Readmitted to Apartment
Husband Can't Evict Ex-Wife as Licensee
Applicant with HIV/AIDS Can Pursue Discrimination Claim
Landlord Discontinued Electrical Inclusion Without DHCR Permission
Unrecorded Lease Void for New Landlord
Stairway from Sidewalk to Basement Didn't Require Handrails
Transgender Drug Program Resident Claims Housing Discrimination
Landlord Can Evict Tenant for Chronic Nonpayment of Rent
C of O Violation Doesn't Prevent Landlord from Pursuing Case
Landlord Affiliate Not Responsible for Injury in Apartment
Retaliatory Eviction Not Valid Defense to Nonpayment Claim
Apartment Used as Illegal Flophouse
Illegal Construction of SRO Units in Building Basement
Tenant Responsible for Improper Mattress Disposal
Mattress Placed in Front of Landlord's Building by Outsider
Landlord Fined for Using Unlicensed Elevator Repair Company
No Overcharge and No Evidence of Fraud
Tenant's Mother Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Landlord Didn't Cure Vermin Condition in Tenant's Apartment
Building's Public Area Conditions Weren't Minor
Landlord Changed Lock on Community Room Door
Parking Fee Deducted from Legal Regulated Rent
Electric Meter Installation Didn't Qualify as MCI
Useful Life Didn't Matter
No MCI Rent Hike for Solar Panels
Building Entry Door Lock Was Defective
Chimney Liner Included in MCI Cost
Triple Damages Applied to Miscalculated Renewal Increase
Government Filing Fees Excluded from MCI Increase
Use Tax and Sales Tax Excluded from MCI Increase
No MCI Rent Hike for Asbestos Removal or Architectural Fees
Intercom and Door Release Systems Qualify as MCIs
Installation of New Water Service Didn't Qualify as MCI
Later HPD Violations Didn't Retroactively Bar MCI Increases
MCI Rent Hike Granted for New Entrance Doors
No Waiver of Washing Machine Surcharge Under Rent Control
Landlord Sent ICF to Wrong Tenant
No Evidence of Fraud
No MCI Rent Hike for Vestibule Work
No Text Size Requirement for Rent-Stabilized Lease Forms
Landlord Must Send Amended Renewal Lease
Tenant Can't Challenge Fee Added to Rent Before Base Rent Date
Hallway Construction and Repair Work Qualified
