January 2018
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Former Rent-Controlled Apartment Was Vacancy Deregulated
Landlord Claims Tenant Gutted and Demolished Bathroom
NYC Water Board's 2017 Rate Increase and One-Time Credit Upheld
Tenant Can't Prove Landlord's Renovation Work Injured Her
Long-Term Tenant Who Was Seriously Ill Excused from Eviction
Firefighter Injured Fighting Apartment Fire Can Sue Tenant for Negligence
Landlord Entitled to Hearing on Whether Tenant Continued Objectionable Conduct
Tenant Can't Cure Nuisance Condition
Court Applies Law Retroactively to Find Apartment Was Improperly Deregulated
Apartment Remained Rent Stabilized Due to 1993 Rent Reduction Order
Computerized Heat Control System Doesn't Qualify as MCI
Landlord Must Pay Stipends to Tenants Who Died After Being Displaced
Tenant Claims Luxury Deregulation Shouldn't Apply Because Husband Moved Out
Landlord Switched Elevator Service from Manual to Automatic Without DHCR Permission
DHCR Finds Rent Overcharge Despite Contrary TPU Ruling
Landlord Fined $11,000 for Replacing Water Tank Without Permit
Fines Reduced Where Landlord Submitted BPD Test Reports Before Hearing
DOB Issued Violation for Boiler That Was Removed Years Earlier
Violation Issued to Fire Sprinkler Contractor Revoked
Landlord Proves That Trash Cited in Violation Wasn't in Front of His Property
DHCR Must Investigate Further Where No Tax Match Found for Tenant's Household Income
No Proof Tenant's Husband Occupied Apartment
No Luxury Deregulation for Rent-Controlled Apartment After J-51 Tax Benefits Expire
No Deemed Renewal for Prior Tenant Who Moved Out Before Lease Term Ended
DHCR Applied Amended Rules for Setting Rent After Temporary Exemption from Stabilization
Landlord Can Collect A/C Surcharge from SCRIE Tenant
Discounted Rent Is Legal Rent, Not Preferential Rent
Substantial Rent Increase Didn't Prove Fraud by Landlord
Default Method Used to Set Base Date Rent
No Fraud by Landlord Where Rent Was Well Below Deregulation Threshold
Landlords Seeking Owner Occupancy Didn't Offer Tenant Another Rent-Stabilized Unit
No Renewal Increases Added Where No Rent History Records Provided to DHCR
No Rent Overcharge for A/C Surcharges Collected Since Base Rent Date
No Triple Damages Where Landlord Bought Building in Foreclosure Sale
DHCR Default Formula Used to Calculate Legal Rent of SRO Unit
Change in Rent Stabilization Code Didn't Create Hardship for Landlord
Landlord Collected Full MCI Increase Despite Getting J-51 Tax Benefits
Landlord Refunded Overcharge Resulting from Rent Reduction Orders
DHCR Sent Additional Information Request to Wrong Address
No Reduced Vacancy Increase Before June 2015 Where Prior Tenant Paid Preferential Rent
Court Applies Amended Law Retroactively, Finds Apartment Was Improperly Deregulated
New Trial Needed on Whether Tenant's Pennsylvania Home Was Primary Residence
Landlord Must Pay HPD Penalties for Failing to Correct Violations
Landlord Incorrectly Identified Tenant as Licensee
Loft Unit Wasn't Deregulated
Three-Family Dwelling Had Five Separate Tenant Accommodations in One Apartment
Landlord's Termination Notice in Owner Occupancy Case Was Insufficient
Landlord Can't Collect Rent Where Building Had No C of O
Agreement to Waive Rent Stabilization Status Was Void
Apartment Was Vacancy Deregulated in 2008
Tenant Can't Vacate Prior Attorney's Consent to Judgment for Landlord
Trial Must Decide Whether Hotel Unit Was Occupied by Permanent Tenant
Landlord's Notice to Cure Stated Sufficient Law and Facts
DHCR Denies Succession Rights to Tenant's Daughter
Tenant's Building Is Rent Stabilized as Part of HMD
DHCR Won't Decide Landlord Application to Determine Whether Apartment Is Deregulated
2016 Fuel Cost Adjustments Suspended Where Landlord Didn't File Application
Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Son Gets Apartment
Tenant Who Refused to Sign Vacancy Lease Was Still Rent Stabilized
Rent-Stabilized Tenants Overcharged Roommate
