January 2021
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DHCR Must Reconsider Deregulation of Tenant's Apartment
Apartment Was Lawfully Deregulated
Landlord Can't Appeal Non-Final DHCR Order
DHCR "EA" Properly Explained Effect of HSTPA on Deregulation Order
Landlord Must Restore Tenant's Son to Possession After Lockout
Landlord Gave Tenant Vacancy Lease When Adding Tenant's Son
Landlord Proved Vacancy Deregulation of Apartment in 2010
Is Landlord Responsible for Negligent Hiring of Employees Who Injured Resident?
Landlord Submitted No Proof of Claimed IAIs
Is Landlord's Remaining Family Member Rent Stabilized?
False Proof of Vacancy Leases Showed Improper Deregulation
Tenants Created Nuisance Through Continued Loud Arguing
Did Apartment Damage Justify Retaining Security Deposit?
Former Tenants Damaged Washer and Dryer
Landlord Showed No Proof of Vacancy Deregulation in 2007
Tenant's Claim of Gross Negligence Based on Black Soot in Unit Untimely
Rent Abatement Granted for Lack of Hot Water and Water Pressure
Tenant Can Raise Financial Hardship Defense
Residents Can't Challenge City Plan to Move Homeless to Nearby Shelter
Rent Overcharge Calculation Method Modified for Tenant
Court Conducts Virtual Inspection of Tenant's Apartment
Tenant Can Conduct Discovery Concerning IAIs with Counterclaim
Tenant Can Conduct Pretrial Questioning of Managing Agent about IAIs from 1994
Landlord Can't Maintain Summary Nonpayment Proceeding Against Tenant's Son
Landlord's Contract with FDNY Didn't Require Unconstitutional Behavior
Landlord's Predicate Notices in Illegal Sublet Case Were Fatally Defective
DOS Violation for Unsealed Mattress Dismissed
Tenant Violated Agreement to Stop Harassing Other Tenants
Trial Needed to Determine Facts Needed to Calculate Rent Overcharge
Tenant Can Get Damages for Pain and Suffering After Ceiling Collapse
Court Awards Tenant $5 Million After Injury from Ceiling Collapse
Tenant Repeatedly Let Banned Drug-Dealing Brother into Apartment
Smoking by Rent-Stabilized Tenants Didn't Create a Nuisance
Tenant Can't Prove Landlord Created Noise in Her Apartment
Lease Didn't Provide for Attorney's Fees
Landlord Wasn't Negligent in Maintaining Stairway
Tenant Gets Judgment from Subtenant for Back Rent While Moratorium Stays Eviction
Occupant's Housing Discrimination Claim Against NYU Is Dismissed
Tenant's Roommate Ordered to Wear Mask in Building
Was Lack of Nonskid Strips on Staircase Cause of Tenant's Fall?
Landlord Fined $8,750 for Unauthorized Construction and Fire Code Violations
Landlord Not Responsible for Construction Work Cited in DOB Violation
Landlord Didn't Certify Flame-Resistant Drapes or Provide Emergency Lighting
Landlord Fined $700 for Failing to Test Backflow Prevention Device
Landlord Fined $775 for Standpipe System Testing Violations
