January 2022
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Court Bans Tenant's Disruptive Visitor from Building
Tenant Moved Out Too Late to Get Stipulated Buyout Payment
Landlord Must Repair Apartment Conditions Even While Nonpayment Claim Delayed
Court Grants HPD $244,500 in Penalties Against Landlord for Hot Water Violations
Tenant's Harassment Claim in HP Proceeding Was Distinct from DHCR Harassment Complaint
Rent-Stabilized Tenancy Didn't Become Month-to-Month When Lease Not Renewed
New Trial Needed on Tenant's Emotional Support Dog Discrimination Claim
Tenants Must Pay U & O While Case Pending Outside Pending ERAP Applications
Landlord's Homeowner's Insurance Didn't Cover Tenant's Slip-and-Fall Claim
Tenant's Claim of Building Violations and Harassment by Landlord Dismissed
Tenant's Filing of Second ERAP Application Stayed Execution on Eviction Warrant
Landlord Didn't Harass Tenant
Fraud and Willful Overcharge Result in Refund Due Tenant for Over $200K
Landlord Can't Transfer DHR Discrimination Complaint to State Supreme Court
Court Holds Landlord in Contempt for Failure to Make Repairs
Landlord Didn't Respond to Notice of Amended Violation Provisions Added by HSTPA
Landlord's Violation Clearance Complied with Law
Replacement of Basement Doors Not Needed to Complete Courtyard MCI
Was Tenant's Income Below High-Rent/High-Income Deregulation Threshold?
Landlord Can Convert Steam Pipe/Radiator System to Electric Baseboard Heat System
Two Buildings Constitute HMD Subject to Rent Stabilization
Landlord Seeks Ruling on Deregulation Status Through Rent Registration Amendment Application
No Fraud Found Where Landlord Improperly Deregulated Apartment
No Overcharge Where Tenant's Rent Was Never Increased
Landlord Reduced Tenant's Rent Prior to Rent Overcharge Finding
Landlord's Production of Base Date Lease Reduced Overcharge from $102,000 to $600
Landlord Proved IAIs Costing $65K Resulted in Vacancy Deregulation
Tenant Refunded Overcharge to Subtenants While Complaint Was Pending
Tenant Waited Until PAR Filing to Seek Attorney's Fees
Landlord Didn't Reregulate Deregulated J-51 Apartment Post-Roberts
Missing Rent Registration Resulted in Rent Freeze
Apartment Was Properly Vacancy-Deregulated After J-51 Benefits Ended
Landlord Can Offset $7,800 Rent Arrears from $147K Overcharge Refund
No Overcharge Where Landlord Added MCI Increase to Preferential Rent
Rent Overcharge Over $66K Due to Outstanding 2000 Rent Reduction Order
Mitigated Penalty for Missing Sprinkler Certification Due to COVID-Caused Delays
Tenant Who Violated COVID Quarantine Order Fined $1,000
Landlord Fined for Rodent Droppings In Front of Building
Landlord Fined for Not Submitting a Mold Remediation Work Plan
Landlord Fined $700 for Not Installing Backflow Prevention Device
Court Issues Procedural Guidance Following End of Eviction Moratorium
Administrative Order 34 of 2022 Addresses Court Procedures Post-Eviction Moratorium
Unemployed Tenant Who Got Large Settlement Couldn't Rely on Hardship Declaration
Is Occupant Entitled to Stay Based on Hardship Declaration?
Occupant Gets Stay of Eviction Case Based on CEEFPA and ERAP
Tenant Primarily Resided in Washington, D.C.
Landlord's Petition Didn't Give Tenant Notice of Regulations
Court Appoints 7A Administrator Despite New Landlord's Objection
Court Awards Tenant Damages and HPD Fines for Landlord's Harassment
Pandemic Laws Can't Prevent Landlord from Immediate Abatement of Unsafe Conditions
January Insights
Rent-Stabilized Tenant Overcharged Roommate
Some Claimed IAI Costs Were Insufficiently Documented
