July 1993
Housing Court Doesn't Handle Commercial Tenant Nonpayment Case
Landlord Accepted Rent Checks as Use and Occupancy
Court Upholds DHCR's Rent Overcharge Finding
Landlord Must Replace Window Guards and Air Conditioners After MCI Completed
Evidence of Mice Infestation
Tenant Already Filed Claim with City Agency
Tenant Can Vacate Default
Subtenant Asserted Oral Counterclaim
Tenant's Job Temporarily Transferred to Houston
Tenant's Daughter Didn't Live in Apartment for Two Years
Firefighter Fell from Ladder
Apartment Leased as Store Covered
Termination Notice Wasn't Served with Petition
DHCR Delays Making MCI Decision, But Landlord Can't Get Fees
Tenant Gets Attorney Fees in Preferential Rent Case
Trial Required in Chronic Nonpayment Case
Final Notice Sent to Landlord
Landlord Defaulted on Stipulation
Super Evicted When Employment Ended
Tenant Mugged on Housing Project Street
Tenant Injured While Escaping Gunfire
Intruder Entered Apartment Through Open Terrace Window
Tenant Fell When Repairing Air Bubble on Ceiling
Landlord Delayed Enforcement of Stipulation
Service on Tenant Was Defective
Landlord Can Seek Rent Due from Former Super
Sidewalks Must Be Swept Weekends and Weekdays
Landlord Needn't Re-Rent Apartment to Tenant
Occupant Is Illegal Subtenant
Deceased Tenant's Brother Can't Get Apartment
Tenant Didn't Start Conflict with Other Tenants
Occupant Treated as Tenant
Landlord Can Evict Tenant of Mitchell-Lama Building
Tenant Evicted for Nonpayment
Tenant's Daughter Moved in After Mother's Death
Landlord Didn't Send Nonrenewal Notice to Tenant's Wife
Landlord Accepted Rent for 14 Months
Hotel Rent Valid Until Building Was Reclassified
J-51 Improvements Weren't Completed on Time
Landlord Liable for Attack on Superintendent
Landlord Can Question Tenant's Daughter Before Trial
Landlord Claims Unit Is Commercial
Tenant Awarded $21,000 in Nonpayment Proceeding
Tenant's Attorney Disqualified from Loft Proceeding
Trial Required to Decide Issue of Pass-On Rights
Work Done to Correct Violations
Tenant Gets Chance to Correct Lease Violation
Did Tenant Send Sublet Request?
Occupant Illegally Locked Out
Properties Must Be Assessed as Rent-Stabilized Buildings
Landlord Didn't Harass Tenants in Loft Building
Apartment Used for Illegal Purposes
Increase for New Roof Denied
President of Landlord Corporation Must Pay Fine
No Sanctions Against Landlord's Attorney
Landlord Waited Too Long to Seek Rent Due
Lead Paint Poisoning Excluded from Coverage
Criminal Contempt Order Vacated
Undesirable Tenant Evicted
Apartment Recontrolled Due to Violation Orders
Tenant Claims Initial Registration Was Fraudulent
Tenant Wasn't Creating Nuisance
DHCR Properly Set Rent for Duplex Apartment
Landlord Can't Submit Second MBR Application
No Landlord Proof That Special Co-op Assessment Paid for MCI
Scaffolding Blocked Three Rooms
Notice to Cure Not Required in Illegal Use Case
Tenant Must Answer Landlord's Written Questions Before Trial
DRA Incorrectly Froze Rent
Service on Tenant's Mother Improper
Section 8 Tenant Illegally Evicted
Tenant Can't Get Judgment Against City for Breach
