July 1994
Landlord Not Required to Install Front-Door Lock
Tenant Can't Move Back After Eviction
Landlord Submitted Incomplete Substantial Rehab Application
Tenant Didn't Ask for Rent Cut
15% Abatement for Breach
New Defects Irrelevant
Government Approvals Submitted Too Late
Amount of Increase Requested Excessive
Tenant Didn't Start Case on Time
Buy-Out' Agreement Doesn't Settle Overcharge Complaint
Uncovered Drain Hole
Roommate Can't Get Apartment
Landlord Not Responsible for Porter's Actions
Application Filed on Time
Tenant Gave 30-Day Notice
Labor Costs Excluded
Poor Maintenance Not Cause of Elevator Crash
Tenant Scalded by Hot Water
Landlord Can't Include Attorney's Fees in Rent Bill
Landlord Filed Papers on Time
Second Violation for Same Condition Dismissed
Landlord Can't Collect Late Fees
Occupant's Roommate Can't Intervene in Case
Tenant Shot Through Peephole
New Trial Required on Son's Right to Apartment
Violation Notice Didn't Specify Which Unit Required Permit
Tenant Controls Heat Supply
Sprinkler System Removed
Single-Room Dwelling Covered
Tenant's Unauthorized Alteration Blocked Issuance of C of O
Tenant Can't Delay No-Access Inspection
Tenants Unaffected by New Elevators in Neighboring Building
Missing Registrations
Landlord Must Comply with Housing Court Order to Restore Services
One Attempt Made at Service Not Enough
Punitive Damages Revoked
Right to Be Placed on Waiting List for Parking Space
Tenant's Absence Due to Illness
Tenant Seeks Expenses for Illegal Eviction
Landlord Didn't Start Case on Time
Housing Units Created After Jan. 1, 1974
Tenants Can't Get Second Rent Cut for Same Condition
Window Shades Required
Landlord Claims Tenants' Signatures Were Forged
Building Bought at Judicial Sale
Higher Service Standard Doesn't Apply to Luxury Building
Tenants Didn't Prove Valid Renewal Lease Existed
Tenants Complained of Exterior Brick Leaks, Not Hallway Leaks
Supreme Court Can't Decide Tenant's Fair Market Rent Appeal
Chronic Nonpayment of Rent
Prior Tenant Paid for Work
Landlord Never Filed Original Registration
No Triple Damages Where Landlord Didn't Prove Service of Registration
Landlord Must Give Renewal Lease to Tenant's Mother
Landlord Didn't Start Case Against Loft Board on Time
No Increase in Rent Abatement
Tenant Denied Access for Clearance of Violation
Certificate of Eviction Not Required
Landlord Used Loan to Pay for Improvements
Default Judgment Overturned
Landlord Didn't Challenge Sale of Improvements on Time
New Inspection Required on Landlord's Application to Lift Harassment Finding
Replacement of Floor Tiles Doesn't Qualify
No Use and Occupancy After Tenant Evicted
Backflow Device Doesn't Qualify
Rent-Controlled Tenants May Have to Pay Rent Increases for New Basement and Roof Doors
DC-2 Notice Misleading
Landlord Replaced Storm Windows with Thermal Windows
Landlord Didn't Prove Ownership
New Roof Doesn't Qualify
Illegally Evicted Tenant Can Move Back
Tenant Didn't Comply with Stipulation
Posting of Extermination Sign Not Enough
Landlord Can Question Tenant's Son Before Trial
Registration Mistakenly Filed with DHCR
Tenant Living in Nursing Home
