July 2004
Sidewalk Bridge Erected One Year Before Work Started
Lease Doesn't Provide for Late Fees
Tenant Can't Cure Destructive Acts
Landlord Can't Submit Comparability Data on Appeal
Tenant Withdrew Complaint After DRA Issued Order
Triple Damages Awarded Against Landlord Who Didn't Submit Rent History
Building Had No Certificate of Occupancy
Increase Granted for Rewiring
Tenants Can Run Day Care Service from Apartment
New Trial Required on Tenant's Claim
Court Can't Consider Overcharge Occurring Four Years Before Tenant Asserted Counterclaim
No Fees to Landlord for Eviction Case
Costs of Sprinkler and Landscaping Were Included
Tenant Didn't Provide Access for Repairs
Tenant Was Regularly in Apartment
Tenant Didn't Allow Workers to Replace Bathroom Window
Volume of Amplified Lobby Music Lowered
Satellite Dishes Installed on Boards Attached to Window
Tenant Gets Fees for Case Started After He Moved Out
Rent for Comparable Apartment Considered
Tenants Get Fees for Discontinued Owner Occupancy Case
Landlord Didn't Waive Right to Get Attorney's Fees
Tenant Let Intruders Into Building
Tenant Constructively Evicted from Roach-Infested Apartment
Tenant Must Pay Use and Occupancy
Tenant's Prior Answer to Deregulation Petition Doesn't Count as Rent Overcharge Complaint
Tenant Struck on Head by Garage Door
Tenants Illegally Converted Commercial Units
DHCR Must Consider Tenant's Amended Tax Return
Tenants Can't Vacate Default
Prior Landlord Consented to Tenants' Alterations
Tenant Can't Sue City for Child's Lead Poisoning
Tenant Overcharged Subtenant/Roommate
Tenant Didn't Prove Existence of Water Leaks
Landlord Claims Tenant Illegally Assigned Apartment to Mother
Noise Created by Neighboring Tenants
Apartment Recovered for Use by Tenant's Son and Daughter-in-Law
Electrical Work Done in Connection with Security System
New Trial Required on Occupant's Pass-on Claim
Tenant Didn't Complain About Size of Cabinets
45% Rent Abatement Awarded for Bedbug Infestation
Tenant Installed Satellite Dish on Window Guard
Landlord Can't Get Rent for Apartment in Unregistered Building
Tenant's Careless Smoking Caused Fire
Landlord Proved Prior Tenant Vacated Before Base Date
HPD's Contractor Properly Repaired Lead Paint Hazard
Landlord Must Continue Charging Preferential Rent
President of Corporate Tenant Not Liable for Paying Use and Occupancy
Tenant Violated Chronic Nonpayment Settlement Agreement
Tenant Proved Illegal Eviction
When Landlord Can Include Architect's Fees
Landlord Started Second Case Without Giving Tenant a Renewal Lease
Tenant Can't Vacate Settlement Agreement
Tenants Waited Too Long to Complain
Allowing Tenants to Bring Furniture to Outdoor Terrace
Tenant Didn't Prove Connection Between Broker and Landlord
Buildings with Separate Facilities Aren't Horizontal Multiple Dwelling
Landlord Accepted Rent Checks from DSS
Family Member Not Listed on Certification Forms
No Proof that Tenant Permanently Vacated Apartment
Tenant's Attorney Not Disqualified
Person Who Signed Complaint Wasn't Tenant
Illegal Sublet Case Properly Brought Against Deceased Tenant's Estate
Trial Required on Whether Landlord Properly Charged Rent of over $2,000 per Month
Trial Required on Landlord's Liability for Excess Rent Collected by Prior Landlord
Kitchen and Bathroom Renovations
Certificate of Electrical Inspection Not Submitted
Landlord Must Answer Tenants' Questions About Economic Unfeasibility of Repairs
New Carpeting
Extra Keys for New Lobby Door Lock
Landlord Can't Evict Rent-Controlled Tenant for Overcharging Roommates
Repairing Damage Caused by Rent-Controlled Tenant
Tenant Wasn't Given 10-Day Notice to Cure
