July 2009
Landlord Can't Reuse Nonrenewal Notice
Tenant Forced to Sign Second Lease for Higher Rent
Landlord Must Produce Documents
No MCI Rent Hike for Rewiring Done in Two Phases
Process Server Incorrectly Described Tenant's Skin Color
Landlord Fined for Welding Without a Permit
Landlord Removed Graffiti from Building Wall
Tenant Gets 50 Percent Rent Abatement for Bedbug Infestation
Landlord Can Seek Fuel Cost Adjustments
SRO Tenant Became Permanent Rent-Stabilized Tenant
Tenant Primarily Resides in Freeport, Long Island
Tenant Claims Child's Lead Paint Injuries Occurred in Godmother's Apartment
Tenant Caused Basement Ceiling Collapse
Landlord Didn't Collect Rent Hike from Prior Tenant
Super Is Currently Exempt from Rent Control
Landlord Proved Apartment Improvement Costs
No MCI Rent Hike for New Drain and Concrete Slab
NYCHA Can Evict Tenant for Selling Drugs
Landlord Used Same Invoice to Prove Improvements to Another Apartment
Landlord Didn't Prove Successor Tenant Got Preferential Rent
DHCR Can't Investigate Tenant Tax Fraud
Landlord Can't Evict Tenant After HPD Rescinded Vacate Order
Rent Reduction Order Prevents Deregulation
Overcharge Finding Revoked
No Inspection Notice Required
Landlord Didn't Comply with DHCR's Prior Order
Tenant Is Rent Stabilized, Not Rent Controlled
HUD-Foreclosed Building Exempt from Fire Department Rules
City Must Notify Legal Aid of Plans to Evict Homeless
Homeowner's Ex-Girlfriend Is Licensee, Not Tenant
No MCI Rent Hike for Leaking Roof
Mental Illness Excuses Tenant's Default in Deregulation Case
Rent-Stabilized Tenants Can't Revert to Rent Control
Did Landlord Waive Right to Collect Surcharge?
Occupant Doesn't Prove Relationship with Deceased Tenant
MCI Rent Hike Granted for Landmark Facade Windows
Landlord Had "Reason to Know" of Overcharge
Notice to Cure Didn't Match Claimed Breaches to Lease Provisions
Landlord Can't Evict Tenant for Chronic Nonpayment
Tenant's Son Can't Get NYCHA Apartment
Rent Reduced for Broken Fire Doors
Building Must Remain in Mitchell-Lama Program for 50 Years
Landlord Can Evict Tenant for Son's Disruptive, Antisocial Behavior
24-Hour Security Staff Provided Sufficient Building Protection
Triple Damages Revoked
New Landlord Can Discontinue Preferential Rent
Laundry Room Had No Accessible Entry for Disabled Tenants
Elevator Leveling Problem Was Minor
Tenant Bound by Court Ruling on Building's Substantial Rehab
Triple Damages Imposed Despite Overcharge Refund
Depression Excuses Tenant's Failure to Complete Deregulation Application
Collapsing Ceiling Was Emergency Condition
Increase Granted for Engineer Consulting Fees
Landlord Submitted Wrong Certificate of Electrical Inspection
Landlord Removed Porch Roof
No Preferential Rent Agreement
Landlord Seeks Attorney's Fees After Tenant Evicted
Tenants Question Cost of Sidewalk Shed, Other Work
Landlord Illegally Converted Two-Family House to SRO Units
Tenant Gets Additional Attorney's Fees
