July 2013
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Landlord Can Seek Eviction of Deceased Tenant's Sister
Tenant Must Pay Use and Occupancy Pending Ruling
Owner Can File Ejectment, Not Eviction, Proceeding
Court Investigates 25 Nearly Identical Nonmilitary Affidavits
Tenant's Household Income Exceeded Deregulation Threshold
MCI Increase Granted Despite a Few Defective Windows
Deemed Renewal Lease Barred by RPL Section 232-c
Tenant Cured Lease Renewal Failure in Time
Tenant Gets Attorney's Fees
Landlord Accepted Rent After Sending Termination Notice
Tenant Fails to Prove Eviction Was Retaliatory
No Attorney's Fees for Tenant Who Illegally Sublet Apartment
Termination Notice Signed by Landlord's Attorney Not Defective
Is Landlord Responsible for Tenant's Exposure to Lead Paint as a Child?
DOH Revokes License for Adult Home Based on Violations
Elevator Violation Was Premature
Landlord Didn't Install Sprinkler System in Laundry Room
Building Illegally Altered from Three-Family to Four-Family Dwelling
Landlord Didn't Make Reasonable Efforts to Keep Curbline Clean
Landlord Performed Electrical Work Without a Permit
Lobby Work Didn't Qualify as MCIs
Steam Traps and Piping Work Didn't Qualify as MCI
Basement Drainage System Doesn't Qualify as MCI
Landlord Didn't Attach Unreturned ICF
2004 Base Date Rent Frozen at Level Set by 1989 Rent Reduction Order
Landlord Can Convert to Electrical Exclusion for SRO Tenant
No Rent Hike for Defective Front Entry Door
Rents Reduced by $15 per Month for New Intercom Service
Tenant Claimed Delay in Filing Tax Returns
Landlord Must Offer Rent-Stabilized Renewal Lease
Access Charge Before Lease Commencement Date Was Rent Overcharge
Tenant Exempted from MCI Increase for Roof
Rent Hike Granted for Replacement of Hallway Carpeting
Old Boiler Hadn't Exceeded Its Useful Life
Landlord Stated No Rent Hike Would Result from Electrical Upgrading
Landlord Replaced Floor Tiles with Tiles That Didn't Match
Many Public Areas in Building Were Defective
Landlord Sufficiently Documented Additional Costs
Rent Overcharge Wasn't Willful
Landlord Transferred Heat and Hot Water Billing to Tenant
Tenant Who Switched Apartments Remains Rent Stabilized
Tenant Shows Rent Reduction Order Was in Effect
Landlord Can't Recover Retroactive Section 8 Rent Subsidy
Landlord Gets $200,000 in Attorney's Fees
Landlord Can't File Second Case After First Case Settled
Landlord Waited Too Long to Appeal Suspension of Rent Subsidy
Landlord's Notices Were Insufficient and Improperly Served
No Proof of Drug Traffic from Tenant's Apartment
$109,000 Overcharge Was in Error
DRA Miscalculated Commercial Share of MCI Cost
Landlord Didn't Install Circuit Breaker Panels in Each Apartment
Partial Lintel Replacement Qualifies as MCI
Landlord Entitled to MBR Increase
Luxury Deregulation Granted Based on Tenant's Default
Landlord Can't Prove Base Date Rent Was Preferential
No Proof Tenant Caused Fire Damage to Apartment
Tenant Tried to Record DHCR Inspection
Tenants Must Pay Retroactive Rent After Rent Restored
Tenant Refused Access for Wall Repairs Based on Lead-Paint Concern
Landlord Waited Too Long to File MCI Application
