July 2015
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Co-Tenants May Be Responsible for Attack by Dogs Owned by Other Tenant
Landlord Can Evict Tenant Based on Son's Illegal Activity
Landlord Can Evict Tenant Who Was Abusing Elderly Co-Tenant
NYCHA Tenant’s Grandson Can’t Get Apartment
High-Rent/High-Income Deregulation Doesn't Apply
HPD Shelter Expenses Charged to Landlord Were Excessive
Tenant Claims Landlord Was Responsible for Robbery in Lobby
Tenant’s Claim for Injury from Mold Was Untimely
Landlord Improperly Set First Deregulated Rent
Landlord Can't Collect Rent While Performing Illegal Alterations
Landlord Accidentally Accepted Rent After Lease Termination
Landlord Didn't Waive Right to Collect MCI Rent Hike
Building Was Horizontal Multiple Dwelling on Base Date
Collyers Condition Not Curable
Court Looks Back More Than Four Years to Examine Apartment Deregulation
Landlord Fined for Converting Apartment into Massage Parlor
Duplicate Violations Issued for Improper Mattress Disposal
Violations Issued for Illegal Alterations and Piping Defects
Violation for Snow Condition Revoked as Storm Was Still in Progress
Landlord Created Illegal Basement Apartment
Triple Damages Applied to Rent Overcharge After IAIs Disallowed
No Deregulation Where No Tax Match Found
Spike in Tenant’s Income Due to Business Dissolution
Tenant Claims Admission of High Income Was in Error
Landlord Not Responsible for Tenant Rape
Landlord Sought Eviction of Tenant’s Daughter Without Terminating Tenancy
Tenant Constructed Loft in Apartment
Landlord Can Evict Tenant for Abusive Behavior
Attorney's Fees Award to Tenant Excessive
No Triple Damages for Overcharge Based on Rent Freeze
Proof of Individual Apartment Improvements Insufficient
Failure to Register Apartment in the Past Wasn’t Proof of Fraud
Cost of Elevator Upgrade Included Overtime
Landlord Previously Painted Rent-Controlled Apartment
No Proof Floor in Danger of Collapsing
DHCR Can "Bridge the Gap" to Determine Rent Overcharge
DHCR Must Adjust Rent-Controlled Rent Not Increased Since 1961
No Overcharge Where Rent Was Over $2,000 on Base Rent Date
Exterior Wall Defect Caused Cold Air in Tenant's Apartment
Tenant Can Cure Unauthorized Alterations After Trial
Building's Vestibule Security Camera No Longer Functioned
Landlord Repaired Sliding Doors at No-Access Inspection
Tenant's Domestic Partner Gets Apartment
Tenant Gets Rent Abatement for Apartment Conditions
Apartment Temporarily Exempt Reverted to Rent-Stabilized Status
Landlord Must Refund $285,000 for Improperly Deregulated Apartment
Tenant Violated 17-Year-Old Agreement to Exclude Girlfriend from Apartment
Tenant Illegally Sublet Apartment
Tenant Evicted on Default Seeks Restoration to Re-rented Apartment
Federal Court Can't Decide Tenant's Harassment Claim
Acceptance of Rent After Termination Didn’t Invalidate Termination Notice
Tenants Can Pursue Discrimination Claim
No Proof Subtenants Lived in Apartment with Tenant
Tenant’s Daughter Can’t Get Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Landlord Changed Intercom System Without DHCR Approval
Landlord Waited Too Long to Collect Washing Machine Surcharge
No Triple Damages Where Landlord Deregulated Apartment in Error
Landlord Apportioned Overcharge Refund Between Tenant and SCRIE
No Rent Reduction Where No HPD Hot Water Violation on Record
Landlord Denied Request to Transfer Apartment to Family Member
