July 2016
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Tenant Remained Rent Stabilized After Co-op Conversion
Tenant's Niece Can't Get NYCHA Apartment
Court Grants Landlord's Request for Production of Tenant's Cell Phone Records
Local Law 44 Upheld as Constitutional
Landlord Overcharged Rent-Stabilized Tenant on Garage Rent
Husband Can't Evict Wife's Sister from House He Co-owns with Wife
Landlord Not Responsible for Possible Lead Paint Injuries
Landlord Not Responsible for Police Officer's Trip-and-Fall
Tenant with Multiple Roommates Violated Lease
Tenant Who Took Care of Family in Westchester Maintained Primary Residence in Manhattan
Relatives of Low-Income Tenants Claim Utica Firefighters Failed to Rescue Tenants
Tenants Can Block Landlord from Starting Eviction Proceedings
Landlord Didn't Follow Procedures Before Seeking Eviction of HUD Tenant
Housing Court Can Decide Adult Care Facility's Eviction Case Against Resident
HUD Tenant's Behavior Didn't Amount to Material Noncompliance with Her Lease
Landlord Improperly Applied Rent Payments
Cell Phone Service Provider Can Add HVAC System to Building Courtyard
Landlord Accepted Rent After Tenancy Termination But Before Starting Eviction Proceeding
Tenant in Two-Family House Can't Claim Discrimination in Connection with Service Dog
Court Temporarily Suspends NYC Water Bill Rebate
Landlord Proved Substandard Building Was Substantially Rehabbed
MCI Increase Granted for Signage and Doorplates Installed with New Apartment Doors
New Water Main Doesn't Qualify as MCI
New Sewer Pipe Doesn't Qualify as MCI
Stucco Restoration Doesn't Qualify as MCI
DHCR Must Reconsider Whether Tenant's Daughter Lived in Apartment
Tenant's Failure to Answer Deregulation Notice Excused by DHCR
Tenant's Travel and Medical Issues Excused Her Default in Deregulation Case
Income of Husband Excluded in Deregulation Denial
Apartment in Building Receiving J-51 Tax Benefits Not Subject to Luxury Deregulation
Default Formula Used to Set Legal Rent
Landlord Complied with TPU Audit
Landlord Delayed in Refunding Rent Overcharge
Landlord Waived Right to Collect 2014 MCR Increase
Landlord Didn't Refile Application for Exemption Based on Substantial Rehab
Tenant's Fraud Claim Unsupported by Any Proof of Improper Deregulation
Landlord Not Entitled to First Rent for New Apartment
Labor Costs Includable as Part of IAI Costs
Overcharge Based on Incorrect Lease Renewal Lease Wasn't Willful
DHCR Can Look Back More Than Four Years to Determine If Rent Was Preferential
Fuel Storage Tank Using #6 Fuel Oil Qualifies as MCI
Landlord's Request to Amend Rent Registration Denied
Landlord Can't Amend Rent Registrations Where Tenant Disputes Proposed Changes
Landlord Can Replace Traditional Intercom System with Telephone-Based System
Tenant's Nephew Seeks DHCR Ruling on Succession Claim
Landlord Fined $6,200 for Tenant’s Unlawful Short-Term Sublets of Apartment
Landlord Fined $4,800 for Failing to Ground Water Main
Landlord Fined $2,400 for Letting People Live in Basement
DEP Must Order Landlord to Install BPD Before a Violation Can Be Issued
Landlord Completed Sprinkler Test Shortly After Violation Issued
Accessibility Ramps Qualify as Major Capital Improvements
Tenant Didn't Receive Proper J-51 Lease Rider
Was Landlord Responsible for Tenant’s Injury from Exposed Radiator?
Trial Needed on Whether Tenant's Son Has Succession Rights
Court Finds Two Buildings Are Horizontal Multiple Dwelling
Building Constructed in 1998 Without Tax Benefits Exempt from Rent Stabilization
Rooftop Garden and Entertainment Room Services Were Restored
Apartment Door Lock Was Working at “No Access” Inspection
Landlord Reduced Loft Space for Plumbing Modifications
Landlord Can't Amend Prior Year's Rent Registration to Change Apartment Status
