July 2017
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Rent-Stabilized Tenants Use Two Adjoining Apartments as One Primary Residence
Tenant Claims Husband Needed Dog as Therapy Animal
Roommate Can't Get Tenant's Mitchell-Lama Apartment
Building Super Showed He Paid Rent and Was Therefore a Tenant
Disabled Granddaughter Gets Tenant's Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Tenant Evicted on Default in Nonpayment Case Can't Be Restored to Possession
Tenant's Wife Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Groton Nuisance Law Found Invalid by Court
Village Must Give Landlord Miranda Warning When Charging with Criminal Building Code Violations
New Retaining Wall Isn't Major Capital Improvement
Architect Services Must Complete Window Installation in Landmark Building
Engineering Fees Included in MCI Rent Hike for Elevator Upgrade
Iron Railings Costs Disallowed in Connection with Parapet Installation
Partial Parapet Replacement Doesn't Qualify as MCI
DHCR Improperly Removed Husband's Income from Consideration After Husband Died
Landlord Disputes Tenant's Reported Income in Luxury Deregulation Case
Landlord Claims Tenant's $8,000 Rent Too High to Support Income Below Deregulation Threshold
Landlord Can Reduce Number of Public Bathrooms in SRO Building
DHCR Requires Free Key Fobs, Rent Reduction for Approving New Intercom
Landlord Can't Discontinue Elevator Service in Former Loft Building
Adjoining Buildings Weren't Horizontal Multiple Dwelling
Housing Court Can Decide Tenant's Legal Regulated Rent
Landlord's Request to Amend Prior Year's Rent Registration Denied
Tenant Who Switched Apartments Retained Rent-Stabilized Status
Conversion from Six to Five Apartments Didn't Deregulate Building
Was Apartment Temporarily Exempt on Base Date?
Adult Children Claim Succession Rights to Rent-Controlled Apartment
Tenant's Daughter Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Tenant in Building Converted from Six to Four Apartments Was Rent Stabilized
No Rent Reduction Where Rent-Controlled Tenant Caused Fire
Landlord Submitted Sufficient Proof of IAIs
No Triple Damages for Overcharge Resulting from Failure to Register Apartment
Landlord Can't Collect Rent Increase for Improvement Without Tenant's Consent
No Triple Damages When Rent Overcharge Wasn't Willful
Tenant Presented No Proof of Fraud
Tenant's Mother Had No Standing to File Rent Overcharge Complaint
Rent-Stabilized Tenant Charged Triple Damages for Overcharging Subtenant
Landlord Didn't Respond to Requests for IAI Documentation
Tenant's Former Wife Not Entitled to Portion of Rent Overcharge Determination
Condo Unit Owner Has No Reciprocal Right to Attorney's Fees
Guardian Ad Litem Improperly Waived Tenant's Defenses to Eviction Action
Court Excuses Default of Tenant with Medical Condition
Landlord Can't Seek Eviction for Subletting While Correcting Lead Paint Condition
Tenant Who Didn't Cure Nuisance Conditions Can Be Evicted
Landlord Doesn't Prove Tenant Didn't Provide Access
Tenant Claims Landlord Didn't Properly Deliver Eviction Papers
Landlord Claims Co-op Tenant Unlawfully Sublet Apartment
Tenant Can Claim Rent Overcharge in Nonpayment Proceeding
Tenant Can Conduct Pretrial Questioning on Rent Overcharge Claim
Landlord Fined $47,400 for Illegal Building Alterations
Landlord Didn't Prove Cooling Tower Was Properly Maintained
DOB Provided No Proof of Claimed Transient Use at Building
DOB Improperly Delivered Violation Notice
Laundry Room Repair Work Didn't Require Building Permit
Landlord Not Required to Accept Back Rent Payments
Tenant's Building Was Part of Rent-Stabilized Horizontal Multiple Dwelling
Landlord Claims Tenant Is Unregulated
Staircase Work Didn't Constitute Major Capital Improvement
Design Work Costs for Complicated Elevator Upgrade Approved
