July 2018
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Garage Roof, Asbestos Removal, and Sidewalk Bridge Included in MCI Costs
No Deregulation of Tenant Whose Two Apartments Weren't Combined Unit
Tenant's Sister Can't Get Apartment Without Proof Tenant Had Vacated
Tenants in Building Receiving J-51 Tax Benefits Not Subject to Deregulation
DHCR Can't Order Deregulation Where Tenants Filed No Tax Returns
DHCR Must Further Investigate Missing Income Tax Information
MCI Rent Hike Application Denied as Untimely
MCI Rent Hike Collectibility, Not Increase Itself, Limited to 6 Percent of Tenant's Rent
Effective Date of MCI Rent Hike Delayed Until HPD Clears Violations
Tenant's Wife Had No Standing to File Service Reduction Complaint
Landlord Didn't Provide Stove or Refrigerator to Tenant
Landlord Didn't Prove Building Was Substantially Rehabbed
Leases Prove Apartment Was Deregulated Before Tenant Moved In
Landlord Can Reduce Size of Apartments to Comply with Building Code
Fair Market Rent Appeal Not Filed in Time
HPD Order Prevents Application of Prior DHCR Rent Reduction Order
Subtenant Claims Rent-Stabilized Tenant Was Illusory Prime Tenant
Triple Damages Revoked Where Landlord Showed It Made Refund to Tenant
Can Landlord Collect Rent Surcharge for Cable TV Service?
Landlord Didn't Preserve Legal and Preferential Rents in Leases
On-Time Rent Discount in Rent-Stabilized Lease Is Improper Late Fee
DHCR Dismisses Tenant's Claim Following Altman Decision
Apartment Was Properly Vacancy Deregulated Before Tenant Moved In
1996 Rent Reduction Order Applies to Freeze Rent
Tenant's Brother Became Permanent Tenant Entitled to Rent-Stabilized Status
Landlord Can Evict Tenant Who Conducted Short-Term Rentals
Application of Legal Rent Increases Proves Apartment Was Deregulated
Vacancy-Deregulated Apartment Wasn't Subject to Rent Stabilization
Tenant Who Assaulted Building Doorman Can Be Evicted for Nuisance
Triple Damages Applied to Rent Overcharge Determination
Tenant Whose Initial Rent in 2003 Was Over $2,000 Was Deregulated
Subtenant Didn't Prove Illusory Tenancy and Isn't Rent Stabilized
Landlord Discriminated Against Disabled Tenant
Tenant's Guest Shattered Glass Door
Landlord Can Evict Nassau County Tenant for Short-Term Rentals
Tenant Apportioned Income of Husband in Nursing Home
Co-op Subtenant Gets 60 Percent Rent Abatement
Landlord's Employee Fined $10K for Advertising Short-Term Rentals on Airbnb
Landlord Fined $1,200 for Illegal Alteration of One-Family Dwelling
Landlord Fined $1,500 for Not Filing Annual BPD Test Reports
Landlord Didn't Conduct Residential Sprinkler Flow Test
Landlord Fined $6,000 for Adding Illegal Cellar Apartments
Landlord Doesn't Prove Apartment Was Properly Vacancy Deregulated
Landlord Didn't Deliver Copy of Court Petition to NYCHA
Tenant Who Shows Rent Overcharge Can Vacate Settlement Agreement
First Lease to 421-a Tenant Contained Improper Preferential Rent
Nontraditional Family Member Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Landlord Proves Tenant Didn't Primarily Reside in Apartment
Portion of MCI Costs Paid by Co-op Sponsor Disallowed from Rent Hikes
Vacancy Lease Rent Rider Sufficiently Documented Preferential Rent
MCI Increase Revoked Because Penthouse Roofs Not Replaced
Outstanding "C" Violation Barred MCI Rent Hike for One Apartment Only
Landlord Co-op Can Stop Shareholder Tenants from Using Roof
Co-op Tenant Claims Breach of Fiduciary Duty Based on Bedbug Infestation
Landlord Must Produce Rent History Documents
Court Vacates DOF Decision to Retroactively Recoup DRIE Credits from Landlord
New Landlord Fined Over $720K for Harassing Tenants
