July 2022
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Tenants Claim Landlord Didn't Comply with DOB Requirements for MCI Work
Tenant Who Didn't Appeal MCI Rent Increase Order Can't Object to Its Modification
Landlord Can't Collect MCI Rent Hike from Tenant During Vacancy Lease Term
Pre-1974 Building That Now Contains Six Apartments Is Rent Stabilized
Landlord Can't Amend 2019 Rent Registration
DHCR Proceeding to Determine Regulatory Status Incorrectly Considered Rent Overcharge
Landlord Can Change Laundry Room Service, with Rent Reduction
Landlord Must Give Improperly Deregulated Tenant a Rent-Stabilized Lease
Landlord Claims Building Was Substantially Rehabilitated
Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Son Gets Apartment
Newly Created Apartment Was Exempt from Rent Stabilization
Landlord Not Required to Add Tenant's Domestic Partner to Renewal Lease
Collectible Rent Frozen Due to Failure to Register Apartment
DHCR Specifies Valid Grounds for a Lease Violation Complaint
Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Daughter Proved Succession Rights
Tenant's HUD-Regulated Apartment Wasn't Subject to Rent Stabilization
Total Rent Overcharge with Triple Damages Was $311,534
No Overcharge or Rent Fraud Where Landlord Reregistered Apartment
Rent Administrator Miscalculated Overcharge Refund Due to Tenant
Rent-Stabilized Tenant Who Overcharged Subtenant Must Pay Triple Damages
DRP-223 Amends Procedure for Obtaining Default Judgments in Housing Court
Court Administrative Order 158/22 Modifies Procedures in Eviction Proceedings
Landlord's Former Employee Claims Lease Continues Despite Employment Termination
HPD Gets $706K in Civil Penalties for Landlord's Failure to Correct Violations
Court Finds No Illegal Sublet Where Occupant Is Family Member
Tenants Can Subpoena DHCR Rent Registration Records
Occupant's Estate Sues Landlord and Its Security for Wrongful Death After Shooting
Hearing Needed to Determine Penalties on Hot Water Violations
Unauthorized Subtenant Who Filed ERAP Application Gets Stay of Eviction Proceeding
Loft Board Grants Tenant Protected Occupancy Status in Primary Residence Dispute
Provisional Approval of ERAP Application Vacates Stay of Eviction Proceeding
Court Won't Delay Eviction Case Against Unregulated Tenant Based on Pending HP Proceeding
Court Won't Vacate ERAP Stay Despite OTDA Statement That Section 8 Tenant Can't Get Funds
ERAP Stay Vacated by Court Where Occupant Was Former Super Who Never Paid Rent
Co-op Waived Monetary Penalties Against Shareholder Tenant Who Violated No-Pet Policy
DHCR Denies Undue Delay in Deciding Deregulation Application
No Illusory Tenancies Found in Transitional Housing Program
Tenants Can Proceed with Overcharge Case in a Class Action
Landlord Must Refund Additional Rent Paid by Tenant Under Casado Decision
Landlord Proved Apartment Was Lawfully Deregulated
Landlord Fined $700 for Failure to Install Backflow Prevention Device
Landlord Fined $1,250 for Hazardous Elevator Violation
Landlord Fined $25 for Disposing of Recyclables in Cardboard Boxes
Rent Overcharge Finding Unchanged 15 Years After Tenants Filed Complaint
Overcharge Must Be Calculated from Rent Reduction Order's Effective Date
Landlord Fined $90,000 in Per Diem Penalties for Adding Two Illegal Apartments
Landlord Fined $10,000 for Advertising Short-Term Rentals for Boarders
Acceptance of ERAP Funds in Licensee Holdover Doesn't Dismiss the Case
Court Finds Albany's Good Cause Eviction Law to Be Invalid
Landlord Fined $3,600 for Failure to Conduct Sprinkler Flow Tests
