June 2001
Subtenant Becomes Tenant
Prior Landlord Never Filed for MBR Increases
Building Covered After Federal Regulation Ended
Lower Court Misapplied Four-Year Rule
Tenant Didn't Apply for Pass-on Rights on TIme
Tenant Bound by Prior Agreement
Landlord Gets Back Rent Owed
Apartments Covered
Landlord Deemed to Have Corrected Violations
Subtenant Bound by Jury Waiver Clause
Tenant Replaced Defective Kitchen Cabinets and Sink
Landlord Gets Fees for Nonprimary Residence Case
Building Not Substantially Rehabilitated
Four-Year Rule Doesn't Apply to Unregistered Apartment
Prior DHCR Order Didn't Decide Primary Residence Issue
Landlord Returned Uncashed Check
Tenant's Claim for Fees Premature
Fumes from Vacated Dry Cleaning Store
Tenant Slipped and Fell on Stairway
Landlord Tried to Get Access for Repairs
Tenant Wasn't Entitled to Future Damages
Landlord Can Collect Rent Increase from Second Successive Pass-on Tenant
Landlord Not Liable for Elevator Accident
Damages for Slip and Fall Excessive
DHCR Needn't Verify Tenant's Income Each Year
Landlord Proved Work Was Done
No Lease Created
Alleged Subtenant Was Roommate
Chimney Partially Replaced
Landlord Didn't Wait Too Long to Start Case
Loft Unit Covered
Tenant Didn't Abandon Claim
Incorrect Rent in Renewal Lease Offer
Landlord Unreasonably Denied Tenant's Sublet Request
Tenant Didn't Waive Right to Pursue Overcharge Claim
New, Enclosed Mezzanine Room Created
Landlord Restored Community Room Use Before Inspection
Apartment Registered as Permanently Exempt
Apartment Vacant on Base Date
Tenant Can Vacate Default
Landlord Bound by Prior Agreement
Apartment Occupied by Former Landlord Not Covered
Landlord Must Offer Renewal Lease Based on Preferential Rent
Landlord Can't Raise New Issue on Appeal
Nonpayment Case Converted Into Eviction Case
Estimate Doesn't Prove Cost of Improvements
Landlord Entitled to More Time to Prove Building Registration Filed
Invoice Dated Six Months After Work Done
Order Annulled Based on DHCR Delay
Kitchen Ceiling Fell During Rainstorm
Preferential Rent Limited to Tenant's First Lease
Tenant Can't Delay Warrant
Tenant Bound by Prior Agreement
Landlord Bound by First Renewal Lease Offered
New Trial Required on Whether Hotel Unit Is Covered
No Sanctions Against Tenant's Attorney
Tenant's Initial Lease Was for Five Months
Landlord Claims Tenant Didn't Give Enough Notice Before Vacating
Landlord Liable for Wrongful Eviction
Agent Can't Sign Termination Notice
Dented Door Is Minor Condition
Apartment Remains Covered After J-51 Benefits Expired
Windows Defectively Installed
Chairs, Table, and Plants on Roof
New Concrete Subflooring
Petition Not Defective
Landlord Can Charge First Rent for Combining Two Apartments
Increase Denied Because of Lead Paint Violations
