June 2008
Tenant-Owned Co-op Building Not Subject to Rent Stabilization
Tenant's Age and Limited Income No Bar to Rent Hike
NYC Ban on Children in SROs May Be Discriminatory
Unsafe Conditions in Boiler Room
Process Server Made Sufficient Attempt to Deliver Papers
Cure Period Delayed While Tenant Challenges Landlord's Claim
Landlord May Have Duty to Monitor Elevator Camera
No Proof Landlord Completed Repairs
Tenant Gets Attorney's Fees Where Landlord Delayed Case
Landlord Stopped Paying for Tenant's Heat
Landlord Can Evict Verbally Abusive Tenant with Menacing Dogs
Tenant-Shareholder Can Challenge Actions of Co-op Board
Daughters Get Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Contractor May Be Responsible for Faulty Demolition Work
Landlord Restored Elevator Service
Tenant Gets $11,300 in Attorneys' Fees
Landlord Can Convert from Master Metering to Direct
Landlord Waited Too Long to Collect Surcharge
Graffiti Is Minor Condition
Rent Reduced to $1 for Unsafe Apartment
New Landlord Responsible for Prior Landlord's Construction
Lease Didn't Contain Notice of Pending MCI Application
Fire Exit Was Blocked, Fire Escape Was Rusted
Exterior Renovation Work Didn't Qualify
Minor Error in Landlord Name Doesn't Void Violation Notice
MCI Rent Hike Upheld, But Architect Fee Reduced
Landlord Can't Convert Mitchell-Lama Complex
DOB Records Don't Prove Illegal Building Alteration
Landlord Can Discontinue Preferential Rent
Landlord Must Pay Interest on Rent Overcharge Award
Four-Year Limit Applies to Overcharge Claim for Parking Space
Leak Damage Not Minor
Insufficient Proof Landlord Owned Building Where Child Injured
Tenant Wasn't Forced to Leave Apartment
NYCHA Employee Dismissed for Violence in the Workplace
Elevator Removed Without Permit
HPD Never Issued MBR Order of Eligibility
Water Pressure System Doesn't Qualify as MCI
Commercial Tenants Might Be Subject to Rent Stabilization
Lack of Intercom for Five Years No Bar to MCI Rent Hike
Court Disallows Claimed Costs, Imposes Triple Damages
Landlord Waived 'No-Pets' Clause
No Rent Increase for Claimed Additional Occupant
Landlord Must Refund $124,000 to Tenant
No Vacancy Rent Increase for First Successor Tenant
Son Lived with Tenant Despite Custody Agreement
Contractor Didn't Cause Collapse of Penthouse
Landlord Didn't Prove 'Deemed' Renewal Lease
Rent Not Restored Due to Recurring Leak
HUD Regulation on 'No Cause' Evictions Is Unconstitutional
Landlord Not Responsible for Apartment Fire
Skylight Replacement Related to Roof Work Qualifies as MCI
Illegal Basement Apartment Is Rent Stabilized
Landlord Who Transferred Ownership to LLC Still Responsible for Violations
Landlord Must Refund $73,000 to Tenant
Landlord Can't Use Prior Records to Prove Base Date Rent
DHCR Can Reconsider Prior Approval of Demolition Application
Hole in Wall Behind Stove Caused Pilot Flame to Flicker
Renewal Lease Claim Settled by Prior Court Stipulation
MBR Mistakenly Included Electricity
Landlord Can Collect Air Conditioner Surcharge
Tenant Who Filed for Bankruptcy in Pennsylvania Is Nonprimary Resident
Insufficient Proof of Prior Owner Occupancy
Challenge to Vacancy Deregulation Not Subject to Four-Year Limit
Tenant Illegally Locked Out of Apartment
Landlord Not Excused for 10-Year Delay in Filing
DHCR Has No Authority to Forgive Back Rent Owed by Tenant
Co-op's Refusal of Guarantor May Violate Law
Landlord Eliminated Courtyard
Tenant's Rent Frozen Because No Renewal Leases Given
No MCI Rent Hike for Sales Tax or Clerical Expenses
