June 2011
Landlord Improperly Terminated Section 8 Tenancy
Tenant Didn't Prove Property Damage from Bedbugs
Landlord Improperly Terminated Tenancy
Rent Demand Was Defective
MCI Rent Hike Granted for Elevator Upgrade
Landlord Fined Daily Penalties for Untimely Correction
Loft Previously Reclassified as Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Tenant Claims Landlord's Rent Demand Is Stale
Woman Can Claim Assault and Battery Against Landlord
Tenant Can't Challenge Base Date Rent
Landlord Didn't Wait Too Long to Seek Payment of MCI Rent Hikes
No Active Leaks After Roof Work Performed
Tenant Claims Security Deposit Improperly Commingled
Insufficient Proof of Drug Trafficking in Apartment
No Rent Abatement for Tenant Who Didn't Provide Access
Landlord Not Responsible for Trip and Fall from Elevator
Landlord Can Divide Rent-Controlled Apartment
Landlord Must Replace Electric, Water, and Waste Systems
Additional Items Were Unrelated to Front Door Installation
Landlord Acquired Building in Foreclosure Sale
Landlord Didn't Maintain Exterior Wall
DTF Unable to Verify Tenant's Tax Records
Tenant Refused to Sign Renewal Lease
Landlord Didn't Sufficiently Restore Playground
Tenants' Right to Meet Subject to Conditions
Son Can't Get Rent-Controlled Apartment
Landlord Sought Information from Tenant's Doctors
Landlord Seeks Contract Rent After Tenant's Subsidy Terminated
No Attorney's Fees for Tenant
Landlord Properly Maintained Lights on Sidewalk Shed
Buildings That Got J-51 Benefits by Mistake Not Subject to Stabilization
No MCI Rent Hike for Partial Courtyard Replacement
MCI Application Was Filed on Time
Tenant Claims Disability in Owner-Occupancy Case
MCI Rent Hike Granted for Waste Compactor
No Proof of Defective Staircase
Tenant Excused from Default in Payment
No Triple Damages Where Apartment Improvements Undisputed
No Attorney's Fees for Tenant in Dismissed Case
Elevator Inoperative on DHCR Inspection Date
Landlord Needs Permission to File Eviction Case After Receiver Appointed
Applicant Ineligible for Mitchell-Lama Housing
Tenant Can't Delay Eviction After Bankruptcy Filing
Landlord Not Responsible for Tenant's Fall in Bathtub
Landlord Accepted Rent After Settlement Period Ended
Apartment Exempt from Rent Stabilization
No Proof of Fraud in Connection with Base Date Rent
Landlord Can't Avoid Rent Stabilization by Rescinding J-51 Participation
Landlord Co-op Corporation Can Terminate Proprietary Lease
Permanent Rent Reduction for Removal of Fence
Landlord Reduced Service Entrance Staff Hours
Landlord Waited Too Long to Sue for Late Fees
Landlord Held in Contempt for Failing to Cure Violations
SRO Building Illegally Converted to Transient Occupancy
Landlord Made Reasonable Efforts to Keep Sidewalk Clean
HPD Improperly Terminated Section 8 Subsidy
Landlord Can't Evict Spouse Pending Will Contest
Eviction Case Dismissed for Failure to Name Occupant
Landlord Sues City for Demolishing Building
Drugs and Gun Found in Apartment
Tenants Claim Mail Delivery Not Provided
