June 2017
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Landlord Proved Rent-Controlled Tenant Primarily Resided in Wisconsin
No Fraud Found in Improper Deregulation of Apartment in J-51 Building
Buyouts of Prior Loft Tenants Permanently Excluded Units from Rent Regulation
No Fraud Where Landlord Improperly Deregulated Apartment in J-51 Building
No Fraud Found in Landlord's Setting of Pre-Base Date Rent
Landlord's Proof of Defaulting Tenant's Nonmilitary Status Insufficient
Tenant's Brother Can't Get Mitchell-Lama Apartment
Commercial Tenant's Residential Use Made Building Rent Stabilized
Landlord Can Evict Tenant for Short-Term Sublet Profiteering
Landlord Not Responsible for Tenant's Fall Down Staircase
Tenant's Son Wasn't Listed for Two Years on Income Affidavits
Tenant Was Arrested for Drug Sale Four Blocks from Building
Insufficient Proof That Tenants Withdrew DHCR Complaint
Tenant's Limited Failure to Provide Access for Extermination Didn't Create Nuisance
Rent-Controlled Tenant Not Subject to Deregulation After J-51 Benefits End
Luxury Deregulation Case Reopened to Revoke Deregulation
MCI Increase Granted Since "C" Violations Cured
15-Year Useful Life of Prior Air Conditioning System Hadn't Expired
Partial Concrete Resurfacing Didn't Qualify as MCI
Landlord Fined for Electrical Room and Sprinkler System Violations
Landlord Gets Aggravated Penalties for Pattern of Unreasonable Delays
Landlord Responsible for Tenant's Illegal Conversion of One-Family Dwelling
Landlord Made Reasonable Efforts to Keep Area Clean
Tenant Who Threatened Other Tenants Can Be Evicted
Landlord Must Refund Second Month's Security Deposit
Building Was Substantially Rehabilitated Before Tenant Moved In
Landlord Properly Increased Rent-Stabilized Tenant's A/C Surcharge
Triple Damages Charged for Overcharge Based on Rent Reduction Order
Landlord Not Required to Seek Lowest Cost for IAIs
Fuel Cost Adjustment Suspended Based on Incomplete 2016 Filing
DHCR Properly Ordered Inspection to Confirm Whether IAIs Were Done
DHCR Improperly Ordered Rent Reduction for Exempt Building
Building with Five Apartments Was Exempt from Rent Stabilization
Common Law Husband Gets Rent-Controlled Apartment
New Landlord Responsible for Violation Caused by Prior Owner
Nontraditional Family Member Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Tenant in Building that Once Had More Than Six Apartments Was Rent Stabilized
NYCHA Can't Deny Tenant Subsidy Without Confirming Her Immigrant Status
Landlords' Challenge to Creation of DHCR Tenant Protection Unit Denied
Landlords' Challenge to 2014 Rent Stabilization Code Amendments Concerning Four-Year Rule Denied
Rent Abatement Started When HPD Inspection Report Confirmed Conditions
Notices Reasonably Advised Tenant of Landlord's Claim
Nonprofit Tenant Using Apartment to House Program Participants Was Rent Stabilized
Landlord Didn't Confirm Whether Tenant Still Kept Dogs
No Fraud Found in Case Where There Was No Overcharge
Tenant's Niece Can't Get Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Landlord Can't Amend Rent Registration
DHCR Finding of Substantial Rehab Exemption Is Retroactive
Overcharge Resulting from Improper Deregulation Results in Triple Damages
Landlord Must Contact DOF to Determine How to Refund SCRIE Tenant
Landlord Modified Intercom System Without Seeking DHCR Approval
Painting and Sheetrock Excluded from Approved IAI Costs
Was Landlord Responsible for Tenant's Slip and Fall?
Termination Notice Sufficiently Described Grounds for Eviction Case
Court Vacates Settlement Agreement Based on Potential Rent Overcharge
Tenant Disputes Landlord's Clutter Claims and Case Dismissed
Eviction Case Based on Drug Activity Dismissed
Tenant Can Sue in Housing Court to Evict Roommate
Claimed Chronic Nonpayment of Rent Didn't Amount to a Nuisance
