March 1995
Three Violation Notices Issued for Same Problem
Landlord Didn't Wait Too Long to Start Case
Tenant's Husband Arrested with Drugs
Computerized Rent Records Admissible
Tenant Can't Question Landlord Before Trial
Landlord Wants to Discontinue Case
Garage Rents of Other Tenants Irrelevant
Late Payment Caused by Delay in Getting Alimony Check
Tenant Built Deck on Patio
Tenant Can't Raise New Claims on Appeal
Tenant Gets Fees for Fraud Hearing in Overcharge Case
Landlord Waited Too Long to Start Case
Eviction Was Improper
Tenant Occupied Hotel Room for Less Than 30 Days
DHCR Needn't Issue High-Income Decontrol Order
Landlord Gets Attorney's Fees for Nonpayment Case
Landlord Gets Fees in 7-A Proceeding
Rent-Controlled Tenant Gets Fees in Nonprimary Residence Case
Subdivided Units Don't Qualify for High-Rent Deregulation
Guarantee Doesn't Apply to Renewal Lease
Tenant's Sister Can't File
No Eviction Until DHCR Decides If Building Is Horizontal Multiple Dwelling
Deceased Tenant's Son Gets Renewal Lease
Landlord Didn't Send Tenant Initial Registration
Tenants Rent Two Adjoining Apartments
Occupant and Tenant Had Mother-Daughter Relationship
Boiler Caused Excessive Noise and Vibrations
Tenant's Husband Arrested with Drugs
Landlord Can't Collect Rent
Tenant Never Agreed to Settlement Stipulation
Landlord Proved Service of Initial Registration
Petition Didn't Include Information About Rent Demand
Landlord Tried to Replace Refrigerator
Landlord Didn't Prove Improvement Costs
Tenant Moved in Before 1950
Occupant Didn't Prove Father-Son Relationship with Tenant
Landlord Can Include Income Surcharge in Initial Rent
Tenant Had Financial Problems
Illegal Occupant in Apartment
HPD Revoked J-51 Tax Benefits
How to Register Apartment Deregulated After J-51 Benefits End
Tenant Can Challenge Pre-1987 Rent Increase
Landlord Didn't Prove Equipment Delivered to Tenant's Apartment
Responsibility to Repair and Clean Wood Floors
Only One Intercom Found Defective
Tenant Can't Vacate Stipulation
Notice to Cure to Noisy Tenant Was Specific Enough
Tenants Didn't Complain About Intercom
Tenant's Signature on Lease Doesn't Count as Written Consent to Improvements
New Floor Tiles Darker Than Old Ones
Landlord Gets Increase for New Windows and Pointing Work
Proceeding Delayed Pending Tenant's Discrimination Complaint
Tenant Gets Extra Time to Correct Lease Violation
Tenant's Brother Can't Get Apartment
DRA Overlooked $15 Supplementary Allowance
Tenant Bought Co-op in Different Building
Landlord Never Filed Initial Registration
New Hearing Required on J-51 Benefits
Tenant Can't Raise Overcharge Claim
Landlord Proved Good-Faith Intent to Demolish Hotel
Contract Didn't Break Down Cost of Each Item
Improvements Paid For with Fire Insurance Proceeds
Landlord May Be Able to Charge First Rent for Decreasing Apartment Size
Landlord Can't Substitute Annual Registration Form for Initial Registration Form
No Rent Hike for Cost of Repairs
Landlord Entitled to Vacancy Increase When New Co-Tenant Moved In
Landlord Not Responsible for Faulty Water Pump Installation
Seller Misrepresented Facts About Rent
Child Hurt on Unhinged Door
