March 2007
Home Health Aide Can't Get Apartment
Tenant Didn't Send Letter to Landlord Before Filing Complaint
Tenant Must Produce Documents During Pretrial Questioning
Water in Apartment Was Cold Enough
Subtenant Injured by Fall from Ladder to Sleeping Loft
Tenant Group Gets Attorney's Fees from NYCHA
Landlord Waited Too Long to Collect Air-Conditioner Surcharge
Landlord Not Responsible for Puddle of Water in Lobby
Rent Demand Signed by Landlord's Attorney
Landlord Gets Attorney's Fees for Tenant's Breach of Settlement Agreement
Landlord Made Oral Rent Demand
Lease Agreement to Take Apartment `As Is' Not Binding
Landlord Gets Attorney's Fees
Notice of Tenants' Complaint Not Properly Delivered to Landlord
Apartment Infested with Mice, Roaches
Tenant Slipped and Fell on Trash in Stairwell
Tenant Must Let DHCR Decide Issue Before Suing Landlord
Landlord Didn't Replace Entire Roof
Tenant Entitled to Vacancy Lease After Landlord Accepts Rent
Landlord Fined for Fuel Oil Leak in Boiler Room
Tenant Restored to Possession Pending Appeal
Employee of Landlord's Managing Agent Authorized to Sign Application
Tenant Gets Permanent Rent Concession
Inspector Not Required at Hearing
Tenant's Motion to Dismiss Case Was Timely
Tenant's Sister Can Join in Case Against Landlord Ownership
Defective Stairwell Railings Not Minor Condition
Landlord's Nonrenewal Notice Specific Enough
Prior Agreement Bars Landlord from Second Claim for Back Rent
Tenant Dumped Body Waste, Garbage in Community Bathroom
Illegal Occupancy Violation Dismissed
DHCR Need Not Send Inspection Report to Landlord
Landlord Not Responsible for Tenant's Fall at Open Construction Area
Contradictory HPD Reports on Whether Apartment Contained Lead Paint
Prior Settlement Agreement, Falsely Stating Building Substantially Rehabilitated, Not Binding
Landlord Illegally Altered Two-Family House to SRO
Landlord Didn't Prove Apartment Deregulated
Landlord Can Seek High-Rent Deregulation of Corporate Tenant
Landlord's Demolition Work Caused Hazardous Condition in Tenant's Apartment
Court's Permission Not Needed for Trial Subpoenas
Tenant Proves Rent-Control Status
DHCR Need Not Address 1/40th Rent Increase Question
ETPA Coverage Ends in Long Beach for Buildings with 100 Units
Occupant Didn't Prove Nontraditional Family Relationship
No Rent Abatement for Tenant Who Denied Access for Repairs
Landlord Performed Facade Work Without Permit
Tenant Rented Another Manhattan Apartment
No Additional Rent Reduction for Calculation Error
Payment of Back Rent After Judgment Issued Doesn't Reinstate Tenancy
Parking Spaces Provided While Garage Under Repair
Tenant Evicted for Drug Activity in Apartment
Retroactive MBR Increase Doesn't Result in High-Rent Deregulation
Tenant Amended Tax Return Before High-Rent Deregulation Application Filed
Building Extension Added by Prior Landlord
Landlord Can't Sue Tenant for Back Rent Claimed in Prior Action
Landlord Painted Apartment
Trash Left Out on Noncollection Day
Five Days for Mailing Must Be Added to 10-Day Cure Notice
Tenants Submitted False Tax Returns in High-Rent Deregulation Proceeding
Tenants Didn't Live in Units During MDL Window Period
Fire Damage Repaired
No Excuse for Tenant's Default on Agreement to Pay Back Rent
Tenant's Overcharge Complaint Was General, Not Specific
No DHCR Approval Required for Landlord Seeking Entire Building
Tenant's Chronic Nonpayment Excused
Landlord of Boarding House for Disabled Veterans Put Tenants at Risk
Landlord Fined for Installing Sign Without Permit
Tenants' Daughter Gets Rent-Controlled Apartment
