March 2015
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Tenant Gets Attorney's Fees Under RPL Section 234
Tenant Used Apartment for Short-Term Rentals
Court Must Retry Claim That Renewal Lease Rent Was Too High
Tenant's PAR Properly Dismissed as Untimely
Super Subject to Rent Stabilization After Employment Ended
Traverse Hearing Needed to Show Whether Tenant Defaulted
Landlord Didn't Prove Breach of Probationary Stipulation
Tenant Gets 15-20 Percent Rent Abatement for Roof Leaks
Four-Year Rule Didn't Apply Due to Landlord's Fraud
Court Finds Tenant Lives Elsewhere with Her Husband
Occupant Can't Stop Eviction Proceeding in Federal Court
Eleventh Amendment Bars Tenant's Federal Lawsuit Against Judges
Landlord Restored Building Facade
No Overcharge Determined in Proceeding to Decide Rent Regulatory Status
Landlord Wasn't Ready to Replace Tiles at Access Inspection
Parking Provided by Landlord Was Required Service
Landlord Failed to Send Refund to Tenant
Tenant Gave Up Apartment After Fire
Landlord Proved Prior Vacancy Increases Were Valid
Landlord Didn't Discriminate Against HUD Tenant Who Sought Larger Apartment
Property Manager Jailed for Embezzlement
Tenant Rented Second Apartment for His Adult Children
Tenant Awarded $900,000 for Child's Lead Paint Exposure
Did Faulty Entry Door Locks Cause Attack in Building?
Deregulated Tenant's Divorce Didn't Lower His Household Income
Landlord Waived Right to Collect Minimum Increase Under RGBO 40
Rent Reduction Doesn't Apply to Vacancy Lease Tenant
J-51 Doesn't Prevent High-Rent/High-Income Deregulation in Co-op Building
Leases Submitted by Receiver Found Fraudulent by DHCR
No Deregulation Where Income Below $200,000
Husband Can't Seek Succession Rights Until Current Renewal Lease Expires
Landlord Proved Cost of Individual Apartment Improvements
DHCR Incorrectly Notified Landlord That Building Wasn't Rent Stabilized
No Triple Damages Where Landlord Made Full Refund
DHCR Deems Renewal Lease
Landlord Must Send Tenant Rent Stabilization Lease Rider
No Triple Damages for Overcharge Based on Prior Rent Reduction Order
Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Son Gets Apartment
Apartment Subject to Deregulation After J-51 Benefits Expired
Google Map Photos Showed Violation Didn't Exist Before Landlord Bought Building
Landlord Fined for Uncovered Trash Cans
Landlord Didn't Complete Correction of Illegal Apartment Violation
Violation Notice Properly Delivered to Landlord at Known Address
Landlord Responsible for Unsanitary Conditions Caused by Tenant
Piecemeal Facade Work Didn't Qualify as MCI
Filing Fees and Administrative Work Excluded from MCI Costs
Tenant's Grandson Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Preferential Rent Renewal Not Limited by Guidelines Increases
Triple Damages Applied to Willful Rent Overcharge
No Proof of Fraud by Landlord
Landlord Can Send Renewal Lease by Hand Delivery
Landlord's DOB Estimate Didn't Limit Collectible IAI Costs
Landlord Mistakenly Deregulated Apartment in J-51 Building
Landlord Entitled to Higher Renewal Increase Under RGBO 41
Renewal Lease Order Didn't Freeze Tenant's Rent
Son Can't Seek Succession Rights While Tenant Still in Apartment
Landlord Can't Submit Proof of Tenant's Occupancy for First Time with PAR
Lease Guarantor Not Responsible for Damage to Apartment
Super Resumed Rent-Stabilized Status When Employment Ended
