March 2020
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Tenant's Challenge to MBR Increase Denied by Court
Overcharge Claim Dismissed Based on Prior Court Settlement
Mitchell-Lama Tenant's Granddaughter Can't Get Apartment
Trial Court Improperly Dismissed Tenant's Slip-and-Fall Lawsuit
Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Daughter Concealed Tenant's Vacatur
Fire Alarm System Installation Doesn't Qualify as MCI
Gas Piping for Oil Burner Was Necessary Work Related to MCI
Hallway Flooring and Staircases Qualified as MCIs
Deregulation Order Revoked Based on Lease in Effect on June 14, 2019
Landlord Proved Proper Vacancy Deregulation of Apartment in 2005
Landlord Must Send Long-Term Month-to-Month Tenant 90-Day Termination Notice
No Notice to Cure Needed Before Terminating for Profiteering
Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Daughter Forged Tenant's Name on Renewal Leases
Tenants Paid Lawful Preferential Rent Since Initial 2009 Lease
DHCR Reopens Tenant's Denied Rent Overcharge Claim
Tenant Can't Challenge Rent Set by Lease in Settlement Agreement
Landlord Can't Collect Fuel Cost Adjustment After June 14, 2019
New Landlord Must Pay Triple Damages Even if Prior Landlord Collected Overcharge
Missing DHCR Lease Rider Didn't Preclude Vacancy Deregulation
Undocumented Walls Discounted from IAI Rent Increase
DHCR Can't Consider Tenants' Claim of Substandard Ceiling Height
Overcharge Refund Offset by Rent Nonpayment
DRA Didn't Consider Rent Hikes Leading to Disputed Deregulation
Landlord Needn't Add Parking Space Provision to Tenant's Renewal Lease
Landlord Must Give Tenant Rent-Stabilized Lease Absent Substantial Rehab Ruling
Tenant Is Rent Stabilized Absent Proof That Building Is HMD
Legal Rent After Temporary Exemption Based on Regs at Time Tenant Moved In
Tenant Didn't Sign Building Service Complaint
Occupant Can't Prove Succession Rights
Landlord Can't Challenge Placement on HPD Pilot Program List
Landlord's Acceptance of Rent Checks Formed No Waiver
New 90-Day Termination Notice Requirement Applied to Long-Term Tenant
1985 Lease Entitles Tenant to Attorney's Fees in Eviction Case
Tenant Claims Long-Standing Debris Caused Stairway Slip and Fall
Condo Can Install Roof Protections on Neighboring Landlord's Roof
Broker Was Entitled to 15 Percent Commission from Landlord
Court Revokes NYC Planning Commission's Approval of LES Skyscrapers
New Landlord Who Claims Overcharge Not Willful Must Produce Due Diligence Report
ECB Revokes Violation for Discarded Refrigerator
Landlord Fined for Permitting Food Trash Spillover
Transient Occupancy Without C of O Was Immediately Hazardous Violation
Landlord Fined $6,250 for Adding Illegal Apartment
Crack in Stucco Over Brick Wall Wasn't Immediately Hazardous Violation
Landlord Raised Section 8 Rent When Tenant Refused to Downsize
Landlord Co-op Can Evict Shareholder Tenant for Objectionable Conduct
Supported Housing Program Tenant Can Sue Landlord for Discrimination
Tenant Must Restate Discrimination Claims After Eviction
Landlord Can't Avoid $87,000 Fine for Tenant's Short-Term Rentals
