May 1997
Tenant's Son Defaced Property
Repairs Didn't Make Apartment Unusable
Prior Rent Exempt Despite Zoning Law Violation
DRA Didn't Include Fuel Cost Adjustment
Apartment Previously Occupied by Super
Tenant Gets Fees for Discrimination Claim
Tenant Didn't Show How Intruder Entered Building
Landlord Didn't Prove Prior Tenant Paid Preferential Rent
Landlord Can Collect Rent for Parking Space
Tenant Wants Inspection on Rainy Day
Landlord Didn't Give Up Right to Seek Tenant's Eviction
Tenant Shot Through Open Bedroom Window
Debris Left by Tenant Who Moved Out
Waste Water Line Installation Doesn't Qualify
Dirty Garage Floor
Landlord Didn't Discontinue Fuel Cost Surcharge
Landlord Claims Cats Tore Open Garbage Bags
Landlord Made Reasonable Efforts to Clean
Hotel Units Advertised As Apartments
Landlord Didn't Wait Too Long to Seek Back Rent from Tenant
Loft Building Becomes Subject to Rent Stabilization
DHCR Should Consider Affidavit Submitted on Appeal
Landlord Established Decontrol Date
Abatements Awarded for Toilet and Sink Backup
Hearing Required on Excluding Evidence in Drug Eviction Case
Second Violation Issued Six Days After First
Income of Tenant's Husband Not Counted
Rent Demand Didn't Include Credit
Trial Required on Whether Vacancy Occurred
Landlord Didn't Correct Violations After Vacate Order
Freight Elevator Not Required
Termination Notice in Chronic Nonpayment Case Not Defective
New Evidence Allowed on Appeal
Tenant's Complaint Filed Too Late
Insufficient Proof of Improvements
Tenant Didn't File Challenge on Time
Landlord Can Get Rent Increase for Adding Tenant's Brother to Lease
Tenant Didn't Wait Too Long to Claim Illegal Eviction
Rent-Impairing Violation in Boiler Room
Landlord Can Increase Deposit When Rent Increased
Landlord Bought New Stove
Tenant Can't File
Defective Replacement Refrigerator
Tenant Not Entitled to 100% Rent Abatement
Landlord Discriminated Against Tenant with Children
Landlord Can Evict Super
Eviction Delayed While DHCR Decides Coverage Issue
Landlord Didn't Prove ICF Form Sent on Time
Tenant's Son Gets Section 8 Apartment
Petition Missing Ownership Date
Landlord Must Restore Tenant to Occupancy After Fire
Landlord Proved Cost of Bathroom Renovations
Lack of Registration Precludes Deregulation
Notice to Cure and Termination Notice Contradict Each Other
No Increase for Garage Roof
Nonrenewal Notice Not Required
No Vacancy Decontrol
Tenant Must Pay Use and Occupancy While Appeal Pending
Jury Waiver Clause Applies to Primary Residence Claim
No Penalty for Late Return of Signed Renewal Lease
Landlord Had Valid Reason for Not Approving Application
Lease Contained Option to Renew
Landlord Not Maintaining Services
Tenant Installed New Stove
Tenant Uses Shelter Island House on Weekends and During Summer
Dirty Incinerator Rooms
Tenant's Appeal Not Filed on Time
Income of Other Occupants Considered
Occupant Didn't Have Enough Proof of Family-Type Relationship with Tenant
J-51 Tax Benefits Properly Denied
Landlord Wasn't Notified of Specific Problems
Tenant Can't Vacate Stipulation
