May 2000
Tenant Can't Get Second Apartment
Landlord Must Remove Security Gate Cited in HPD Violation
Court Upholds Law Limiting MBR Increase
Rent of Apartment in Neighboring Building Used as Comparable
Tenant Offered Rent Due One Day Late
Insufficient Proof of Registration
Former Apartment Occupier Can't Maintain Case
Filing and Permit Fees Not Included
Tenant Uses Combined Units as Primary Residence
No Notice to Landlord that Leak Recurred
Tenant Switched to Larger Apartment in Co-op Building
Guest Claims Attackers Entered Through Unlocked Front Door
Tenant Gets Fees After Settling Nonpayment Case
No Increase for Sheetrock
Award to Tenant Reduced
Landlord Didn't Pay Penalty on Time
Subtenant Must Pay Use and Occupancy
Tenant Gets Fees for Habitability Claim
Litter Embedded in Sidewalk
Landlord Removed Illegal Third Unit
Violation Notice Delivered by ‘Nail and Mail' to Vacant Building
Noisy Tenant
Incomplete ZIP Code in Violation Notice
Landlord Didn't Accept Occupant as Tenant
No Fees to Tenant
Landlord Can't Demolish Garage
New Granite Tile Lobby Floor Doesn't Qualify
Lease Canceled Based on Eviction Warrant in Prior Case
Landlord Used Wrong First Name on Court Papers
Tenant's Brother Didn't Get Approval to Move into Public Housing Apartment
Building-Wide Rent Cut Upheld
Work Took over Two Years to Complete
Nonrenewal Notice Signed by Managing Agent
Two-Day Delay in Submitting Answer to Deregulation Application
Partitions Erected by Prior Landlord
Four-Year Rule Applied to Long-Pending Case
DHCR Accepts DOB Form Submitted with PAR
Checks Aren't Contemporaneous with Invoice
Paperwork Completed by Second Contractor
Windows Installed in Piecemeal Fashion
Landlord Can't Amend Affidavit of Service
Apartment Owner-Occupied on Base Date
Landlord Didn't Wait Too Long to Start Case
Termination Notice Required to Evict Month-to-Month Tenant
Landlord Can't Rent Apartment as Nonprimary Residence
Landlord Didn't Refund Overcharge Amount in Time to Avoid Triple Damages
Trial Required on Claim Against Section 8 Tenant
Tenant's Son Convicted of Subway Fare Evasion
Loft Building Covered
Tenant Restored to Possession
Apartment Remains Covered After Tax Abatement Ends
No Triple Damages for Collecting Disallowed Improvement Increase
Building Converted to Create More Apartments
Tenant Given Rent Credit
Tenant Abandoned Apartment
Landlord Not Entitled to Inspection Report
Tenant Can't Vacate Settlement Agreement
Tenant Can Move Back into Apartment
Landlord Submitted Date-Stamped Copy of Form
Tenants Not Offered Two-Year Lease Options
Landlord Can't Charge First Rent After Sealing Off Room
Inadequate Heat for Two Months
Landlord Gave Up Right to Collect Low Rent Supplement
Tenant's Claim Not Barred by Four-Year Rule
Building Covered Under Loft Law
Cost of Interior Apartment Door Replacement Included
Tenant's Son Claims Pass-On Rights One and a Half Years After Case Started
Landlord Can Collect Surcharge for Two Air Conditioners Installed Before 1985
Tenant's Roommate Not Entitled to Renewal Lease
Tenant Can't Vacate Settlement Agreement
Jury Waiver Clause Unenforceable
