May 2007
MBR Increase Denied Due to Rent-Impairing Violations
Inspection Showed Apartment Had Been Painted
Useful Life of Two-Ply Roof Is 10 Years
Building Security Guards Didn't Create Dangerous Situation
Law Giving Tenants Right to Buy Assisted Buildings Void
Tenant Didn't Claim Inadequate Security in Notice
City Law Requires Trash Compactor in Landlord's Building
Default Judgment Against Tenant Vacated
Tenant Waived Right to Contest Lapsed Multiple Dwelling Registration
Co-op Tenant's Claim for Attorney's Fees Is Premature
Engineers Not Responsible for Water Damage to Apartment
Claim That Snow and Ice Caused Injury Filed Too Late
Renting Apartment "As Is" Doesn't Waive Right to Required Services
New Trial Needed on Whether Landlord Liable for Elevator Accident
Occupant Wasn't Remaining Family Member of Former NYCHA Tenant
Missing MDR Doesn't Bar Eviction of Month-to-Month Tenant
No Attorney's Fees for Landlord Since No Judgment Entered
Rent Restoration After Fire Doesn't Include Cost of Improvements
Landlord Not Responsible for Tenant's Fall in Elevator
HPD Must Extend Tenant's Section 8 Voucher
Landlord's Father Claims Landlord Gave Him Apartment for Life
No Proof Landlord Knew of Tenant's Plumbing Problem
Visitor Attacked in Public Entrance Vestibule
No Vacancy Increase for Roommate Who Signed Prior Renewal Lease
Court Can Rule Despite Incomplete Hearing Transcript
Notice to Cure Not Required Where Tenant Overcharged Subtenants
Landlord Gets MBR Increases After Proving Enough Violations Were Cleared
Landlord's Nonprofit Arts Group is Illusory Tenant
Tenant Caused Mold and Mildew Condition
Tenants Who Never Got J-51 Riders Remain Rent Stabilized
DHCR Must Recalculate Rent Hike for Rent-Controlled Tenant
Loft Is Rent Stabilized
Landlord's Failure to Register Rent on Time Doesn't Result in Overcharge
Defective Stair Rails Not Minor Condition
Wastewater Charge Based on 159 Percent of Landlord's Water Charge
Rent Reduced from $1,200 to $300 Based on Landlord's Default
Rent-Controlled Tenant's Family Member Is Rent Stabilized
Building Alarm Turned Off at Time of Inspection
Temporary Relocation of Parking Space Wasn't Service Reduction
Rent-Controlled Tenant's Grandson Is Rent Stabilized
Rent-Stabilized Tenant Overcharged Series of Roommates
Landlord Replaced Lobby Security Camera
Landlord Gets Maximum Rent Hike for Rent-Controlled Tenant
Agreement to Exempt Apartment from High-Rent Deregulation Is Void
Occupant Claiming Pass-On Rights Had No Proof of Primary Residence
MBR Increase Denied Based on DHCR Inspection
Removal of Sixth Building Exit Is De Minimis Condition
Amount of MCI Rent Hike Based on Total Room Count
Four-Year Rule Doesn't Apply
New Water and Sewer Lines Don't Qualify as MCI
Termination Notice Didn't Name Complaining Tenants
Landlord Cooperative Can Evict Shareholder for Objectionable Conduct
Tenant Kept Rotting Food in Apartment
No Prior Notice to Landlord Needed for Emergency Service Complaint
Landlord's Proof of Apartment Improvements Was Inconsistent
Building Rewiring Qualified as MCI
Useful Life of Old Boiler Hadn't Expired
Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Son Has Pass-On Rights
DHCR Rules Tenant Is Rent Stabilized, Doubles Rent
Landlord Provided Sufficiently Cold Water
Family Member Not Listed on Tenant's Income Affidavits Can't Get Apartment
Landlord Can't Seek MCI Rent Hike Until Rents Restored
Landlord Can Collect Air Conditioner Surcharge from Rent-Controlled Tenant
Money Judgment Wrongly Issued Against Corporate Tenant's President
Drug Use Eviction Proceeding Doesn't Require Dismissal of Prior Nonpayment Proceeding
Appointment of 7-A Administrator Not Listed in Title Report
New Landlord Responsible for Willful Rent Overcharge
Tenant Excused From Minor Default on Payment Agreement
Tenant's Challenge to Landlord's Fuel Cost Report Untimely
Tenant's Brother Can't Get Mitchell-Lama Apartment
