May 2008
Rent Reduced Due to Fire Department Vacate Order
Violations Barred Collecting Use and Occupancy at Rental Rate
Smoke from Fireplace Contaminates Air
Landlord Added Illegal Rec Room to Basement
Whether Landlord Owned Building Was Irrelevant
Landlord Can Conduct Limited Pretrial Questioning
Tenant Illegally Altered Apartment
Does Refusing Section 8 Voucher Discriminate Against Disabled Tenant?
Landlord Can Discontinue Preferential Rent
Tenant Slips on Banana Peel
Landlord Didn't Maintain Camera Monitoring System
High-Rent Apartment Already Deregulated
Tenant Didn't Appeal Luxury Deregulation Order
Landlord Should Have Notified NYCHA Before Suing Tenant
Holder of Unsold Shares Needs Board Approval to Sublet
Landlord Not Responsible for Damage Caused by Tenant's Neighbor
Landlord Gets Attorney's Fees in Nonpayment Case
No Attorney's Fees for Section 8 Tenant
Landlord Must Re-Install Terrace Awnings
Bedbugs in Hotel Room Not Dangerous Condition
Tenant Assaulted in Apartment
Landlord Made Reasonable Efforts to Keep Sidewalk Clean
Neighbor Admitted Placing Boxes in Front of Landlord's Building
No Notice Needed Before Acceleration of Eviction Warrant
Tenant Refused to Clean Filthy Apartment
Landlord Waived Right to Evict for Keeping Dog
Tenant's Income Below Deregulation Threshold
New Landlords Can't Convert SRO for Owner Occupancy
Tenant's Son Can't Get Public Housing Apartment
Tenant Gets Renewal Lease at Preferential Rent
Tenant Can Continue Preferential Rent
Violation Notice Not Properly Delivered
Daughter Can't Get Apartment
Rent-Controlled Tenant Had Six Air Conditioners
Landlord Gave Tenant Replacement Mailbox Key
Tenants Without Elevator Service for Over a Year
Tenant Abused by Assigned Roommate
No 1/40th Rent Hike for Poor Quality Work
Rent-Controlled Tenant's Wife Has Pass-on Rights
Tenant Repeatedly Violated Rent Agreement
Homeowner Didn't Violate Town Code Barring Rooming Houses
Landlord Can't Refuse Tenant's Section 8 Subsidy
Landlord Didn't Send Court Papers to Tenant in Jail
Rent Restored When Lobby Service Modification Approved
Nonpayment Proceeding Didn't Bar Holdover Proceeding
Landlords Must Refund $210,000 to Tenant
Plumbing Work Done Without Permit
Preferential Rent Continues Under Lease Agreement
Landlord Couldn't Cure Violation in Ground Zero Frozen Zone
Letter from Community Organization Was Prior Notice
Tenant Primarily Resided in Portugal
Cause of Fire Damage to Tenant's Apartment Undetermined
Bankruptcy Court Lets Tenant's Eviction Proceed
Landlord Converted Heating System Without DHCR Approval
No Illegal Addition of Dwelling Unit Found
Landlord Didn't Offer Proper Renewal
Rent Restored When Tenant Moved Back into Apartment
House Illegally Converted to Two-Family Dwelling
Building-Wide Services Not Addressed in Tenant's Complaint
Tenant's Complaint Not Filed on Time
Tenant Remains Rent Stabilized After Tax Benefits End
Apartment Not Painted for Over 20 Years
Reduced Janitor Service, Other Conditions Not Minor
Tenant Can't Reopen Case After Five Defaults
DOB Properly Issued Two Violations
Reduction in Lobby Attendant Hours Not Minor
