May 2009
No Environmental Impact Statement Needed
Claimed Defects in Repiping Don't Bar MCI Rent Hike
Landlord's Nonrenewal Notice Didn't State Sufficient Facts
Landlord Altered Elevator Service Without DHCR Permission
Prior Settlement Agreement Set Legal Rent, Not Preferential
Was Tenant's Roommate a Family Member?
Tenant Didn't Prove Intercom Defect
HPD Must Pay Relocation Costs for Tenants
Tenant Cured Illegal Apartment Alterations
Eviction Proceeding Dismissed for Defective Notice to Quit
No Fraud Found in Rent Overcharge Case
Landlord Can't Evict Loft Tenant for Illegal Subletting
Prior Disallowance of MCI Rent Hike for Boiler Irrelevant
Landlord Can Discontinue Preferential Rent
Tenant Caused Mattress Fires in Apartment
Landlord Knew About Court Order Barring Tenant from Apartment
Landlord Must Continue Preferential Rent
Landlord Filed False Certificate of Elevator Condition Correction
No Rent Hike for Painting and Refinishing Floors
Raised Floor Boards Required Repair
Unauthorized Sublet Wasn't Illusory Tenancy
Tenant Tripped on Crack in Cement Ramp Outside Building
Tenant's Lease Had No Attorney's Fee Provision
Two Proceedings in 34 Years Not Enough for Chronic Nonpayment Claim
Illegal Loft Subject to Rent Stabilization
Tenant's Son Can Remain After Illegal Subtenants Move Out
DOB Delivered Violation Notice Improperly
Garage Space Not Required
Increase Granted for Landmark Windows
Tenant Can Pursue Overcharge Claim After Eviction
Co-op Corporation Must Provide Parking Space to Tenant
Four-Year Rule Doesn't Apply to Rent-Controlled Apartment
Cracks and Leaks Continued After Pointing Work
Landlord Didn't Comply with Nine-Year-Old Rent Reduction Order
Landlord's Attorney Prepared Testimony for City Marshal
Landlord's Rent History Records Were Inconsistent
Landlord Can Charge First Rent to Ex-Super
Landlord Can Convert Freight Elevator from Manual to Automatic
Landlord Must Restore Health Club Service
Prior Landlord Waived Surcharges for Appliances
NYCHA Can Evict Tenant for Gun Possession
Did Building Super Occupy Apartment on Base Date?
Woman's Close Relationship with Tenants Not Enough for Pass-On Rights
Rent Restoration Denied Despite Extermination Efforts
Landlord Must Apply Tenant's Payments to Current Rent
Agreement to Legalize, Deregulate Combined Apartments Void
Landlord Sufficiently Explained Need for Tenant's Apartment
Landlord Refused to Accept Section 8 Voucher
Landlord Can't Evict Tenant Who Marries Senior Citizen After Case Begins
Flower Pot and Lights on Fire Escape Created Unsafe Condition
Landlord Ignored 1995 Rent Reduction Order
Landlord Must Pay Tenant $3,900 for Bedbug Infestation Damage
Construction of Parking Lot Didn't Violate Zoning Law
Tenant and Family Member Concealed Tenant's 1998 Move-Out
Landlord Added Illegal Basement Apartment
DHCR Inspection Found Peeling Paint and Rotted Door Frames
Lobby Window Defects Not Minor
Overcharge Refund Applied to Back Rent Owed
Bankruptcy Stay Doesn't Halt Eviction Based on Apartment Conditions
Landlord Didn't Charge Preferential Rent
