May 2010
Tenant Spent Substantial Time at Vermont Home
Landlord Proved Apartment Improvements
Overcharge Finding Revoked
Landlord's Daughter Seeks Eviction of Landlord's Son
Grandson with Criminal Conviction Can't Get Tenant's Apartment
High-Rent Tenant in 421-g Building Subject to Rent Stabilization
Landlord Had No Notice of Tripping Hazard
Landlord Must Restore Master TV Antenna
Rent Restored After DOB Vacate Order Lifted
Landlord Claims Tenant Fraud
Tenant and Family Had Total Income Below Deregulation Threshold
Agent Didn't Show Authority to Sign Termination Notice
DHCR Finding of No Overcharge Upheld by Court
Tenant Didn't Properly Remove Unauthorized Jacuzzi
Landlord Can't Add Garage or Change Landscaping
No Proof of Authority Attached to Termination Notice
New Law Didn't Cover Tenants
Application for Section 8 Housing Properly Rejected
Effective Date of MCI Rent Hike Delayed
Landlord Entitled to Attorney's Fees
Bank Subsidiary Has No Standing to Maintain Foreclosure Eviction Case
Landlord Can't Evict Tenant's Son for Nonpayment
Triple Damages Apply to Tenant Overcharge of Subtenant
Tenant Turned 62 Too Late to Claim Owner-Occupancy Defense
Court Restores Evicted Tenant to Possession
Tenant's Dogs Attacked Police Officer
Tenant Sold Drugs from Her Apartment
Tenant Didn't Disclose Income for Five Years
Illegal Subtenant Becomes Rent-Stabilized Tenant
Landlord Not Required to Give Parking Space to Tenant
Landlord Refunded Overcharge Too Late to Avoid Triple Damages
Landlord Gave Sufficient Notice of Proceeding
Tenant Maintained Apartment as Primary Residence
Trial Needed on Slip-and-Fall Claim
DOB Decision to Partially Demolish Building Upheld
Attorney Sanctioned Over Defective Eviction Case
New Landlord Can't Seek Alternate Hardship Increase Yet
Missing Cabinet Doors Not Properly Replaced
Oral Lease Agreement for Unspecified Time Period Was Void
Estate of Loft Tenant Can Recoup Value of Tenant Improvements
Apartment Vacant on Base Rent Date
Landlord Can't Reduce Apartment Spaces to Add Elevator
Loft Tenants Should Be Joined as Parties to Article 78 Proceeding
No MCI Rent Hike Due to Building-Wide Rent Reduction Order
Court Grants Pass-on Rights to Tenant's Nephew
Tenants' Son Can't Claim Remaining Family Member Status
A Few Transients in SRO Building Didn't Violate C of O
DHCR Sent Inspection Notice to Wrong Address
Eviction for Medical Marijuana Use Wasn't Unlawful Discrimination
Landlord Illegally Altered Two-Family House
Washers and Dryers Weren't Working
Tenant-Shareholders Seek to Block New Roof Garden
Did Landlord Have Notice of Stairway Puddle?
Landlord Filed False Certificate of Correction of Chimney Defects
Tenant Can't Raise New Evidence After Trial
Successor Had Mother-Son-Like Relationship with Tenant
Elevator Didn't Level Properly
Fine for Mixing Other Trash with Recyclables Revoked
Landlord Made Sufficient Effort to Keep Curb Area Clean
Landlord Not Responsible for Slip-and-Fall in Stairway
Landlord Must Continue Preferential Rent
