May 2012
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No Smoke Fumes Found in Apartment
Landlord May Be Responsible for Attack by Tenant's Pit Bull
Tenant in J-51 Building Is Rent Stabilized
Repiping Didn't Benefit Commercial Tenants
Facade Work Done Piecemeal, Not as Unified Project
Prior Landlord Must Turn Over Security Deposits to New Landlord
Rewiring Work Properly Completed
NYCHA Can Evict Tenant for Drug Arrest in Apartment
Tenant's Daughter Can't Get NYCHA Apartment
Landlord Didn't Seal Rat Burrows
DHCR Couldn't Verify Condition of Incinerator Rooms
Nonpayment Case Against Super Delayed
Landlord Can Evict Nonpaying Tenant Despite MDL Violation
Roof Panel Installation Doesn't Qualify
Storage Space Wasn't a Designated Bicycle Room
Landlord Restored Community Room to Tenants
Landlord Didn't Keep Area in Front of Building Clean
Skylight Replacement Included in MCI
DHCR Can't Decide Complaint About Nonresident Super
Landlord Removed Intercom System Without DHCR Approval
MCI Rent Hike Granted for Apartment and Common Area Doors
Tenant Abandoned Her Property After Eviction
One-Family Dwelling Illegally Altered to SRO Units
Tenant Can't Vacate Default Judgment
Housing Authority Overrides Hearing Officer's Decision
Tenant's Illegal Alterations Don't Negate Rent-Control Status
No MCI Rent Hike for Leaking Roof
Landlord Not Responsible for Attack on Tenant in Apartment
Blind Pedestrian Trips on Sidewalk in Front of Landlord's Building
Landlord Must Pay Triple Damages
Court Must Decide Base Date Rent in Overcharge Claim
Wife Can't Get Tenant's Mitchell-Lama Apartment
Lead Paint Violations Bar MCI Rent Hikes
Landlord Can't Alter Heat Service to Require Tenant Payment
Landlord Needn't Make Premises Handicapped Accessible
No MCI Rent Hike for Faulty Rewiring
Landlord Not Notified of Lead Paint Condition
Family Member Can't Claim Succession Rights
Tenant Loses Section 8 Subsidy for False Income Reporting
Tenants Claim Problems with Sabbath Elevator
Tenant Denied Access to Restore Services
Landlord Claims Tenant Not Entitled to Second Parking Space
Landlord Cured Sufficient HPD Violations
MCI Increase Revoked
Rent Reduced to $1 After Fire
Value of Rent-Stabilized Lease Is Bankruptcy Estate Property
Tenant Claims She's Rent Controlled
Contractor Not Responsible for Slip and Fall on Ice Patch
Tenant Who Didn't Renew Lease Can Vacate Default Judgment
Landlord Can't Repair Floor Without DOB Permit
New Trial Needed in Primary Residence Case
Advocacy Group Has No Standing to Seek Housing for Mentally Ill
No Attorney's Fees in Nonpayment Case After Rent Abatement
Landlord Can't Move Tenant Parking Spaces
Supreme Court Won't Consider Challenge to Rent Stabilization Law
Tenant Can't Maintain Two Subsidized Apartments
Landlord Didn't Seal Vacant Building
Building Illegally Altered as Loft Units
Landlord Didn't Send Termination Notice Before Starting Eviction Case
