May 2016
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Landlord Can Evict Tenant Whose Guests Fought at Building
Tenant's Absence from Apartment Was Excusable
Tenant Can't Vacate Post-Eviction Settlement Agreement
Tenant's Granddaughter Can't Get NYCHA Apartment
Landlord Didn't Keep Tenant from Re-occupying Apartment After Incarceration
Landlord Not Responsible for Lead Paint Condition
Guardian Appointed for Evicted Tenant Seeking Reinstatement
Tenant Evicted After Breaching Court Stipulation
NYCHA's Decision to Terminate Tenancy Upheld After Tenant's Default
Landlord’s Termination Notice to Section 8 Tenant Was Fatally Defective
Tenant Claims Apartment Was Improperly Deregulated After Vacancy
NYCHA Must Reconsider Son's Succession Claim
No Attorney’s Fees for Tenant Who Discontinued Harassment Claim
Landlord's Termination Notice Didn't Comply with HUD Handbook Requirements
Landlord Should Have Removed Vertical Ladder Fire Escape Outlawed in 1929
Missing Rent Registrations and Lease Rider Insufficient to Justify Fraud Claim
Tenant Who Didn't Declutter Apartment Gets Final Chance to Avoid Eviction
Landlord Must Produce Key Fob Records
Co-op Shareholder Tenant Restored to Possession After Eviction
Court Revokes Damages Awarded to Disabled Tenant
Co-op Shareholder Tenant’s Defamation Claims Against Board Members Dismissed
Notices to Section 8 Tenant Didn't Advise Tenant of Right to Discuss Notice with Landlord
Landlord’s Oral Rent Demand Made Instead of Written Demand Was Sufficient
Tenant Evicted After Default Can't Be Restored to Possession
DOB Not Responsible for Tenants’ Discrimination Claims Against Landlord Over Elevator Repairs
Landlord Didn't Prove Elderly Tenant Had Moved Permanently to Nursing Home
Tenant Willfully Overcharged Subtenant But Without Illusory Tenancy
No Tenant Consent Required for IAIs Ordered Before Tenant’s Vacancy Lease Commenced
Legal Rent Didn’t Exceed $2,000 When New Tenant Moved In
Landlord Proves Building Was Substantially Rehabbed and J-51 Benefits Expired
DHCR Improperly Relied on HPD Online Records
Landlord Not Required to List Frozen Rent on Renewal Lease Offer
No Fraud by Landlord in Connection with Rent Overcharge
Tenant Doesn't Get Attorney's Fees Where No Willful Overcharge
Triple Damages Imposed on Overcharge Caused by Prior Rent Reduction Order
Rent Hike Granted for Courtyard/Walkway Installation
No Rent Hike for TV Security System Not Monitored 24/7
Roof Leaks Unrelated to Pointing Work Don't Bar MCI Rent Hike
Rent Hike Granted for Replacement Staircase and Staircase Painting
Landlord's MCI Application Was Untimely
DHCR Permits Landlord to Convert Elevator to Automatic
MCI Increase for New Roof Includes Contractor Costs
DHCR Changes Rent Set for Rent-Controlled Tenant from $184 to $759
Tenant's Washing Machine Didn't Reduce Water Pressure in Bathroom
Landlord Changed Intercom System Without Prior DHCR Approval
Tenants Were Rent Controlled, Not Rent Stabilized
No MCI Increase for Consulting Fee in Connection with Elevator Upgrade
DHCR Won't Determine Amount Owed, Just Whether a Refund Is Due
Additional Proof of Rent History Accepted on Appeal Due to Law Office Failure
Tenant's Class B SRO Unit Was Hotel Stabilized
Landlord Fined for Installing New Gas Piping Without DOB Permit
Building Was Occupied During Construction
Landlord Made Reasonable Daily Cleaning Efforts in Front of Building
Landlord Fined for Noncompliance with Sprinkler System Rules
Landlord Illegally Added Attic Apartment
Proceeding Initiated by TPU Didn't Deprive Landlord of Due Process
Tenant's Leases Didn't Document Preferential Rent
No Proof Tenant Paid Preferential Rent
No Triple Damages Where Overcharge Resulted from Rent Reduction Order
Landlord Waived Right to Collect Appliance Surcharges
