May 2021
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DHCR Overcharge Proceeding Initiated by TPU Referral Was Proper
Landlord's Removal of Partition Reduced Required Services in Tenant's Apartment
Appeals Court Upholds DHCR Ruling That Building Was Exempt From Rent Stabilization
Landlord Can't Show Tenant's Conduct Triggered CEEFPA Stay Exception
Housing Court Can't Order Landlord to Replace Tub with Shower for Elderly Tenant
Landlord Claims Economic Infeasibility in Tenant Case Seeking Correction of Violations
NYCHA Not Responsible for Murder of Tenant's Daughter During Gang Fight
Landlord Claims Illegal Alterations and Unauthorized Subletting
Termination Notice Didn't Set Forth Sufficient Facts
Landlords' Appeal of 2014 Rent Stabilization Code Amendments Denied
Tenant Can't Claim Rent Fraud for the First Time on Appeal
DHCR Dismisses 2019 Deregulation Application After HSTPA Enacted
Approval of Intercom Modification Subject to One-Year Trial Period
DHCR Recalculates Legal Rent for Rent-Stabilized Tenant in SRO Hotel
Tenant's Long-Term Fenced-In Roof Patio Wasn't a De Minimis Service
Swimming Pool Used by Fee-Paying Members Wasn't a Required Service
Lobby Repairs Can't Be Part of MCI Increase for Vestibule
Immediately Hazardous Violations Were Cleared Before Application Filed
Landlord Documented Individual Apartment Improvements
No Overcharge Occurred When Landlord Raised Preferential Rent
Landlord Didn't Prove It Collected a Preferential Rent on Base Rent Date
Court Rules HSTPA Doesn't Prohibit Broker's Fees
Landlord Not Responsible for Tenant-on-Tenant Harassment
Tenant Not Eligible for Stay of Eviction Under CEEFPA
Landlord's Predicate Notices Were Defective
No Dates, Times, or Facts Set Forth in Notices to Tenant
Eviction of Nuisance Tenants Delayed Under CEEFPA
Court Finds Nothing to Support Harassment Claim Against Landlord
Court Stays Eviction Based on Tenant's Hardship Declaration
Landlord Never Served Tenant with Petition
Eviction Case Dismissed Based on Improper Service of Court Petition
Demolition Plan Didn't Include Post-Demolition Construction Provision
Landlord Must Offer Renewal Lease Even If Tenant Wasn't Paying Rent
Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Daughter Gets Apartment
No Overcharge Where SCRIE Benefits Paid FCA Eliminated by HSTPA
DHCR Directs Landlord to Register Apartments in J-51 Building as Rent Stabilized
Peeling Paint and Plaster at Bulkheads Was De Minimis Condition
Inspector Found Debris Still Falling from Terraces
Landlord Didn't Provide Sufficient Building Door Keys to Tenants
1988 Order Shows Landlord Provided Laundry Room Service
Bubbling Paint and Plaster Conditions Weren't De Minimis
No Error in Calculation of Rent-Controlled Tenant's Rent
Landlord Proves Apartment Was Vacancy-Deregulated in 2012
Proof of IAIs Supported Vacancy Deregulation in 2014
Landlord Gets TRO Against Tenant Who Refused to Wear Mask
Landlord Delayed in Seeking Removal of Tenant's Outdoor Security Cameras
Landlord Properly Mitigated Damages After Tenant Broke Lease
Tenant Didn't Challenge Deregulated Rent in Time
Loft Tenants Can't Seek Enforcement of HMC in Housing Court
Tenant Didn't Amend Complaint to Support Claim Sufficiently
Did Landlord Improperly Use Rent Concessions in 421-a Program?
Federal Court Dismisses Landlord Case Seeking CEEFPA Injunction
Trial Court Dismisses Tenant's Harassment Claim Against Landlord
HPD Can't Seek Civil Penalties from Landlord in Tenant's HP Proceeding
Apartment Was Properly Deregulated Under Rent Act of 2011
Landlord Sanctioned for Filing Repeated Requests to Discharge 7-A Administrator
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