November 1997
Landlord Can Get Rent-Controlled Apartment for Son's Family
Tenant Claims Building Code Violations Caused Damage
Landlord Didn't Submit Cost Breakdown
Waterproofing Done Within One Month of Pointing
Dog Present Only Sporadically
Tenant Didn't Sign Renewal Leases
Landlord Didn't Register Apartment with HPD
Tenant Can't Challenge Older Rent
Tenants Didn't Prove Assailants Were Intruders
Children Get Pass-On Rights
Landlord Didn't Leave Cardboard Boxes on Sidewalk
Court Can't Impose Additional Requirement for Eviction
Lease Was Voidable
Bankrupt Tenant Must Pay Legal Fees to Landlord
Attorney's Fees Provision Added to Renewal Lease
Residential Occupancy Was Legal Under Loft Law
Heating System Not Accessible to Inspector
Handicapped Tenant Fell on Another Tenant
Electrical Work Doesn't Qualify
Landlord Gave Up Right to Collect
Building Substantially Rehabilitated
Tenants Illegally Sublet Apartment to Son
Landlord Can Change Tenant's Parking Space
Apartment Was Owner-Occupied for Less Than One Year
Graffiti on Building
No Increase in Apartment Occupants
Landlord Must Pay Registration Fee for Temporarily Exempt Units
Landlord Falsely Certified Correction of Violations
Roof Deck Installed Without Permit
No DHCR Night Inspections
Use and Occupancy Due from Date Landlord Terminated Tenancy
Guarantor Not Liable for Lease Renewal
Landlord Gets Apartment for Son
Tenant Didn't Disclose Son's Criminal Activity
Tenant's Granddaughter Not Bound by Jury Waiver Clause
Landlord Must Sue to Evict Tenant in Civil Court
Tenant Wants to Be Restored to Possession
DHCR May Continue Processing Landlord's Application
Landlord Can't Get Apartment
Landlord Corrected Original Defective Condition
Landlord Sued for Nonpayment After Sending Termination Notice
Tenant's Complaint Illegible
Handyman Eliminated
Professional Fees Can't Be Included
Complaint About Boiler Referred to DOB
Subsequent Purchaser After Judicial Sale Not Liable for Overcharge
Landlord Entitled to Additional Amount
Three-Year Lease with Graduated Rents
No Increase for Security Gates and New Lighting
Process Server Can't Change Date on Notice of Petition
Tenant's Challenge to First Rent Filed Too Late
Tenant Consented to Rent Restoration
Pet Case Must Be Brought in Housing Court
Landlord Can Collect Increase from Tenants Who Didn't Sign PAR
Landlord Can't Subpoena President of Tenant's Association
Tenant Gets Chance to Show Excusable Default
Petition Based on Inconsistent Claims
Landlord Can Charge First Rent for Combining Three Apartments
Tenant Didn't Sign Complaint
Landlord Bound by Lease Signed by Receiver
DOB Elevator Violations Dismissed Before Order Issued
Tenant Can't Vacate Court Agreement
Tenant Denies Getting Income Certification Form
Tenant Didn't Prove Retaliatory Eviction
Tenant in England for Past Three Years