November 1998
Tenant Gets Court-Appointed Attorney
No Delay Pending Criminal Case Against Tenant
Landlord Must Show Violations Corrected
80 Percent of Parapets Replaced
Landlord Can Reduce Terrace Size
Notice to Cure Not Specific Enough
Sweeping Three Times per Week Not Enough
Tenant Replaced Defective Appliances
Tenants Vacated Before Renewal Lease Started
No Fees to Tenant in Nuisance Case
Tenant Evicted Upon Lease Expiration
Apartment Decontrolled
Tenant Assaulted in Lobby
Loft Tenants Must Deposit Back Rent with Court
Tenant Wasn't Prevailing Party
Daughter Not Entitled to Mitchell-Lama Apartment
Tenant Accumulated Trash
Triple Damages Reduced
Repeat Violation for Lack of Fireproof Partitions
Landlord Misidentified in Lease
Tenant Claims He Never Got Vacancy Lease
Landlord Not Notified of Inspection Results
Three Daily Cleanings Not Sufficient
Tenant Slipped While Carrying Bucket of Water from Leak
Case Delayed to Get Interpreter for Tenant
Tenant Didn't Notify Landlord of Violation
Landlord Entitled to 421-a Tax Benefits
Landlord Can Seek Rent Due from 1992--1998
Non-Purchasing Tenant Can't Be Evicted After Co-op Conversion
Landlord Provided Complete Rent History
Tenant Can Reopen Case to Submit New Evidence
Blistering on Terrace
Discolored Water
Tenant Didn't Pay Rent Due Under Settlement Agreement
Tenant Illegally Evicted
Landlord Can't Bring Housing Court Case to Recover Illegal Basement Apartment
Increase Granted for Electrical Upgrading
Rent Due After Section 8 Benefits Ended
Applicant for Doorperson Position Claims Hiring Discrimination
Landlord Didn't State Relationship with Contracting Company
Tenant Claims Warm Water Seeps into Cold Water Faucet
Missing Annual Registration
Tenant Requested Delay for HPD Inspection
Landlord Can Amend Mistake in Petition
Tenant Didn't Prove Front Door Lock Was Defective
Tenant Claims Stuck Window Caused Injury
Nonpayment Case Not Retaliatory
Landlord Can Replace Bi-Fold Closet Doors with Sliding Doors
Sewer Ejector Pumps Qualify
Landlord Didn't Use Other Available Apartments
Registration Mailed to Incorrect Name
Tenant Owes Back Rent
Subtenant Not Entitled to Jury Trial
Income of All Occupants Not Checked
Notices Not Sent to Landlord
Notice Not Given to Group Home Residents
Improvements Paid for with Insurance Proceeds
Tenant Lived in Building Over 20 Years
Alleged Subtenant Is Roommate
Court Limits When Tenant Can Give Voice Lessons in Apartment
Landlord Never Registered Rent
Triple Damages Imposed
Receiver Not Liable for Overcharge Collected by Prior Landlord