November 1999
Court Grants Delay Without Ordering Rent Deposit
Terrible Odor from Elderly Tenant's Apartment
DRA Didn't Consider MCI Increase in Setting MBR
Occupant Was Nontraditional Family Member
Landlord Wants to Seal Hallway Windows
Objectionable Tenant Can't Delay Eviction
Partial Replacement of Parapet Walls Doesn't Qualify
Landlord Wants to Build Exercise Room
Tenant Slipped on Icy Stoop
Tenant Slipped on Ice Patch
Super Knew of Peeling Paint in Apartment
Sidewalk Resurfacing Doesn't Qualify
Landlord Properly Posted Recycling Signs
Rent Paid to Lock Box
Landlord Claims Child's Parent Was Negligent as Defense in Lead Paint Law Suit
Enclosure Required for Gas Boiler Installed to Replace Oil Boiler
Tenants Get Fees for Eviction Case
Tenant Gets Fees in Case Involving Waiver
Landlord Gets Fees for Nonpayment Case
C of O Needed for Change from 2- to 3-Family House
Landlord Replaced 80 Percent of Windows
Tenant Claims Landlord Didn't Correct Enough Violations
Second Mailing of Violation Notice Not Required
DHCR Order Not Required
Building Not Covered Under Loft Law
Landlord Can Conduct Pretrial Questioning
Tenant Can Offset DHCR-Ordered Refund Against Rent
DRA Used Wrong Base Date
Landlord's Application Before DHCR Is Stopped
Painting/Plastering Common Areas Doesn't Qualify
Cash Payment Made for Part of Work
Court Papers Improperly Delivered to Occupant
Triple Damages Imposed
Tenant Didn't Renew Section 8 Lease
Four-Year Rule Doesn't Apply to Fair Market Rent Appeals
Registration Statement Didn't List In-City Managing Agent
Rent Reduction Order Doesn't Result in Revocation of Order of Eligibility
Landlord Lost Right to Appeal
Landlord Didn't Send Form RN-26 to Tenant on Time
Landlord Didn't Sign Notice of Petition
Four-Year Rule Doesn't Apply to Pre-April 1, 1984 Complaint
Super with Reduced Rent Covered
Rider Didn't Specify Pending Application
Computer Rent Printout Admitted into Evidence
Landlord Mistakenly Underbilled
Landlord Wants to Add 12 Square Feet of Space to Apartment
Tenant's Claim Decided in Prior Court Case
Tenant Dealing Drugs from Apartment
Rent Reduction Order in Effect
No Vacancy Increase for Removing Name from Lease
Termination Notice Defective
Resurfacing Driveway and Constructing Sidewalk Curb Cuts
Application for Boiler/Burner Not Filed on Time
Increase Granted for Brick Pointing and Lintel Work
DOB Can Correct Mistake on Violation Notice
Tenant Moved in After Conversion
Tenant Can't Submit New Evidence on Appeal
Tenant Claims Building Being Used Illegally as Three-Family Residence
Landlord Didn't Submit Proof of Rents Collected
Tenant Must Allow Access for Building Repair
Useful Life of Pointing Work Hadn't Expired
Landlord Proved Cost of Elevator Upgrading
Landlord Can't Get Section 8 Share of Rent
New Family Units Created on or After May 1, 1950
Apartment Decontrolled Based on Owner Occupancy
Landlord Can't Seal Fireplace
Landlord Didn't Submit All Required Sign-Offs for Work
Hearing Not Required
Landlord Bought Building After PAR Order Issued
Landlord Didn't Prove Improvement Costs
DRA Omitted Guidelines Increase
Apartments Not Yet Registered
Engineer's Affidavit Proved Correction of Violations
Eviction Warrant Void
Tenant Gets Deposit After Landlord Breached Lease
Tenant Claims Landlord Waited Too Long to Start Case
