November 2000
Kitchen Temperature Adequate
Trial Required on Illegal Sublet Claim
Increase Granted for New Boiler
Apartment Owner-Occupied on Base Date
Ability to Turn Radiator Valves Not Required
Replacement Leaders and Gutters Not Done at Same Time as Roof Replacement
Trial Required
Policy Covers Lead Paint Claims
Inadequate Lighting at Entrance
No Access to DEP Inspector
Defective Hot and Cold Water Pipes Replaced
DOS Didn't Pick Up Bulk Items
Tenant Can't Relitigate Issue
Landlord Cleans Twice a Day
Settlement Agreement Vacated Based on Mistake
Building Not Registered with HPD
Tenant Can Challenge Denial of Request to Vacate Default
No Notice of Lead Hazard
Lead Paint Law Doesn't Apply to Two-Family House
Defective Cabinets Fell and Damaged Tenant's Property
Landlord Waived Right to Collect Improvements Rent Hike
Tenant Waived Right to Claim Defects in Petition
Landlord Had Proper Recycling Container for Mixed Paper
Recycling Container Missing Recycling Labels
Landlord Didn't Prove Nonprimary Residence
Security Guard Slipped and Fell on Beer Bottle
Witnesses Help Prove Tenant's Wife Lived in Apartment
Case for Repairs Brought in Wrong Court
Tenant Paid Rent Due Under Settlement Agreement
No Notice to Landlord of Hazardous Lead Condition
Lease Clause Limiting Occupancy Is Void
Court Applies Four-Year Time Limit to pre-April 1, 1984 Complaint
Tenant Claims Subtenants Are Roommates
Overcharge Amount Must Be Refunded to NYCHA
Landlord Met Violation Certification Requirements
Increase Granted for Full Contract Price of Elevator Upgrading
Landlord Accepted Post-Judgment Rent
Painting and Plastering Done with Repiping
Tenant Can't Vacate Default
Landlord Can Reopen Case
Use and Occupancy Based on Last Regulated Rent Plus Guideline Increases
Tenant's Daughter Gets Apartment
Cost of Sidewalk Shed Included
Asbestos Removal Done in Connection with Installation of New Heating System
Occupant Wasn't Tenant
Landlord Not Affiliated with Broker
Housing Violations on Record
Tenant's Son Lived in Apartment with Tenant Only Eight Months
Unlawful Sublet to Tenant's Son
Nonrenewal Notice Isn't Defective
Landlord Needn't Offer Renewal Lease to Illegal Subtenant
Tenant Claims She Paid for Stove Repairs
Landlord Uses Comparable Rent from Neighboring Building
Tenant Restored to Possession
Landlord Not Entitled to Vacancy Allowance
No Wrongful Eviction
City Lead Paint Law Nullified
Guest Stays with Tenant Three Days per Week
Renovation Work
Tenant Corrected Illegal Alterations
Building Substantially Rehabilitated
Tenant Denied Access for Repairs
Slight Underpayment Not Cause for Eviction
Apartment Vacant on Base Date
Tenant Denied Access for Final Inspection
Tenant's Granddaughter Gets Renewal Lease
Tenant Can Claim Lack of Jurisdiction
Tenant Can Vacate Warrant
Landlord Claims Tenant Signed Consent Form
