November 2003
Landlord Didn't File Proper Form with DHCR
Landlord Entitled to Get Costs of Rerenting Apartment
Tenant Gets Fees for Rent Overcharge Claim
Landlord Offered Tenant Renewal Lease
Landlord Submitted Contract for Work Done
MCR Properly Calculated
Tenant Withdrew Complaint
Tenant's Aunt Lives in Apartment
Landlord Repaired Defective Conditions
Eviction Case Against Professor Delayed
Complaint Filed More than Four Years After Vacancy
Loss of Storage Space Is Minor Condition
Landlord Didn't Fire Elevator Operator Because of His Age
Tenant Didn't Prove Smoke Detector Wasn't Working
Tenant Claims She Couldn't Reinstall Air Conditioner
Settlement Agreement Gives Landlord Right to Start Nonpayment Case
Trip and Fall on Driveway Crack
Tenant Who Didn't Have Attorney Can Vacate Settlement Agreement
Landlord Didn't Prove Tenants Were Illegally Subletting
Tenants Can't Vacate Default
Building Not Part of a Horizontal Multiple Dwelling
HPD Harassment Finding Upheld
Tenants Must Pay Use and Occupancy for Loft Units
Air Conditioner Outlets and Circuits Included in Electrical Upgrade
Landlord Didn't Waive Right to Charge First Rent
Prior MBR Increase Should Be Included in MCR
Apartment Rented for Tenant's Daughter
Landlord Was Told that Apartment Was Rent Controlled
Dusty Grillwork on Stairways
Tenant Didn't Complain About Bedroom Door
No Increase for Repair Work
Landlord Entitled to Longevity Increase
Case Against Squatter Dismissed
Landlord Repaired Incinerator Chute Door
Landlord Asked Tenant to Relocate
Landlord Entitled to Low-Rent Supplement
Prior DHCR Compliance Inspection Found Services Restored
Landlord Must Offer Tenant Renewal Lease
Tenant's Parents Occupied Apartment Prior to July 1, 1971
DHCR Can't Consider Old Rent Reduction Order
Tenant Didn't Provide Access to Exterminator
Tenant Says Claimed Improvements Weren't Made
Landlord Didn't Prove Drug Activity Took Place in Apartment
Apartment Successor Not Liable for Rent Owed Before Tenant's Death
Tenant Evicted for Chronic Nonpayment of Rent
Tenant Agreed to Withdraw Complaint as Part of Settlement
Building Bought at Judicial Sale
One Million Dollar Limit for Lead Paint Policy Applies per Year
No Triple Damages Where Landlord Reasonably Believed Apartment Had Been Deregulated
Landlord Not Entitled to 6% Renewal Increase on Top of Vacancy Increase
Tenant Allowed Son to Visit Apartment
Buildings Are Horizontal Multiple Dwelling
Triple Damages Awarded
Landlord Didn't Prove Base Date Rent
Landlord Orally Abused and Intimidated Tenant and Roommate
Tenant Waited Too Long to Claim He Was Rent Controlled
Tenant Entitled to Use of Roof Area
No Increase for Repair and Maintenance Items
Landlord's Use of Loft Unit Would Violate Zoning Laws
Landlord Claims Lead Paint Injury Occurred During Insurance Policy Period
Nonfunctioning Security Camera
Manned Elevator Converted to Automatic Under Certain Conditions
Termination Notice Didn't Give Enough Facts
No Pretrial Questioning of Lead Paint Expert
Tenant's Lease Doesn't Bar Installation of Washing Machine
Cost of Excavation of Rear Yard Included
Terrace Water Didn't Drain Properly
DHCR Issued Two Conflicting Orders
Tenant Temporarily Relocated to HUD-Assisted Home
