November 2015
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Tenant Awarded $26,950 in Attorney's Fees
Landlord Must Produce Rent History Records
SRO Hotel Guest Who Requests Lease Becomes Permanent Tenant
Rent-Controlled Tenant’s Nephew Has No Succession Rights
New Trial Needed on Whether to Evict Tenant for Illegal Drug Activity
Tenant Moved to Florida Before Lease Nonrenewal Notice Sent
Unsigned Settlement Agreement Enforceable
Tenant and Family Were Properly Evicted Under Warrant
Landlord Can Evict Tenant for Chronic Nonpayment of Rent
Tenant Not Responsible for Remaining Lease Term Rent After He Moved Out
NYCHA Tenant's Daughter Can't Get Apartment
Tenant Didn't Prove Value of Items Damaged by Apartment Leak
Landlord Not Responsible for Super’s Attack on Tenants
Landlord Proves Intent to Live in Tenant's Apartment
Landlord Gets Attorney's Fees Where Tenant Didn't Renew Lease
Building Converted from Factory to Residential Use in 2004
DHCR Inspection Showed Elevators Were Working Properly
Regular Extermination Services Not Enough
Landlord Removed Gas Stove Before Getting DHCR Permission
Landlord Responsible for Violations Caused by Tenant’s Short-Term Rentals
Landlord Fined $75,000 for Illegally Altering Dwelling
Fine Revoked for Landlord Who Made Reasonable Efforts to Clean
Landlord Fined for Boiler Room Violations of Fire Safety Rules
Landlord Fined $47,000 for Adding Illegal SRO Units
Landlord Must Add Husband's Name to Tenant's Renewal Lease
No Rent Restoration Even If Remaining Conditions De Minimis
Tenant Wasn't Party to Landlord's Article 78 Proceeding
Floor Condition Not De Minimis
Laundry Room Service Interrupted by Gas Shut-Off
Not Enough Work Done to Qualify as Substantial Rehab
Triple Damages Revoked Where Overcharge Due to Minor Calculation Error
Income of Tenant's Daughter Properly Included in Deregulation Proceeding
Landlord Can Charge Initial Garage Rents at Free Market Rates
Tenant's Husband Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Apartment Properly Deregulated After Vacancy
Building Received J-51 Benefits After Co-op Conversion
Landlord Proves Building Was Substantially Rehabilitated
Tenant Gets Rent Abatement for Mold and Mildew
Son Claims Landlord Accepted Him as Tenant
Landlord Created Nuisance by Illegal Short-Term Rentals
Landlord Seeks Tenant's Eviction for Illegal Activity
Landlord Didn't Deliver Nonpayment Petition to Tenant at Known Address
Landlord Can't Use Sealed Drug Charge Records Against Tenants
Landlord Waived No-Pet Provision
Tenant Gets Rent Abatement for Ceiling Leaks
Prior Nonpayment Cases Don't Support Chronic Nonpayment Claim
Landlord Didn't Name Known Apartment Occupant
Estate Sues Landlord for Refusing to Rent to Disabled Tenant
Tenant's Child Injured When Cart Collapsed in Laundry Room
Family Member Can't Get Apartment
Case Sent Back to Trial Court for More Explanatory Decision
Tenant Presents No Reasonable Excuse for Default in Rent Case
Overcharge Resulting from 1990 Rent Reduction Order Wasn't Willful
Landlord Waited Too Long to Collect Washing Machine Surcharge
Tenant’s Default Vacated in Nonpayment Case
Tenant Not Damaged by Landlord’s Entry to Apartment After Leak
Tenant Excused from Late Payment Despite Agreement to Pay on Time
Tenant Needs Guardian Ad Litem
Did Landlords Know About Lead Paint Condition in Apartment?
