October 1996
No Tenant Consent
Tenant Claims Landlord Didn't Pay Registration Fee
50% Abatement Awarded
Noise Complaint
New Trial Required
Defective Kitchen Appliances
Income Information of One Tenant Missing
Cosmetic Problems with Bathtub
Tenant's Nephew Didn't Prove He Lived in Apartment
Financial Hardship Doesn't Excuse Chronic Nonpayment
Landlord Accepted Use and Occupancy
Tenant Didn't Show How Assailant Gained Access to Building
Tenant Claims Income Will Decrease
Fine Reduced for Corrected Violation
Court Agreement Unrelated to Service Complaint
One Registration Required for Two Hot Water Heaters with Common Venting
Did Landlord Know that Child Lived in Apartment?
Decorative Window Removed
Tenant Must Provide Access
Tenant Claims Door Locks Were Defective
Landlord Claims Building Located in ‘Wind Tunnel'
Landlord's Request for Favorable Order Is Premature
Lease Assigned Without Landlord's Consent
Notice to Cure Not Required
Tenant Refused Replacement Refrigerators
Landlord Filed Termination Notice at Wrong DRO
Managing Agent Not Liable for Slip and Fall
Landlord Submitted Valid Violation Certification
Notice of Termination Defective
Landlord Can Question Tenant Before Trial
Tenants Must Pay Use and Occupancy
No Rent Cut for Minor Conditions
Tenant Claims Rent Demand Didn't Include Date Rent Due
Subtenant Claims Overcharge of Over $25,000
Use of Indoor Garage Walkway Not Required
Tenant's Mother Can Set Aside Agreement
Tenant Not Notified of 2.2% Increase
Inspection Found No Water Leaks
Landlord Can Ban Deliveries to Individual Apartments
Tenant Claims Problems Recurred
Rent Abatement Reduced
Rehabilitated Building Not Covered
Landlord Can Register Apartment as Exempt
No Access
Landlord Must Offer Tenant Residential Lease
Landlord Gets MBR Increase Despite Tenant's Service Claims
Backyard Garden
Landlord Claims Registration Files Lost
Notice of Termination Not Issued by Landlord
Landlord Can't Reserve Right to Do Future Work
Landlord Proved Improvement Cost
Houses in Complex Aren't Multiple Dwellings
Tenant Didn't Provide Acceptable Excuse for Not Answering Deregulation Application
Landlord's Attorney Can Serve Deregulation Application
Record Not Clear as to Whether DHCR Sent Order to Landlord
Landlord Uses Certified Mail Receipt to Prove Forms Filed
DHCR Could Issue Order While Appeal in Related Case Pending
Tenant Waived Objection to Three-Day Demand
Landlord Not Covered for Criminal Assault
Tenant Must Be Accompanied by ‘Suitable Person'
Second Inspection Not Required
Dirty Public Area Stairways
Can Landlord Get Rent Increase for Vacant Apartment?
DHCR Properly Calculated Vacancy Increase
Tenant Claims Rent Demand Didn't State Correct Amount of Rent Owed
No Deregulation Without Vacancy
Inspection Report Too Vague
No Punitive Damages Awarded
DC-2 Notice Altered
Triple Damages Reinstated
No Landlord-Tenant Relationship
Tenant Subject to Deregulation Despite Prior Stipulation
Landlord Refused Tenant's Offer to Pay Back Rent Owed
