October 1999
Bank Statement Doesn't Prove Improvement Costs
Landlord Can Question Deceased Tenant's Wife and Estate Executor
Laundry Room Not Commercial Space
Nephew Counts as Family Member Under Old Law
Infestation Affects Entire Building
Landlord Not Barred by Prior Eviction Case
Court Papers Not Signed by Authorized Representative of Deceased Landlord
Lease Lets Tenant Have More than One Roommate
Trial Required on Landlord's Liability for Assault on Tenant
New Air Conditioner Installed
Breach Can't Be Used as Defense in Pass-On Case
No Vacancy Allowance When Apartment Passed on to Relative
Venetian Blinds
Occupant Wasn't Nontraditional Family Member
No Increase for New Blinds
Broken Cornice Is Hazardous Condition
Tenant Not Entitled to Further Delay of Eviction
Isolated Defective Conditions in Common Areas
Tenant Claims Intruder Entered Building Through Defective Door
Tenant Gets Fees for Illegal Sublet Case
Landlord Needn't Check for Recyclables in Regular Garbage
Landlord Filed One Facade Inspection Report for Two Buildings
Tenant's Door Was Unlockable for Five Weeks
Respondent's Name Not in Box
Tenant's Apartment Burglarized
Landlord Didn't Install Sidewalk Shed
Tenant Didn't Start Court Case on Time
Landlord Liable for Lead Poisoning
Tenant Robbed Outside Apartment
NYCHA Not Liable for Lead Poisoning
Insufficient Sidewalk Cleaning
Building Not Registered with HPD
Tenant Yelled and Cursed at Other Tenants
Four-Year Rule Applies When Determining Applicable Vacancy Allowance
Slightly Discolored Tiles
Twenty-Three Month Abatement for Water Leaks
Architect's Affidavit Can't Be Used to Prove Services Restored
Mildew Problems Weren't Relevant to Tenant's Complaint
Rusty Pipe
Landlord Can Evict Tenants' Roommate
Not Enough Evidence to Prove Nonprimary Residence
Public Housing Tenants Can Withhold Rent Because of Leaking Plumbing
Landlord Must Prove Registration Filed with HPD
Leaky Faucet
Emergency Temporary Roof Work Not Included in Increase
Substantial Rehabilitation Exemption Doesn't Apply to One Tenant
Increase Granted for Elevator Upgrading
Landlord Can Charge Lease Transfer Fee
Landlord Didn't Notify Insurance Company of Lead Poisoning Claim on Time
Tenant Can File Amended Answer
Landlord Needn't Install Sprinkler System
Prior Tenant Didn't Challenge How DC-2 Notice Was Delivered
Tenant Didn't Complain About Discontinuance of Elevator Service to Basement
Tenant Violated Settlement Agreement
Notice to Cure Didn't Specify Lease Clause Violated
Landlord Submitted Second Page of Rent Restoration Form Separately
Lead Paint Condition
Tenant Claims She Didn't Get Income Verification Form
Tenants Can't Vacate Settlement Agreement
Apartment Was Sublet Before Tenant Moved Out
No Triple Damages for Mistaken Collection of MCI Increase
Warrant Vacated Based on Lease Amendment
Tenant Wasn't Corporate Entity
Room Has One Electrical Outlet
Tenant Had Lease for Another Apartment
Excessive Heat
Landlord Returned Subtenant's Checks
Landlord Can Cancel Sublease When Proposed Subtenant Stops Security Deposit Check
Apartment Was Never Decontrolled
Small Fluctuation in Water Temperature/Pressure
