October 2004
Trial Required on Illegal Sublet Claim
Increase Granted for Rewiring
Noisy Upstairs Neighbor
Court Can't Award Use and Occupancy in Challenge to DHCR Rent Overcharge Case
New York City Properly Substituted as Landlord in Nonpayment Case
Application Misrepresented Facts
Prior Restoration Work Not Included
DRA Used Correct Section 8 Rent to Set Fair Market Rent
Slip and Fall on Icy Sidewalk
Windowless Rooms Count as Units
First Floor Window Bolted Shut
Tenant Used Apartment on Weekdays
Scraping and Polyurethaning Floors
Commercial Tenants Didn't Benefit from New Electric Service
Three Apartments Rejected as Comparables
Inoperative Vents in Majority of Apartments
Leaky Cold Water Pipe
Landlord Claims Debris Caused by Excessive Wind
Landlord Claimed It Didn't Own Playground Space
New Window Frames Didn't Reduce Normal Light in Apartment
Termination Notice for Month-to-Month Tenant Was Proper
Landlord May Have Had Notice of Recurring Refuse Condition
Tenant's Apartment Being Refurbished
Tenant Didn't Prove Defective Conditions Still Existed
Cost of New Flooring Not Included
Tenant Waited Too Long to Complain About Window
Apartment Was Vacancy Decontrolled
Termination Notice Not Specific Enough
Work on Fire Escapes Doesn't Qualify
Two Narrow Strips of Missing Wallpaper
Multi-locks Not Installed with Security System
Tenants Weren't Restored to Apartment Renovated After Fire
Pointing Work Qualifies
Tenant Didn't Submit Income Verification on Time
Mold and Mildew in Bathroom
Grandchild Not Listed on Certification Form
Defective Lobby Camera
Tenant Only Used Apartment Occasionally
Landlord Didn't Prove Labor Costs
Rusty Kitchen Stove
Landlord Gets Increase for First-Time Painting of Rent-Controlled Apartment
Treble Damages Revoked for 31-Cent Overcharge
Defective Medicine Cabinet and Vanity
Landlord Returned Rent Checks After Sending Termination Notice
Tenant's Challenge Not Filed on Time
Boiler/Burner Installed Without Required Permit
Inadequate Ventilation Isn't Building-Wide Problem
Landlord Needn't Give Tenant New Lease Reflecting Lawful Rent
Landlord Must Give Tenant Signed Copy of Amended Lease
Landlord Didn't Explain Need for Tenant's Apartment
Super Needn't Pay Rent or Use and Occupancy While Case Pending
Former Mitchell Lama Tenants Not Covered
Landlord Waited Too Long to Challenge Tenant's Rent-Controlled Status
DHCR Must Consider Renewal Lease Submitted on Appeal
Discounted Rents Shouldn't Be Used on MCI Application
Four Systems Not Sufficiently Replaced
Landlords' Challenge to Lead-Based Paint Law Dismissed
No Access to Tenant's Apartment
Landlord Can't Collect Vacancy Increase from Tenant's Son
Trial Required on Whether Loft Unit Covered
