October 2008
Month-to-Month Tenant Didn't Pay Preferential Rent
Balcony Restoration Didn't Qualify as MCI
Landlord Can Change from Electrical Inclusion to Direct Metering
Tenant Didn't Inform Sheriff of Stay of Eviction Warrant
Base Date Rent Over $2,000
Tenant's Daughter Has Pass-On Rights
Landlord Didn't Disclose Relationship with Contractor
Landlord Didn't Prove Violations Were Cured
No Rent Appeal Allowed More Than Four Years After Decontrol
Landlord Let Tenant's Former Roommate into Apartment
Tenant Proves She Is Rent Controlled
No Proof Landlord Gave Tenant Preferential Rent
Landlord Can't Appeal Non-Final Court Order
Landlord Renewed Tenant's Lease
Landlord Proved Apartment Improvements Costing $28,000
Tenant in Co-op Building Isn't Rent Stabilized
Useful Life of Old Burner Hadn't Expired
Deregulation Based on Tenant's Default
Landlord Pays $1 Million to Tenant Raped in Apartment
Out-of-Date Intercom Directory Isn't Minor Service Reduction
Apartment Wall Falls in on Tenant
Landlord's Proof of Apartment Improvements Illegible and Inconsistent
Tenants Seek Medical Monitoring for Mold Exposure
Hallway Smoke Detectors Missing Batteries
Tenant's Base Rent Frozen
Attorney Failure No Excuse for Landlord's Default
Landlord Proved MCI Cost But Not Consent to Rent Hike
Subtenant Can't Get Lease
Landlord Didn't Keep Curbside Clean
Landlord's Plans Not Produced at Inspection
Landlord's Notice to Cure Sublet Can't Be Amended
D.A. Can't Act as Landlord's Co-Counsel
Waterproofing Work Didn't Qualify as MCI
No Proof Tenant Paid Preferential Rent
Tenants Get Permanent Exemption from MCI Rent Hikes
No Deregulation of Apartment in J-51 Building
Tenant Excused from Deregulation Case Default for Health Problems
Professional Tenants Benefited from Elevator Upgrade
Tenant Repeatedly Flooded Apartment Below
No Proof Tenant's Son or Daughter Lived with Tenant for Two Years
Landlord Must Add Tenant's Son's Name to Renewal Lease
More Proof of Apartment Improvements Needed
No Triple Damages Where Landlord Refunded Overcharge
Tenant Violated Court Agreement to Keep Apartment Clean
Apartment Illegally Converted to Two SRO Units
No Proof of Illegal Basement Apartment
Landlord's Nonrenewal Notice Didn't State Sufficient Facts
'Virtual Doorman' Is Inadequate Substitute Service
Parking Space Isn't Required Service
Rent-Controlled Tenant Seeks Restoration to Apartment
Tenant's Legal Aid Attorneys Get Fees
Landlord Didn't Explain Rent Increase
No 1/40th Increase for Sanding/Polishing Floors
MCI Rent Hike Granted for Painting Done During Intercom Installation
Landlord Can't Replace Walls with Wall-to-Wall Windows
Public Housing Tenant Let Undeclared Husband Live in Apartment
Landlord Claims Tenant Paid Preferential Rent
Porter Injured on the Job Can Sue Managing Agent
Landlord Waited Too Long to Collect MCI Rent Hike
Landlord Can't Replace Tenement with 28-Story Tower
Landlord Didn't Submit Electrical Inspection Certificate
Landlord Instructed Tenants and Provided Recyclables Storage
Tenant Proves Disability Based on Hearing Loss and Diabetes
Landlord Didn't Comply with Lease Renewal Procedures
Landlord Must Provide Heat, Hot Water at No Added Cost
