October 2010
DHCR Relied on HPD Violation for Wrong Apartment
Apartment Vacant on Base Date
Revocation of Minimum Rent Increases Upheld
Landlord Didn't Prove Good-Faith Intent to Occupy Apartment
Section 8 Tenant Can't Sue HUD for Apartment Conditions
Landlord Didn't Cure Work-Without-Permit Violation
Remaining Conditions Not Related to Apartment Fire
First-Floor Tenant Must Pay MCI Rent Hike for Elevator
Landlord Gets Rent Hike for Increased Operating Costs
Landlord Can Evict Tenant for Illegal Sublet
Landlord Co-op Not Responsible for Shareholder's Injuries
Tenant Claims Apartment Improperly Deregulated
Landlord Left Tree Branch on Property Too Long
Daughter Wrongfully Evicted by Family Member
Reconditioned Stove Was Defective
Elderly Tenant Tripped Over Garden Hose Left on Sidewalk
Partial Rent Credit Doesn't Avoid Triple Damages
Increased Late Fee Constitutes Overcharge
Landlord Must Add Tenant's Wife's Name to Renewal Lease
DHCR Relies on HPD Violation as Proof of Inadequate Heat
Violation Notice Sent to Wrong Landlord
DHCR Must Correct Landlord's Name on 1987 Overcharge Order
Fine Revoked for Installing Backflow Prevention Device
Landlord Didn't Submit Proof of New Lobby Doors
Tenant Verified Income to Avoid High-Rent Deregulation
Prior Rent Reduction Order Doesn't Affect Later Rent Set by HPD
Landlord Proves Existence of Missing Lease
Tenant Not Responsible for Section 8 Rent Portion on Renewal
Landlord Must Send Tenant's Sister Notice to Quit
Rent Demand Contained Good-Faith Estimate of Amount Owed
Apartment Deregulated Before Tenant Moved In
Landlord Proved New Boiler Was Installed
No Overcharge for Late Fee Permitted Under Tenant's Lease
MCI Rent Hike Granted for Gas Repiping
No MCI Increase for Piecemeal Walkway Installations
No Reduction in Rent Abatement
Water Damage Repairs Weren't Apartment Improvements
No Rent Increase Due to Leaking Roof
Landlord Made Apartment Improvements Costing $30,000
Tenant's Complaint Already Resolved
SCRIE Tenant Questions Her Portion of Rent Due
Recurring Water Damage Wasn't Corrected
No MCI Rent Hike for Digital Heating Control
Tenant Showed No Good Cause for Breach of Agreement
Landlord Gets Rent Hikes for Improvements Done After Fire
Tenants of Former Mitchell-Lama Complex Became Rent Stabilized
Tenants Not Protected from Condo Conversion
DHCR Shouldn't Have Revoked MCI Increase
Demolition Application Denied
Tenant Occupied Other Rent-Controlled Apartment
Landlord Rewired 80 Percent of Apartments
Tenant Injured During Construction
Tenant Excused from Minor Breaches of Settlement Agreement
Landlord and Tenant Dispute Meaning of Settlement Agreement
Landlord Must Reinstate Improperly Evicted Tenant
Landlord Illegally Altered Two-Family Home
Illusory Tenancy Claim by Super's Subtenant Dismissed
Tenant Who Moved in After Tax Benefit Expired Was Unregulated
MCI Rent Hike Granted for New Fuel Tank
Member of Landlord LLC Was Tenant, Not Owner-Occupant
