October 2011
Tenant Claims Excessive Noise from Upstairs Apartment
Landlord Can Terminate Sublet to Heavy Smoker
HIV-Positive Tenant Fails to Prove Housing Discrimination
Tenant Unlawfully Evicted Roommate
Nonpaying Tenant Can't Get Further Delay of Eviction
DHCR to Reconsider Grimm Overcharge Fraud Claim
Landlord Can't Evict Tenant After Drug Relapse
Leak Condition Remained After Repairs
No Proof of Authorization for Tenant Representative
Administrator Appointed to Recover Deceased Tenant's Apartment
Tenant's Brother Can't Get Apartment
Tenant Denied Access for Repairs
Unauthorized Occupant Can't Get SRO Unit
No Proof Landlord Knew About Conditions That Caused Fire
No Attorney's Fees Awarded in Action for Security Deposit Refund
Tenants Can Sue Company for Credit Reporting Violations
Subtenant Can't Contest Landlord's Nonrenewal Notice
Landlord's Notice of Demolition Application Untimely
Bank's Post-Foreclosure Termination Notices Defective
Rent Overcharge Wasn't Willful
Building Has Six Apartments
Overcharge Refunded Before Complaint Answered
Landlords Not Responsible for Child's Lead Paint Poisoning
Improvement Paid for by Co-op Reserve Fund
Tenant Gets Attorney's Fees After Case Dismissed
Court Finds No Need for Pretrial Questioning
Tenant's Unauthorized Bathroom Renovation Wasn't Nuisance
NYCHA Nonrenewal of Tenant's Section 8 Voucher Upheld
ICF Forms Altered When Downloaded
Replacement Windows Installed After Storm Windows
Landlord Can Reduce Elevator Size
Sticky Windows Not Minor Condition
Landlord Can Mix Milk Cartons with Plastic or Glass Recyclables
Apartment Deregulated Through High-Rent Vacancy
Tenant Didn't Provide Income Verification Information
Landlord Fined for Dirty Sidewalk
Lease Required Landlord to Pay for Utilities
Building Illegally Altered from Two to Four Apartments
No Permit Required to Install Storage Units
Landlord Waived Washing Machine Surcharge
Landlord Didn't Submit Leases to Prove Rent History
Landlord Didn't Repair Flood Damage
Tenant's Subsidy Terminated After Move to Nursing Home
Tenant Can Sue Landlord for Attack by Other Tenant
Snow Removal Company Not Responsible for Tenant's Injuries
Landlord Improperly Discontinued Preferential Rent
No Triple Damages for Overcharge Caused by Computer Error
No Further Delay of Eviction
Rent Frozen Due to Missing Rent Registration
No Violation During Installation of Backflow Prevention Device
DHCR to Reconsider Building's Horizontal Multiple Dwelling Claim
Landlord Proves Nonprimary Residence
MCI Rent Hike Granted for Plaza-Level Roof
Tenant Must Get Chance to Cure Nonpayment
Landlord Can't Collect Air Conditioner Surcharge
Tenants Waited Too Long to Sue Landlord
DHCR Didn't Deny Tenant's Constitutional Rights
Landlord Fined for Rat Burrows Found in Front of Building
Landlord Illegally Converted Two-Family Dwelling to SROs
Landlord Gets MCI Rent Hike for TV/Security System
