October 2012
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Tenant Evicted After Not Paying Back Rent
Exterior Restoration Work Qualified as MCI
Four-Year Rule Applied
Partial Transient Use of Building Creates Violations
Court, Not DHCR, to Determine Nonprimary Residence Claim
Apartment in J-51 Building Not Subject to Deregulation
MCI Increase Granted for TV/Security System
NYCHA Tenant Filed False Income Affidavits
Landlord's Appeal of Subsidy Termination Was Untimely
Landlord's Chronic Nonpayment Claim Dismissed
Rent Demand Defective
Landlord Didn't Abandon Eviction Case
Landlord Installed Individual Heaters Without DHCR Permission
10-Year Sweetheart Lease Wasn't Valid Preferential Rent Agreement
Tenant Forced to Vacate by DOB Order
Tenant Claims Landlord Responsible for Slip and Fall
Four-Year Rule Doesn't Apply
NYCHA Didn't Notify Receiver of Suspension of Rent Subsidies
Tenant Claims Fraud in Rent History
Did Receiver Have Standing in Nonpayment Case?
Tenant's Brother Claims Succession Rights
Tenant Not Required to Pay Electricity Charges to Landlord
Tenant Seeking Loft Law Coverage Can't Vacate Judgment
Landlord Didn't Send "Good Cause" Notice
Rent Increase for Sidewalk Bridge Limited
Tenant Can't Get Rent Abatement in HP Proceeding
Tenant Gets Costs for Moving from Illegal Apartment
Eviction Case Involving Day Care Operator Belongs in Housing Court
NYCHA Improperly Terminated Tenant's Rent Subsidy
No Rent Abatement for Period Before Tenants Notified Landlord of Bedbug Condition
Homeowners Association Not Responsible for Attack in Gated Community
Tenant's Appeal of NYCHA Decision Dismissed as Untimely
Preliminary Injunction to Reinstall Building Ramps Denied
Tenant Proves He Didn't Sign Renewal Lease
Landlord Didn't Overcharge Improperly Deregulated Tenant
Deemed Renewal Violates Real Property Law
Challenge to Housing for Homeless Sex Offenders Was Untimely
Tenant Not Responsible for Prior Tenant's Rent Nonpayment
Family Member Can't Get Tenant's Apartment
Tenant Overcharged Roommate
Landlord Not Responsible for Attack on Tenant
Tenant Who Lost in Housing Court Can't Sue in Federal Court
HPD Must Delay Decision on Subsidy Termination
Shopping Bag Is Improper Trash Receptacle
Tenant Excused from Brief Delay in Paying Rent
Water Damage Renders Apartment Uninhabitable
Roommate's Income Not Included in Deregulation Determination
Landlord Not Required to Use Non-Skid Paint in Stairwell
Illegal Bedroom in Cellar
Landlord Fined for Cracked Façade
Roof Access and Bicycle Storage Space Were Minor Conditions
Vacating Tenant Blocked Hallways with Abandoned Property
Tenant's Household Income Was Below Deregulation Threshold
Tenants Changed Apartments Without Preferential Rent Agreement
Tenant's Complaints Don't Present Valid Discrimination Claim
Settlement Agreement Vacated Due to Missing Signature
Landlord Waived Right to Object to Satellite Dish and Late Rent
Landlord Must Start Eviction Proceeding First
Use and Occupancy Award Based on Fair Market Rent
