October 2015
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Tenant Can't Cure Nonprimary Residence
Landlord Who Discriminated Against Tenant Fined $75,000
Court Sets Aside Settlement Agreement
Was Landlord Responsible for Attack on Building Visitor?
Court Excuses Tenant’s Minor Delay in Paying Back Rent
Tenant’s Son Claims Succession Rights to Former Mitchell-Lama Apartment
Co-op Corporation Rejected Shareholder Tenant's Proposed Sale
Landlord Seeks Eviction of Occupant Living in Parking Garage
Primary Residence Case Reopened for New Trial
Two-Family House Used as 10-Room Rooming House Became Rent Stabilized
Landlord Can't Bill Tenant for Bed Bug Extermination Services
No Overcharge Where Landlord Charged Tenant for Heat and Hot Water
No Triple Damages for Disallowed Individual Apartment Improvement Costs
Landlord Can Replace Part-Time Attendant with 24/7 Video Surveillance
Ceiling Crack Wasn't Minor Condition
Landlord Didn't Submit Sufficient Proof of Substantial Rehab
No Rent Overcharge to Tenant in J-51 Building
No Overcharge When MCI Increases Included in Calculation of Rent History
Landlord Can't Change Tenant Name on Annual Registrations
No Rent Reduction Where Elevators in Service on Inspection Date
Gates and Fences Unrelated to CCTV Security System
MCI Increase Granted for Chimney Replacement
Roof Replaced Less Than 10 Years After Prior Roof Installation
Exterior Wall Work Performed Piecemeal Under Two Separate Contracts
Landlord Can't Get Second MCI Increase for Pointing and Waterproofing
No Lease Violation Where Sister's Dog Only Visited Tenant’s Apartment
Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Domestic Partner Gets Apartment
Court Sets Aside Jury Verdict Finding Tenant Created a Nuisance
SRO Tenant Was Permanent Tenant Subject to Rent Stabilization
Landlord Can Evict Rent-Stabilized Tenant After More Than 100 Short-Term Airbnb Rentals
Landlord's Investigation of Tenant’s Military Status Insufficient
Landlord Can't Discount Rent Based on Timely Rent Payment
Insufficient Proof Tenant’s Dog Created a Nuisance
Tenant Gets 60 Percent Rent Abatement for Apartment Conditions
Tenant Can't Be Restored to Apartment Based on Typo
Landlord Claims Tenant’s Smoking at Window Created Nuisance
Apartment Conditions Didn’t Prevent Needed Repairs
Rent Restored After Landlord Abates Hazardous Conditions
No Overcharge for Tenant in Improperly Deregulated Apartment
Cost of Prior Roof Work Deducted from Approved Cost of Roof Replacement
DHCR Accepts Tenant’s Proof of Income Years After Deregulation Application Filed
Hazardous Violation Cleared Before MCI Application Filed
Landlord Refiled MCI Rent Increase Application Too Late
Tenants Didn't Raise Hazardous Violations Claim Before MCI Application Granted
Building Reclassified from Hotel Stabilized to Rent Stabilized
Landlord Responsible for Tenant's Illegal Conversion of Apartment to SRO Unit
Landlord Fined $40,000 for Permitting Short-Term Rentals
Landlord Fined After Tenant Accidentally Set Off Fire Alarm
Landlord Responsible for Tenant’s Installation of Illegal Lock
Landlord Installed Washers and Dryers with Illegal Gas Connections
Tenant's Nephew Can't Get Mitchell-Lama Co-op Apartment
Landlord Gets Minor Set-Off to Security Deposit Refund
Former Roommate Entitled to Compensation from Tenant
Court-Approved Agreement to Deregulate Apartment Is Void
Tenant Who Deducted Rent as Business Expense Can’t Claim Primary Residence
Co-op Denied Purchase Application Based on Finances, Not Racial Discrimination
Landlord's Attorneys Disqualified for Improper Discovery Methods
Landlord Without Valid Deed Can't Evict Tenant
Does Domestic Violence Excuse Tenant's Absence from Apartment?
Westchester County Loses HUD Funds
