October 2016
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Tenant Not Entitled to Pre-Trial Questioning in Nuisance Case
Tenant Claims Inadequate Fire Safety Warning Devices in Building
Daughter Gets Rent-Controlled Apartment
Co-op Responsible for Failing to Restore Tenant's Terrace After Storm
Tenant's Appeal of DHCR Decision Wasn't Filed Within 60 Days
HPD Properly Gave Landlord Certificates of Eviction
Landlord Couldn't Support Its Illegal Sublet Claim
Rent-Controlled Tenant's Son Gets Apartment
Landlord Waived Right to Object to Tenant's Pet
Tenant Spent Time at Girlfriend’s Apartment
Landlord Illegally Locked Hospitalized Tenant Out of Apartment
Tenant Gets Attorney's Fees After Court Finds He Was Illegally Evicted
Tenant's Granddaughter Paid Back Rent Owed
Month-to-Month Tenants Who Moved Out Without Notice Must Pay One Month's Rent
Trial Needed to Determine If Tenant’s Dog Created a Nuisance
Court Reduces Tenant's Rent to Amount of Last Properly Registered Rent
Window and Door Replacements Done Piecemeal
Landlord's MCI Application Didn't Detail Work on Balconies and Balustrades
New Entrance Stairs Don't Qualify as MCI
Income of Tenant's Husband Improperly Used to Determine Deregulation
Tenant Didn't File Tax Returns
Apartment Previously Converted to Condo Not Subject to Stabilization
Tenant Is Rent Stabilized Since Apartment Is Part of HMD
DHCR Won't Decide Application to Amend Registrations While Overcharge Complaint Pending
Discontinuation of Courtyard Access Results in Permanent Rent Reduction
Rent Registrations Incorrectly Stated Apartment Was Owner-Occupied
Landlord Must Restore Removed Skylight
Landlord Can't Amend Registration to Remove Apartment from Stabilization
Landlord Gets Chance to Prove IAIs Resulted in Vacancy Deregulation
Tenant Can't Challenge Cost of Pre-Base Date IAIs
Higher Legal Regulated Rent Not Preserved in Renewal Lease
IAI Contractor Was Building Super and Shared Offices with Landlord
Apartment Was Deregulated Due to Substantial Rehab
Triple Damages Apply Where Rent-Stabilized Tenant Overcharges Subtenant
Rent-Controlled Tenant Claiming Overcharge Must File Complaint in Court
Rent Administrator Didn't Consider Documents Submitted by New Landlord
Building Operated Exclusively as Nonprofit Exempt from Stabilization
Landlord Didn't Include Interest with Overcharge Refund
No Triple Damages Applied When Landlord Promptly Refunded Overcharge
Change from Coin-Operated to Magnetic Card Laundry Service Was Minor
Second Entry Door Removal Wasn't Done in Workmanlike Manner
Court Orders No-Access Inspection in Article 78 Appeal
PAR Was Filed by Unauthorized Tenant Representative
Tenant's Rent Reduced Based on Vermin and Mold
No Rent Reduction For Temporary Replacement of Exit Signs
Temporary Reduction in Laundry Facilities Was Reduction in Services
Landlord Must Let Tenant Add Wife’s Name to Renewal Lease
No Triple Damages Where Overcharge Based on Failure to Register Apartment
Access to Building Facilities Was Restored, Even If Altered
DOB Found Illegal Cellar Apartment in One-Family House
Faulty Wiring Resulted in Power Loss When Appliances Plugged In
DOH Fails to Prove Cooling Tower Inspection Notices Sent
Landlord Didn't Submit Proof of Installation of BPD
Landlord Fined for Unsealed and Improperly Vented Flue Pipes
Schizophrenic Tenant Evicted Despite DSS Attempts to Reinstate Her
Tenant Claims Marshal Didn't Deliver 72-Hour Notice
Landlord Didn't Send Court Papers to Tenant’s Known Alternate Address
Tenant Violated Settlement Agreement Three Times
Tenant Disputes Room Count
