October 2020
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No MCI Increase for Elevator Upgrade
HSTPA Amendments Concerning Immediately Hazardous Violations Didn't Apply
MCI Increase Granted for Asbestos Removal During New Roof Installation
MCI Rent Increase for Partial Roof Replacement Disallowed
No Proof Landlord Cleared Lead Paint "C" Violation
Apartment Deregulated Under High-Rent/High-Income Provisions
Deregulation Order Ineffective Due to Lease in Effect Post-HSTPA
Regina Decision Not Applicable to High-Rent/High-Income Deregulation
DHCR Won't Reinstate Properly Withdrawn Complaint by Tenant
Stepson Didn't Prove He Lived with Tenant for Two Years Before She Died
Preferential Rent Extends Only for Current Tenant's Tenancy
Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Daughter Gets Apartment
No Succession Rights for Son of Tenant Who Wasn't Subject to Rent Control
DHCR Mistakenly Ordered HDFC Co-op Building to Register as Rent Stabilized
DHCR Mistakenly Ordered HUD Section 8 Building to Register as Rent Stabilized
Tenant's Apartment Was Properly Deregulated
Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Niece Claims Succession Rights
Court Won't Review Rent History Going Back to 1996
Tenant Paid Rent Arrears Before Execution of Warrant
Federal Court Largely Dismisses Landlords' Constitutional Challenge to RSL and HSTPA
Landlord Not Responsible for Bite by Dog Owned by Tenant's Guest
Tenant's Consumer Law Claim Should've Been Dismissed
Section 8 Tenant's Appeal of NYCHA's Termination of His Benefits Untimely
HPD Properly Served Amended Petition in HP Proceeding
Tenant's Request for Court Ruling Without Trial Was Untimely
No Indicia of Fraud to Warrant 30-Year Lookback at Rent History
Was Landlord Responsible for Sexual Assault by Doorman?
Landlord Must Pay Fines and Damages for Racial Discrimination
Tenants Seek Class Action Status for Rent Overcharge Claims
Tenant's Earmarked Rent Payments Covered Period of Claimed Arrears
1999 Rent Reduction Order Still in Effect
Building Contained Sixth, Illegal Apartment
Landlord Waited Too Long to Object to Tenant's Second, Oversized Dog
Tenant Gets 55 Percent Rent Abatement After Some Repairs Done
Landlord Must Produce Rent History Records Back to 2002
NYCHA Must Hold Hearing on Tenant's Request to Allow Roommate
No Pre-Trial Questioning for Older Rent Records
Co-op Shareholder Can't Join Landlords' Challenge to HSTPA Amendment of ETPA
Tenant Can't Vacate Settlement Agreement
Rent Demand Didn't Set Forth Good Faith Approximation of Rent Arrears
Landlord Payments for IAIs May Have Been Applied Incorrectly
Default Formula Applied Where No Base Date Lease or Rent Ledger Available
Rent History Records Show Apartment Was Deregulated in 2013
Six-Year Lookback Period Didn't Apply Retroactively
No Overcharge Refund Due After Prior Refunds and Credits Applied
Tenant Improperly Sublet Parking Space
Case Sent Back Twice for DRA Calculation of SRO Unit Rent
Legal Base Rent Subject to Four-Year, Not Six-Year, Lookback
Confusion Over Uncollected RGBO Increase Caused Repeated Recalculation of Legal Rent
Base Date for Second Overcharge Complaint Limited by Prior Decision
NYCHA Eviction Petition Didn't Comply with Required Format
Court Settlement Vacated for Tenant Who Needed Guardian
Tenant's Complaint Dismissed Because Building Not Rent Stabilized
Tenant Cancelled Scheduled DHCR Inspection
Inspection Confirmed That Building's Emergency Number Worked
DHCR Denies Tenant's PAR of Rent Restoration Order
DHCR Revokes Rent Reduction Order Issued for Unregulated Tenant
Tenant's Apartment Was Lawfully Vacancy Deregulated in 2007
Tenant Sublet Apartment Without Landlord's Knowledge or Permission
Overcharge with Interest Over $35K Was Based on Outstanding Rent Reduction Order
