September 1995
New Smoke Detector
Award of Damages to Tenant Reduced
Landlord Gets Increase for Full Cost of Custom Windows
Tenant Withdrew Complaint Against Current Landlord
Certificate of Eviction Not Required
Total Rent Abatement Not Warranted
Landlord Never Filed 1987 or 1988 Apartment Registrations
Landlord Didn't Prove Improvements
Section 8 Apartments Covered
No Prejudgment Interest to Landlord
Petition Not Properly Served
Landlord Must Keep Alley Clean
Landlord Served 12-Year-Old with Court Papers
No Tenant Consent for New Air Conditioner
Tenant Gets 10% Rent Abatement for Various Problems
Tenants Get Fees for Warranty of Habitability Claim
Certificate of Approval Not Posted
Loose Rubbish Not Yet Placed Out for Collection
Tenant's Brother Can't Get Apartment
Signature on Certificate of Correction Wasn't Notarized
Landlord Can't Depend on Ground-Floor Tenant to Clean
DHCR Used Landlord's Comparability Data
Landlord Needn't Prove Nondiscriminatory Reason for Firing Employee
No Chronic Nonpayment Found
Complaint Improperly Converted to Fair Market Rent Appeal
Liability for Elevator Accident
Landlord Can Conduct Pretrial Questioning of Tenant
Landlord Bought Building at Judicial Sale
Landlord Can Conduct Pre-Trial Questioning
Fire-Damaged Apartment Made Habitable
No Rent Rollback Warranted
Tenant Didn't Complain About Peephole
Trial Required to Decide if Tenant's Mother Met HUD Guidelines
Occupant Gets New Trial Due to Judge's Misconduct
Tenant Didn't Remove Rubbish from Apartment
Landlord Can Collect Vacancy Increase
DRA Used Wrong Base Date
Occupant Is Illegal Subtenant, Not Roommate
Tenant Installed Own Refrigerator
Tenant Didn't Sign Complaint
Landlord Gets Labor Cost Adjustment
Buildings Aren't Horizontal Multiple Dwellings
Increase Granted for Restoration of Balconies
Court Strikes Down Grace Period for Landlord to Pay Registration Fees
Court Applies New Law to Limit Overcharge Finding
Rent Demand Unclear
Rent-Controlled Tenant Moved to Nursing Home
New Fence Doesn't Qualify
Tenant Gets 25% Rent Abatement for Recurring Water Leaks
Apartment Deregulated Based on High Income and High Rent
Occupant Not Listed on Income Affidavit
Notice to Quit Wasn't Defective
Landlord Criminally Liable for Building Violations
Discrepancy in Building Address
Building Occupied Without Certificate of Occupancy
Tenant Can Vacate Stipulation
Landlord Redecorated Lobby
Units Couldn't Be Used as Comparables
Smaller Bathroom Sinks and Tub
Landlord Didn't Offer Renewal Lease
Landlord Offered Tenant Two-Year Lease Option
Building Missing Fire Alarm and Signal System
Trial Required on Common Law Husband's Right to Apartment
Occupant Added to Rent-Controlled Unit
Landlord Sent Rent Bill After Notice of Termination
Tenants Admitted That Services Restored
