September 2000
Landlord Can Seek Tenant's Eviction After Co-op Status Ends
Tenants Held in Contempt for Not Paying Rent While Case Was Pending
Replacement of Terrace Tiles with Tar Paper
Laundry Removed Washer and Dryer
Construction Debris Wasn't in Public Area
Squatters Entitled to 30-Day Notice
Partial Replacement of Heating System Doesn't Qualify
Landlord Never Complied with Rent Reduction Order
Landlord Not Bound by Prior Agreement
Tenant Can Amend Answer
Landlord Can't Evict Long-Term Tenant
Disabled Tenants Can't Delay Eviction
Tenant Bound by Prior Court Agreement
Tenant Paid Less than Lease Rent
Sunken Bathroom Floor
Tenant Didn't Use Peephole Before Allowing in Intruder
Landlord Liable for Water Damage to Tenant's Property
Landlord Responsible for Discarding Refrigerator Without Removing Door and Lock
Case Wasn't Finally Decided
Tenant Burned by Leaking Steam Pipe
Notice Gave Enough Information
Landlord Waited Too Long to Evict Tenant for Keeping Dog
Rent Demand Was Not Defective
Chronic Nonpayment of Rent Violates Lease
Tenant Can't Raise Overcharge Claim in Complaint About Renewal Lease
Landlord Needn't Reimburse Tenant for Cost of Air Conditioner
Ramp Alone Doesn't Qualify
Tenant Raised New Complaints
Replacement of Air Conditioner in Recreation Room
Eviction Warrant Vacated for Co-op Tenant
Tenants Denied Access to Backyard
Leaky Roof
Landlord Improperly Got Documents
Landlord Maintained Door Lock
Tenant Gave Oral Notice to Landlord for Needed Repairs
Landlord Can't Get Fees
Landlord Proved PAR Mailed to DHCR on Time
Triple Damages Revoked
Fifty Percent Abatement for Noxious Fumes
New Boiler Needed for Emergency Reasons
Increase Granted for Parking Lot Renovations
Apartment Vacant on Base Date
Landlord Must Provide Washer/ Dryer Service
No Increase for Garage Roof
Some Asbestos Wire Connected to Boiler Installation
Critical Evidence Missing
Landlord Must Restore Window Awnings
Tenant Who Violated Settlement Agreement Can't Delay Eviction
Landlord Didn't Include Tenant's Wife in Nonprimary Residence Case
Tenants Can Seek Speedy Ruling on PAR
New Landlord Liable for Prior Landlord's Overcharge
Landlord Proved Cost of New Windows
Termination Notice Required in Illegal Use Case
Doorman Service Reduced
Landlord Can Collect MCI Rent Hike Despite Rent Reduction Order
Landlord Can Evict Condo Tenants
Tenant Had Washing Machine for 16 Years
Landlord Got Late Notice of Tenant's Complaint
Landlord Can't Get Tax Reimbursement from SCRIE Tenant
Consultant Fees Included
Roof Work Doesn't Qualify
Illusory Prime Tenant
Water Temperature Doesn't Fluctuate
Landlord Needn't Submit Entire Line of Comparable Apartments
Tenant's Daughter Gets Apartment Despite Frequent Absences
Landlord Proved Cost of Bathroom Renovations
Landlord Didn't Register Vacant Apartment
Rent Credit Subtracted from Overcharge