September 2008
Complaint Filed After Heat and Hot Water Restored
Trespasser Charged Under Wrong Statute
Landlord Responsible for Injured Worker
Illegal Subtenant Can't Buy Mitchell-Lama Apartment
Visitor's Side of Intercom Not Working
Landlord Didn't Mix Recyclables with Other Garbage
Landlord Denied Access for Inspection of Smoke Condition
Illegal Basement Apartment
Landlord Can't Evict Tenant Who Overcharged Roommates
Rent Hike Granted for Tenant's Four Air Conditioners
Commercial Condo Tenant Must Repair Water Tower
Landlord Didn't Submit Agency Signoffs for Boiler Replacement
Landlord Claims Building Was Substantially Rehabilitated
Landlord Can't Evict Tenant for Guest Who Overstayed
MCI Rent Hike Granted Despite Rent Reduction Order
Landlord Can't Collect Second Vacancy Increase
Sloping Floors Not Minor Condition
Landlord Discontinued Preferential Rent
Elevator Modernization Was Ordinary Repair Work
Tenant Didn't Show Good Cause for Inspection Delay
Tenant's New Jersey Address Was Primary Residence
Rent Demand Didn't State Correct Rent Amounts
No MCI Rent Hike for Labor by Landlord's Employees
Cornice Replaced in Connection with MCI
Neighbors Can't Block Agency Funding of Low-Income Housing
Tenants' Son Can Claim Pass-on Rights in Nonpayment Proceeding
Co-op Reserve Fund Didn't Pay for Elevator Upgrade
Retaining Wall Doesn't Qualify as MCI
Landlord Responsible for Cost of Shower Knob
Building-Wide Rent Reduction Bars MCI Rent Hike
Landlord Called Tenant's Daughter 'Jane Doe' in Court Papers
Landlord Submitted Proof of Security Guard Payroll
No Defect Found in Tenant's Windows
Effective Date of Rent Restoration Changed
Landlord and Contractor Fined for Improper Asbestos Removal
Grand-Nephew Gets Rent-Controlled Apartment
Tenant Awarded $500,000 for Illegal Lockout
No DHCR Approval Needed for Metering Conversion
Landlord Not Responsible for Lack of Stairway Handrails
Tenant Didn't Send Landlord Notice
MCI Application Filed Too Late
SRO Tenant's Behavior Didn't Constitute Nuisance
MCI Rent Hike Reduced by Amount Funded by Insurance
Repairs Not Completed by DHCR Inspection Date
DHCR Inspection Showed No Kitchen Defects
Landlord Must Keep Vacant Building's Sidewalk Clean
Landlord Didn't Submit Electrical Inspection Certificate
Tenant Didn't Prove Disability Discrimination
Landlord Didn't Install Water Meter on Time
Landlord Can't Increase Rent Until Tenant Given Lease
No Interest Awarded on Security Deposit Refund
DHCR Orders Delay of Lease Commencement Date
No Proof Tenant Didn't Receive DHCR Inspection Notice
Tenant Remained Rent Stabilized When J-51 Benefits Ended
Insufficient Proof of Illegal Basement SRO Units
DSS Didn't 'Take' Landlord's Property by Seeking Stay of Eviction
Facade Resurfacing Work Didn't Qualify
Landlord Can't Charge Retroactive Vacancy Increase
Rent Hikes Granted for Repiping Work
Fire Escape Window Broken
Tenant Never Received 1978 Decontrol Order
Case Reopened to Consider Landlord's Improvement Costs
Tenant Deregulated When Building's J-51 Benefits Ended
Certificate Showed Elevator in Working Order
Inoperable Fireplace Not Minor Condition
