September 2012
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Condo Board Properly Billed Unit Owner
Landlord's Luxury Deregulation Application Rejected
Landlord Can't Prove Preferential Rent
Landlord Didn't Get DEP Order
Tenant Didn't Materially Breach Agreement to Keep Former Roommate Out
Did Tenant Violate Nonpayment Agreement?
No MCI Increase for Architect Fees
Tenant's Sister Waited Too Long to Claim Pass-On Rights
Tenant Claims Landlord Waived Lease Termination
Tenant Claims Neighbor Caused Excessive Noise
Landlord Not Responsible for Disputes Among Tenants
Tenant Must Vacate Apartment
Tenant Complied with Settlement Agreement
Tenant Gets 60% Rent Abatement for Ceiling Leaks
Landlord Not Responsible for Unsealed Box Spring
Landlord Requested More Time to Answer
Landlord Can Submit More Information on Elevator Upgrade
No Proof of Rent Fraud Claimed by Tenant
Roof Replacement Qualifies as MCI
Tenant Substantially Complied with Order to Pay Back Rent
Landlord's CCTV System Didn't Qualify for MCI Increase
Landlord Discriminated Based on Sexual Orientation
Tenant's Son Can't Get NYCHA Apartment
Loft Tenant Can Cure Unauthorized Sublet
Tenant's Roommate Challenges Daughter's Succession Claim
Evicted Tenant Restored to Possession
Court Can Issue New Eviction Warrant After Delay
Termination of Subsidy Wasn't Grounds for Lease Termination
Landlord Can Amend Nonpayment Petition
Two-Year Time Limit on Overcharge Claim Under Rent Control
Did Water Tanks Present Immediately Hazardous Conditions?
NYCHA Didn't Discriminate Against Tenant's Son
No Eviction Without Delivery of Deed on Foreclosed Property
Landlord Can't Evict Tenant for DUI of Prescription Drugs
Landlord Can't Get Tenant's Suspended Section 8 Payments
Landlord Claims Birds in Apartment Caused Foul Odor
No Temporary Exemption for Prior Landlord's Mother
Triple Damages Awarded for Willful Overcharge
Evicted Tenant Has No Valid Claims in Federal Court
Landlord Can't Sue Tenant Who Abandoned Apartment
Defective Fire Alarm System Set Off False Alarms
Landlord Incorrectly Recalculated FCA
Tenant's Failure to Answer Deregulation Application Excused
Tenant's Son Can't Get Apartment
Landlord Can't Store Empty Garbage Cans on Sidewalk
Tenants Can File Class Action
Apartment Owner Waited Too Long to Recoup SCRIE Credits
MCI Increase Granted for Entry Door and Steps
Tenant Can File Class Action Against Landlord-Tenant Reporting Company
Social Service Provider Responsible for Theft in Tenant's Apartment
No Interest on Fair Market Rent Appeal Award
No Proof of Leak After Roof/Facade Installation
Tenant Can Be Evicted for Chronic Nonpayment of Rent
Child Scalded by Excessively Hot Bathtub Water
Tenant Didn't Submit Marriage Certificate with Request to Add Spouse to Lease
Rent Charged Without Lease Is Legal Regulated Rent
No Proof Pointing Was Defective
Architect Fees Included in MCI Cost for Facade Work
Landlord Can Switch Apartment Stoves from Gas to Electric
Landlord Proved Individual Apartment Improvements