September 2018
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Tenants Get Up to Four Additional Key Fobs with Intercom Service Substitution
No MCI Rent Hike for Engineering Consulting Fees
Tenant in Converted Co-op Building Receiving J-51 Benefits Not Subject to Deregulation
Apartment Is Subject to High-Rent/High-Income Deregulation After J-51 Benefits End
Rent-Controlled Apartment Remains Exempt from High-Rent/High-Income Deregulation
No Review of Pre-Base Date Rent History Permitted Where Court Found No Fraud
Rent Stabilization Coverage Was Preempted by HUD Regulation
Landlord Not Responsible for Wet Condition of Staircase
Attorney's Fees Awarded to Landlord in the Amount of $550 per Hour
Unit Formerly Covered by Loft Law Was Rent Stabilized
Landlord Can't Evict Tenant for Not Renewing His Section 8 Voucher
DHCR Must Apply Four-Year Rule to Overcharge Claim Where No Fraud Was Found
Co-op Reasonably Withheld Consent to Shareholder Tenant's Request
Tenant May Need Guardian ad Litem
Building Substantially Rehabbed in 1984 Was Exempt from Rent Stabilization
Base Date Rent Calculated by DHCR Using "Bridge the Gap" Method
No Proof Tenant Caused Fire
Landlord Removed Second Apartment Door Without DHCR Approval
DHCR Must Reconsider Rent Overcharge Claim Alleging Fraud
No Fraud Found in Connection with Rent-Stabilized Rent
No Rent Overcharge Even Though Apartment Had Been Improperly Deregulated
DHCR Sets Rent for New SRO Tenant at $234 per Month
DHCR Must Reconsider Whether Apartment Qualifies for Deregulation
Landlord Made False Statements to Obtain DOB Permits
Demolition Application Denied Because Building Interior Wouldn't Be Fully Gutted
Landlord Fined for Transient Use of Two-Family Dwelling
Landlord Fined $62,500 for Short-Term Rentals at Residential Building
Violation Against Wrong Condo Owner for Short-Term Rental Dismissed
Landlord Received Reduced Penalty for Fixing Exit Doors
Landlord Fined $36,400 for Illegally Adding SROs to Two-Family Dwelling
Tenant Claimed He Had No NYC Address on Tax Returns
Tenant Didn't Provide Access for Inspection
MCI Rent Hike Delayed to Date that "C" Violation Was Cleared
Condo Unit Owners Sue Each Other for Excessive Noise Claims
Apartment Listed as Medical Office on C of O Was Rent Stabilized
Daughter Claiming Pass-on Rights Must Produce Relevant Social Media Posts
Nonprimary Residence Claim Against Tenant Dismissed for Insufficient Facts
Landlord Must Produce Pre-Base Date Rent History Records
Tenant Who Abandoned Hotel-Stabilized Unit Can't Evict Long-Term Subtenant
Holdover Petition Served 13 Days Before Initial Court Date Was Defective
Court Appoints 7-A Administrator to Manage Building
Landlord Sent Lease Termination Notice Too Early
Landlord's Chronic Nonpayment Claim Against Tenant Dismissed
Lease Guarantor Must Pay Rent Owed by Former Tenant
Apartment Was Improperly Deregulated Based on Disallowed IAI Costs
Landlord Discriminated Against Tenants by Failing to Maintain Their Apartments
Trial Needed in Case Against Tenant Who Arranged Short-Term Rentals of Her Apartment
Court Finds NYCHA in Civil Contempt for Failing to Remediate Mold Condition
One Incident Where Tenant Forgot to Turn Off Stove Didn't Create a Nuisance
Landlord's Relocation of Trash Receptacles Was Ordered by ECB
Landlord Replaced Keys But Wouldn't Give Tenant Additional Copy
No Overcharge for Newly Created Apartment with First Rent
Rent Overcharge Based on Unproved IAI Costs Wasn't Willful
Landlord Properly Offered Occupant a Vacancy Lease After Tenant Died
Rent-Controlled Tenant Must Seek Overcharge Determination from Court, Not DHCR
Four-Year Rule Applied Where No Indication of Fraud
