September 2019
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Resident Discharged from Treatment Facility Can't Claim Unlawful Eviction
Rehabbed Building Wasn't Exempt from Rent Stabilization
Landlord Must Accept Section 8 Vouchers
Prior Preferential Rent Below Deregulation Threshold Didn't Prevent Vacancy Deregulation
Tenant's Son Can't Prove Unauthorized Dog Was Emotional Support Animal
Co-op Shareholder Tenant Seeks to Evict Gay Life Partner
Landlord Claims Tenants Misrepresented Rent Stabilization Status
Landlord Claims Prior Landlord Misrepresented That Apartment Was Deregulated
Amendments to RSL in June 2019 Didn't Change Result of Overcharge Claim Denied in May 2019
Eviction Proceeding Needn't Be Delayed Because of Related Court Action
Tenant's Notice of Claim Against Landlord Deemed Timely
Prospective Shareholder-Tenant's Discrimination Claim Against Co-op Dismissed
City Didn't Give Section 8 Tenant Pre-Termination Hearing
Landlord's Termination Notice Citing Unlawful Short-Term Rentals Was Insufficient
Illegal Addition of SRO Units Made Building Subject to Rent Stabilization
SRO Occupant May Be Entitled to Rent-Stabilized Tenancy
Overcharge Refunds to Be Recalculated Based on Enactment of HSTPA
Landlord Can Evict Tenant for Drugs, Guns, and Ammo Found in Apartment
Tenant Gets 20 Percent Rent Abatement for Rodent Infestation and Mold
Landlord's Termination Notice Claiming Nonprimary Residence Was Defective
Landlord Can Replace Metal Keys with Key Fob System
Repeal of Deregulation Provisions Was Grounds for Denial of Landlord's PAR
Deregulation Application Dismissed Due to DTF's Inability to Make Tax Match
No Delay Warranted of Timely Renewal Lease Commencement Date
Landlord Can Replace Gas Stoves with Electric Stoves Without Reducing Rents
Apartment Occupied by Deceased Landlord's Daughter Was Temporarily Exempt
Landlord Can Replace Gas Stoves and Furnaces with Electric Appliances
Landlord Submits Insufficient Proof That Building Is Exempt from Stabilization
Tenants in Occupancy When DOB Issued Sign-Off Remained Stabilized After Substantial Rehab
Rent Restoration Denied After Inspection Showed New Potholes in Parking Lot
Landlord Can't Amend 2007 Rent Registration
Landlord's Request to Amend Rent Registration Was Premature
Rent-Stabilized Tenant Who Moved Out Can't Maintain Renewal Lease Complaint
Occupant Couldn't Prove Nontraditional Family Member Status
Overcharge Collected Despite Knowledge of Rent Reduction Order
Although Apartment Was Improperly Deregulated, There Was No Rent Overcharge
On-Time Rent Payment Discount Was Disallowed
Tenant's Delays and Errors in Rent Payments Didn't Excuse Willful Rent Overcharge
Rent Demand Didn't Provide Prior Notice of Rent Surcharge
DHCR Inspection Showed that Services Had Been Restored
Predicate Notices Didn't State Grounds for Terminating Lease
Tenant Presented No Proof of Claimed Damage to Her Personal Property
SCRIE Benefit Is Deducted from Legal Regulated Rent, Not Preferential Rent
Landlord Made Sufficient Attempts to Deliver Court Papers
Tenant Awarded Full Refund of Security Deposit
Landlord Can't Sue Rent Guarantor in an Eviction Proceeding
Court Freezes Legal Rent at Last Reliable Registered Rent
Landlord Gets $2,000 Penalty and "C" Violation for Harassing SRO Tenant
Tenant Gets 20 Percent Rent Abatement for Persistent Water Leaks
Tenant Can't Prove Source-of-Income Discrimination
Tenant's Legal Rent Reduced Based on Improper Rent Discount Clause in Lease
Landlord Didn't Prove Tenant Was Charged Preferential Rent
Daughter of Formerly Rent-Controlled Tenants Can't Get Replacement Apartment
Tenant Properly Affirmed Application for Rent Reduction
Tenants Get 12 Percent Rent Abatement for Fleas in Apartment
Landlord Gets Aggravated Penalties for Not Curing Violations
Landlord Fined Reduced Penalty Showing Correction of Violation
Landlord Fined $100 for Snow/Ice Condition in Front of Building
Landlord Fined $11,500 for Illegal Building Alterations
Contractor Problems No Excuse for Not Curing Violation for Illegal SRO Unit
