April 2024
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Former Hospital Employee Living in Hospital's Building Wasn't Entitled to Rent-Stabilized Lease
Tenant Didn't Receive All Required 421-a Lease Riders
Two Adjoining Buildings Were Horizontal Multiple Dwelling
Landlord's SRO Building Was Subject to Rent Stabilization
Occupant Doesn't Prove Succession Rights to Grandmother's Rent-Controlled Apartment
Tenant Moved into Building After Sub Rehab and J-51 Benefit Expiration
Separating HMD Buildings Under New Deed Didn't Remove Them from Rent Stabilization
Landlord Proved That Building Was Substantially Rehabilitated
Landlord Didn't Show Building Was in Substandard Condition Before Sub Rehab
$75,000 Default Method Overcharge Finding Based on Landlord's Failure to Answer Complaint
Apartment Was Properly Deregulated After J-51 Tax Benefits Expired
Tenant's Overcharge Complaint Subject to Four-Year Lookback Period
No Triple Damages Where Rent Arrears Far Exceeded Overcharge Finding
Rent Overcharge Found Due to Pre-Base Date Rent Reduction Order
Landlord Didn't Respond to DHCR Requests for Additional Information
Taping, Plastering, and Painting Costs Deducted from MCI Increase
Windowless Kitchens Less Than 60 Square Feet Weren't Rooms for MCI Room-Count Purposes
Landlord Can't Remove Ex-Spouse's Name from Lease after Tenants' Divorce
Landlord Properly Signed Tenant's Rent-Stabilized Renewal Lease
Installation Reduced Tenant's Living Space
Appeals Court Upholds Kingston's Adoption of ETPA
Court Finds Newburgh's Adoption of ETPA Null and Void
New York Adopts Good Cause Eviction Law
New York Amends IAI Rent Increase Provisions Under Rent Stabilization and Rent Control
421-a Building Tenant Never Received Lease Rider Notification of Status
Tenant Gets 100% Rent Abatement for 17-Month Period That Conditions Existed
Landlord's Lease Nonrenewal Notice Was Fatally Defective
Lease Silence on Subletting Prevents Landlord from Collecting Rent on Tenant's Sublet
Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Life Partner Has Succession Rights to Apartment
Ejectment Action Dismissed for Incorrectly Claiming Apartment Wasn't Rent Stabilized
Tenant Agreed to Vacate in Rabbinical Court Arbitration Proceeding
Licensee Remaining After Housing Program Participant Died Has No Succession Rights
Trial Needed to Determine if Landlord Harassed Tenants
Tenant's Air Conditioner Installation Didn't Violate Rent-Stabilized Lease
Landlord Held in Contempt of Court Order After Failing to Fix Broken Lock
Commercial Tenant Claims He Was Unlawfully Evicted from Residential Camper
Co-op Tenant Must Permit Landlord to Repair Leak from His Apartment
Landlord Can't Make Claims for First Time in PAR of Rent Restoration Denial
Landlord's Application Was Timely in Light of Delay Caused by Defective Floor Coating
New RPTL 485-x Affordable Housing Tax Benefit Program Enacted
April 2024 Insights
