December 2022
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No MCI Increase for Group Work Where MCI Application Decided Post-HSTPA
MCI Rent Increase Granted for Gas Re-piping
Gas Piping Cost Included as Part of Approved MCI Increase for New Burner
DHCR and Courts Uphold HSTPA Ban on MCI Increases Where 35% or Fewer Units Are Regulated
MCI Increase Granted for Gas Piping Related to New Burner Installation
Apartment Retained by Prior Owner as Tenant Was Subject to Rent Stabilization
Overcharge Issue Shouldn't Be Decided in AD Proceeding on Rent Stabilization Status
No MCI Increase for Conversion to No. 4 Fuel Oil
Parking Was Required Service Since Garage Owner Was Building Super
Reduced MCI Rent Hikes Mandated by HSTPA Were Correctly Applied to Landlord's Application
DHCR to Reconsider Ruling That Building Hadn't Been Substantially Rehabbed
Substantial Rehab Exemption Not Available for Buildings Subject to PHFL Section 608
Landlord Can't Seek DHCR Ruling on Rent Regulatory Status of Vacant Apartment
Prior Mortgage Agreement Didn't Prevent Rent Stabilization Coverage After Rent-Controlled Tenant Vacated
DHCR Improperly Decided Overcharge Issue in AD Proceeding for Regulatory Status Determination
Apartment Was Vacancy-Deregulated After Gut Renovation
Landlord Properly Calculated a 1/40th Rent Increase for IAIs
No Proof of Improper Commercial Rental to Prior Tenant
Landlord Must Refund Overcharge Resulting from Rent Reduction Order
Rent Act of 2015 Didn't Preclude Vacancy Deregulation of Tenant's Apartment
Orange County Court Strikes City of Newburgh's Good Cause Eviction Law
Local Rent Guidelines Board Order Stayed Pending Outcome of Landlords' Challenge to Kingston's Adoption of ETPA
Appeals Court Rejects Landlord Challenge to HSTPA Amendments Limiting IAI Rent Hikes
Licensee of Tenant Who Transferred to Another NYCHA Unit Can't Be Restored to Old Unit
Court Vacates ERAP Stay Where Landlord Waived Rent Arrears and Tenant Lived Elsewhere
State Law Now Bars Collection of A/C Surcharge from Rent-Regulated Tenants in Electrical Exclusion Buildings
ERAP Stay Vacated Because Co-Tenant Was Already Denied ERAP Assistance
Tenant Can't Vacate Prior Tenant's Settlement with Landlord Establishing Rent
Eviction Case Dismissed Because Landlord Attempted Service of Court Papers on Tenant's Sabbath Day
Tenants Must Address Complaints About Certificates of Occupancy to DOB
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