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Each month Landlord v. Tenant provides approximately 50 summaries of recent landlord-tenant court cases and agency decisions from more than a dozen courts and agencies, including the NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) and NYC Environmental Control Board. Landlord v. Tenant takes readers through each dispute, streamlining research and arming attorneys with the legal ammunition they need, quickly and easily.
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ATTORNEYS:
Landlord Had Waived Right to Disqualify Tenants’ Attorney for Conflict of Interest
Categories: ATTORNEYS
DOB VIOLATIONS:
$105,000 Penalties for Apartment Illegally Converted to SRO Units
Categories: DOB VIOLATIONS
EVICTION:
Evicted Tenant’s Motion for Restoration to Apartment Denied
Categories: EVICTION
University Can Evict Student Who Was No Longer Enrolled
Categories: EVICTION
HOUSING VIOLATIONS:
Landlord Penalized for Failing to Comply with Probationary Stipulation in HP Proceeding
Categories: HOUSING VIOLATIONS
LANDLORD'S NEGLIGENCE:
Trial Needed to Determine If Landlord Responsible for Accident on Defective Fire Escape
Categories: LANDLORD'S NEGLIGENCE
Trial Needed to Determine If There Was a Storm in Progress When Accident Occurred
Categories: LANDLORD'S NEGLIGENCE
Trial Needed to Determine Liability for Tenant’s Injury Due to Laundry Room Puddles
Categories: LANDLORD'S NEGLIGENCE
Was Co-op Shareholder Responsible for Maintaining Smoke Detector in Apartment?
Categories: LANDLORD'S NEGLIGENCE
MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS:
MCI Increase Denied Where Less Than 35% of Tenants Were Rent-Regulated
Categories: MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
PROCEDURE-COURT:
Defective Good Cause Eviction Notice Requires Dismissal of Eviction Proceeding
Categories: PROCEDURE-COURT
Landlord Can’t Relitigate Prior Court’s Ruling That Apartment Was Rent Stabilized
Categories: PROCEDURE-COURT
No Good Cause Eviction Notice Needed in Licensee Holdover Proceeding
Categories: PROCEDURE-COURT
Tenant Improperly Sought Appeal of Court Decision Severing His Claim for Breach of Agreement
Categories: PROCEDURE-COURT
PROCEDURE-DHCR:
Landlord Can’t Compel DHCR to Consolidate Overcharge Complaint with Review of TPU Ruling
Categories: PROCEDURE-DHCR
RENT:
Landlord Created No Lease Agreement with Tenant’s Widow
Categories: RENT
RENT OVERCHARGE:
Triple Damages Apply to Overcharge Even If Rent Arrears Exceed Any Refund Due
Categories: RENT OVERCHARGE
RENT STABILIZATION COVERAGE:
Landlord Improperly Claims Rent Stabilization Exemption in Court Petition
Categories: RENT STABILIZATION COVERAGE
TENANT NUISANCES:
Preliminary Injunction Barring Tenant from Building Remains in Place
Categories: TENANT NUISANCES
Trial Needed to Determine If Tenants Created Nuisance
Categories: TENANT NUISANCES
