UNIT/BUILDING COVERED

Prior Court Ruling Held Co-op Tenants Were Rent Stabilized

April 15, 2013    

Landlord cooperative corporation sued to evict tenants, claiming that they were unregulated. Tenants argued that they were subject to rent stabilization and cited a prior court ruling. The court ruled for tenants and...

Illegally Converted Building Was Rent Stabilized

April 15, 2013    

Landlord sued to evict two month-to-month tenants, claiming that their apartments were unregulated. The court ruled against landlord and found that the two apartments were rent stabilized. Landlord appealed and lost...

Former Building Super Was Rent-Stabilized Tenant

April 11, 2013    

Landlord sued to evict the former building super, claiming that the apartment she occupied in the building was unregulated. The super claimed that she was in fact rent stabilized. The trial court ruled for landlord....

Former Super's Apartment Improperly Deregulated

November 16, 2012    

Tenant complained of a rent overcharge. Landlord claimed that tenant was deregulated. The DHCR ruled for tenant, landlord appealed, and the court sent the case back to the DHCR for reconsideration. The DHCR looked at...

Four-Year Rule Doesn't Apply

June 10, 2012