April 2019
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Tenant Didn't Prove Dog Was Emotional Support Animal
Default Method Used to Determine Rent Overcharge
Settlement with DHCR Didn't Bar Landlord's Application to Modify Services
Settlement Tenant Signed Before Article 81 Guardian Appointed Is Vacated
Did IAIs Raise Rent Above Deregulation Threshold?
Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Daughter Can't Get Apartment
Were IAIs Sufficient to Result in Vacancy Deregulation?
NYCHA Tenant's Son Used Apartment for Drug Sales
Landlord NYCHA Not Responsible for Attack on Visiting Nurse
Court Inspects Tenant's Bathtub and Orders Correction of Violations
Landlord Fined $750 for "Second Season" Heat/Hot Water Violation
HPD's Violation Notice Concerning Heat/Hot Water Was Defective
Landlord Not Responsible for Dog Bite at House Leased by Tenants
Lease Termination Notice to Disabled Tenant Fatally Defective
Ex-Wife Can't Get Rent-Stabilized Apartment
MCI Increase Granted for Handicap Lift
MCI Rent Hike Delayed Until Hazardous Violations Corrected
Parking Area Wasn't Commercial Space for MCI Purposes
Apartment Was Subject to Rent Stabilization Before J-51 Benefits Period
Apartment Was Eligible for Deregulation After J-51 Tax Benefits Ended
DHCR Can't Look Back More Than Four Years to Examine Rent Stabilization Status
DHCR Proceeding Reopened to Permit Landlord's Submission of Additional IAI Proof
Deregulated Apartment Remained Exempt Even If Rent Went Below Deregulation Threshold
Tenant's Preferential Rent Rider Limited to Specific Lease Term
Landlord, Tenant LLC, and LLC Member All Responsible for Overcharge Refund to Subtenant
Landlord Held in Contempt for Failing to Correct Violations
Eviction Case Stayed Until DHCR Determines If Building Was Substantially Rehabbed
Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Son Gets Apartment
Landlord Committed Public Nuisance by Renting Building for Short-Term Stays
Landlord Proved Apartment Was Deregulated Before Tenant Moved In
Landlord Replaced Intercom System Without DHCR Approval
No IAI Rent Increase Granted for Apartment Asbestos Survey
Tenant Can't Present Proof for the First Time on Appeal
Tenant Presented No Basis for Rent History Review
Pre-Base Date Lease Shows Apartment Was Deregulated
Apartment Rented by Nonprofit Temporarily Exempt from Rent Stabilization
Triple Damages Based on Service Reduction Order
Landlord Didn't Submit Rent History Records to DRA
Landlord Proved Rent Was Properly Deregulated
Newly Created Apartment Was Deregulated When Tenant Moved In
DOB Violations for Transient Occupancy Dismissed for Insufficient Proof
Daughters Can't Get Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Court Rules That DHCR Should Decide Overcharge Claim
MCI Application for Window Replacement Denied
Triple Damages Applied When Overcharge Refunded Late
Landlord Didn't Obtain Certificate to Operate Boiler
Landlord Proved Cost of Individual Apartment Improvements
Landlord Can't Prove It Didn't Receive Notice of Overcharge Complaint
Landlord Proved Lawful Vacancy Deregulation of Apartment
Apartment Was Vacancy Deregulated Before Tenant Moved In
Landlord Collected Two Vacancy Increases During One Calendar Year
Tenant's Daughter Was Entitled to Raise Rent Overcharge Claim
Tub Reglazing and Wood Floor Refinishing Disallowed from IAI Costs
Landlord Omitted Legal Regulated Rent from One Renewal Lease Listing Preferential Rent
Did Landlord Wait Too Long to Object to Tenant's Dog?
Tenant's Arrest Wasn't Sufficient Grounds for Eviction
Landlord Didn't Indicate in PW1 That Building Contained Rent-Regulated Units
Landlord Didn't Indicate Rent-Regulated Apartments on PW1 Application
Landlord Fined for Short-Term Apartment Rental Violations
Landlord Rented Single-Family House for Transient Use