February 2015
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Engineer Consultant Fee Included in MCI Increase
Hotel Unit Subject to Rent Stabilization
Neither Landlord Nor Tenant Gets Attorney's Fees in HP Case
Landlord Didn't Object to Tenant's Dog in Time
Landlord Can Evict Tenant If Access Not Provided
Landlord Can't Vacate Judgment That Attorney Agreed To
Housing Court Can't Grant Attorney's Fees for Related DHCR Case
Tenant Can Sue Landlord Again for Second Slip and Fall
Estate Administrator Can't Bring Eviction Case
Tenant Pays Preferential Rent for Adjoining Apartments
Tenant Claims Discrimination Based on Mental Illness
Landlord Not Responsible for Damage to Tenant's Property by Marshal
Tenant Gets Rent Abatement for Non-Working Fireplace
Landlord Not Responsible for Boiling Water Spill in Apartment
Evicted Tenant Can't Sue Landlord in Federal Court
Tenant Gets 30 Percent Rent Abatement for Mold and Leaks
Tenant's Home Day Care Service Didn't Violate Lease
Piecemeal Facade Work Doesn't Qualify as MCI
Tenant Doesn't Have to Move Out During Correction of Violations
Tenant Can't Vacate Settlement Agreement Signed by His Attorney
Tenant Gets Attorney's Fees After Case Dismissed
Agreement Not to Renew Rent-Stabilized Lease Void
Landlord Waived Right to Object to Tenant's Dog
Tenant Didn't Prove Racial Discrimination
NYCHA Tenant's Default Vacated in Chronic Nonpayment Case
Tenant Gets Attorney's Fees in HP Proceeding
Maintenance Company Not Responsible for Elevator Accident
Improper Foreclosure May Derail Eviction Case
Landlord Can't Seek Rent for Illegal Attic Apartment
Tenant Owed Rent Under Valid Lease
No Reduction of Fine Based on Financial Hardship
Landlord Fined for Illegal Fourth Apartment
Landlord Fined $30,400 for Illegal SRO Units
Landlord Responsible for Clearing Pigeon Excrement at Building
Cleaning in Front of Building Three Times per Week Insufficient
MCI Increase Granted for Terrace Doors
Landlord Can Collect Appliance Surcharges
Contractor's Administrative Costs Disallowed from MCI
Boiler Room Painting Unrelated to MCI
Contractor's Miscellaneous Work Excluded from MCI Costs
Insufficient Proof Landlord Reduced Storage Space
Landlord Claims Building Was Substantially Rehabilitated
Landlord Discontinued Storage Service
Missing Mailroom Door Not Restored
Tenant's Representative Not Authorized to File PAR
First Rent Collected After Vacancy Became Base Rent
No Proof of Fraud by Landlord
Rent Overcharge Complaint Didn't Claim Overcharge
MCI Rent Hikes Delayed Until Rent Restoration Order Issued
Security Cameras Restored at Building
Records Prove Tenants Were Rent Controlled
Tenant Evicted Before Filing Service Reduction Complaint
MCI Increase Granted for Building-Wide Floor Tiles and Carpeting
New Vestibule Doors Qualify as MCI
MCI Increase Granted for Fire Alarm System
Rent Subsidized by Section 8 Subject to Triple Damages
Apartment Deregulated Due to High-Rent Vacancy
No IAI Increase Without Tenant's Written Consent
Deregulation Denied for Tenant in Former 421-a Building
Apartment Subject to Deregulation After J-51 Benefits Expire
