March 2024
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Rent Reduced in 1987 Was Restored as of 2020
Rent-Stabilized Tenant Had No Lease in Effect
Landlord Must Refund Tenant's Security Deposit Without Any Damages for Willful Withholding
Trial Needed to Determine Whether Tenant's Son Had Succession Rights
State Division of Human Rights Must Re-examine Organization's Housing Discrimination Claim
Landlord Requested Payment of Use and Occupancy Prematurely
Nonpayment Proceeding Sought Rent for Period When Tenant Had No Lease
Agreement to Discount Tenant's Rent in Exchange for Porter Services Wasn't a Preferential Rent
Application of HSTPA Amendments to Pending MCI Application Wasn't Arbitrary or Unconstitutional
DHCR Approves Substitution of Hard-Wired Intercom with New Phone-Based System
Sixth Apartment Was Added to Old Four-Unit Pre-War Building
Tenant Moved into Building After Sub Rehab Exemption Took Effect
Tenants in Occupancy During J-51 Benefit Period Didn't Receive J-51 Lease Riders
Former Hospital Employee-Occupants Didn't Become Rent Stabilized After Employment Ended
Apartment Was Vacancy-Deregulated in 2006
DHCR Correctly Calculated Lawful Vacancy Rent Increases
Landlord Submitted Insufficient Proof of Claimed IAIs
Overcharge Complaint About Security Deposit Dismissed Because Tenant Had Moved Out
Apartment Was Properly Vacancy-Deregulated Before June 14, 2019
Rent-Regulated Units Made Up Fewer Than 35% of All Apartments
Landlord Can't Prove Good Faith Intent to Withdraw Rent-Stabilized Apartment from Market
Building Less Than 80% Vacant Wasn't Substantially Rehabbed
Landlord Made Insufficient Request for Reasonable Cost Schedule Waiver
Landlord Obtained Waiver of Reasonable Cost Schedule Limit for Elevator Modernization
Reduced Building-Wide Services Were Not De Minimis
Rent Restoration Date Corrected Based on Date Tenant Returned After Fire
Gas Meters Installed by National Grid Weren't Claimed as MCI Costs
Prospective Tenants' Housing Discrimination Claim Based on Familial Status Dismissed
Tenant Can Add Defense That Landlord's Filing of Affidavit of Service of Petition Was Untimely
Landlord Didn't Send 90-Day Termination Notice Before Lease Expiration
Court Vacates Rent Reduction Order Issued Against Co-op Instead of Shareholder
Co-op Shareholders Claim Retaliation by Co-op Board After Complaints About Drinking Water
Tenants Can't Appeal Conditions Imposed on Hearing Adjournment in Nuisance Case
Landlord Can't Maintain Eviction Proceeding for Nonpayment Against Month-to-Month Tenant
Chapter Amendments to Recent Rent Law Modifications Are Enacted
HPD Can Deny J-51 Certificate to Landlord Who Rented to Tenants Before C of O Issued
Landlord Must Commence Ejectment Action Against Nuisance Tenant
Landlord Awarded $45,000 Judgment in Summary Proceeding After Tenant Moves Out
Court Orders Landlord to Correct Immediately Hazardous Violation During Nonpayment Case
Renewal of Rent-Stabilized Lease During Nonpayment Case Didn't Create New Tenancy
Landlord Had No Standing to Challenge Tenant's Right to Legal Services
Landlord Responsible for Tenant's Injuries After Slip-and-Fall on Wet Floors
March 2024 Insights
