April 2010
Tenant Didn't Abandon Loft
Are Tenants of Illegally Converted Nonprofit Housing Rent Stabilized?
Filing Late Registrations Defeats Overcharge Claim
Court Allows Jury Trial Despite Jury Waiver Clause in Lease
Landlord's Efforts to Clean Sidewalk Insufficient
Income Certification Form Served in Timely Manner
Tenant Ineligible for SCRIE Benefits
Post-Trial Opportunity to Cure Tenant Nuisance Properly Denied
Tenant Can Reopen Settlement with Rent Overcharge Claim
Tenant Who Lived in Doctor's Office Is Rent Stabilized
Offensive Odors from Tenant's Apartment Created Nuisance
Tenant of Converted Co-op Apartment Not Subject to ETPA
Does Condo Unit Owner Owe Common Charges?
Four-Year Rule Applied Despite Nonprimary Residence Clause
Landlord's Refusal to Consent to Sublet Was Unreasonable
DHCR Can't Investigate Tenant's Businesses in Deregulation Case
Landlord Can't Discontinue Preferential Rent
DHCR Rent Reduction Order Upheld
Roof Terrace Was Part of Space Rented with Apartment
Wrong Owner Cited in Snow Removal Violation
No Proof of Unauthorized Sublet to Tenant's Brother
Son Can't Get Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Legal Rent Established by Amount Paid, Not Registered Rents
DHCR Disallowed Maintenance Items from Improvement Costs
Landlord Can't Demand Discontinued Rent Subsidy from Tenant
DOS Cited Wrong Code Section
7-A Administrator Appointed
Landlord's Plan for Owner Occupancy Too Indefinite
Bank Didn't Consider Tenant's Offer to Purchase Building
Tenant Didn't Properly Answer Deregulation Application
Tenant's Harassment Claim Barred by Prior Ruling
Bank Can Seek Eviction After Foreclosure on 10-Day Notice
Tenant Given Chance to Cure Nuisance After Trial
Landlord Didn't Prove It Couldn't Obtain Rent History
Five Additional Days Not Needed for Cure Notice
Cracked Concrete Wall Wasn't on Landlord's Building
Heat and Hot Water Adequate on Inspection Date
State Must Provide Supported Housing for Mentally Ill
Wife Gets Section 8 Apartment After Husband Dies
Overcharge Claim Considered Based on Missing Exit Registration
Occupant Can't Sue for Pass-On Rights During Eviction Case
Rents Reduced to $1 per Month
Landlord Didn't Properly Remind Section 8 Tenant to Recertify
Rent-Controlled Tenant Can't Cure Nonprimary Residence
Tenant Didn't Meet Payment Extension Deadlines
Does Tenant with Offending Family Member Qualify for Section 8?
Landlord Can Evict Apartment Occupant
Tenant's Grandson Gets Rent-Controlled Apartment
Tenant's Niece Can't Get Section 8 Apartment
Landlord Not Responsible for Slip and Fall on Wet Stairs
Was Landlord Responsible for Cabinet Falling on Tenant?
$29,000 Overcharge
Insufficient Proof of Base Date Vacancy
Tenant's Son Can't Get Rent-Stabilized Apartment
DHCR Can't Look Past Tax Match Records in Deregulation Case
Landlord Fined $250K for Unregistered Bulk Petroleum Storage
Landlord Proved Compliance with Recycling Rules
Co-op Conversion Vote Properly Counted
Occupant Can't Get Rent-Controlled Apartment
Rent Reduction Granted for Inadequate Heat
