December 2023
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MCI Application Denied Due to Outstanding Building-Wide Rent Reduction Order
HSTPA Amendments Properly Applied to MCI Application Filed After June 14, 2019
DHCR Added Certain Courtyard Amenity Costs to Previously Approved MCIs
Landlord Replaced More Than 80 Percent of Building's Windows
Landlord Failed to Document Clearance of B and C Violations
Landlord Must File DHCR Form RS-3 for Sub Rehab Exemption Ruling
Replacing Doormen and Elevator Operator with Technology Was Inadequate Substitution
Landlord Proves Proper Vacancy Deregulation of Tenant's Apartment in 2013
Kingston Tenant's Allegedly Low Rent Didn't Result from Unique or Peculiar Circumstances
Landlord Can Replace Audio Intercom System with Video Intercom System
Family Member in HUD Section 8 Building Had Succession Rights to Tenant's Apartment
Daughter Gets Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Apartment
HDFC Building with Rents Set by HPD Isn't Subject to Rent Stabilization
DHCR Won't Consider IAI Documentation Submitted for the First Time with Landlord's PAR
Apartment in Building that Had Received J-51 Tax Benefits Was Properly Vacancy-Deregulated
Rent Overcharge Resulting from 1995 Rent Reduction Order Included Triple Damages
HSTPA Doesn't Apply to Overcharge Complaint Filed in Early 2019
Overcharges Due to Failure to Register Apartment Eliminated by Filing Before DRA Ruling
Tenant under HPD Regulatory Agreement in HDFC Building Wasn't Subject to Rent Stabilization
Tenants Claim Court Order Barred Rent Collection Due to Invalid C of O
Landlord Can't Charge Preferential Rent Under Initial Stabilized Lease After Vacancy Decontrol
Landlord Replaced Tenant's Family-Size Refrigerator with a Dorm-Size Unit
Several Tenants Improperly Included as Parties to Rent Reduction Order
Tenant's Apartment Not Subject to Deregulation When J-51 Tax Benefits Expired
Tenants Must Present Indicia of Fraud to Apply Default Formula to Overcharge Claim
Trial Needed to Determine Whether Landlord's Renewal Lease Offer Was Valid
Eviction Proceeding for Nonpayment Dismissed for Including Non-Rent Fees
Eviction Proceeding Dismissed Based on Illegal Cellar at Building
Court Won't Award Use and Occupancy After Judgment of Possession Previously Granted
Court Denies Landlord's Request to Restore Case to Calendar
Rent Demand Was Issued After Tenancy Termination Notice
Landlord's Termination Notice Didn't Properly Track Tenancy Term
Court Dismisses Nonpayment Proceeding Because C of O Was Invalid
Termination Notice Didn't Sufficiently Explain How Tenant Failed to Cure Conditions
Former Owner Illegally Locked Out of Building Where He Lived
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