February 2010
Apartment Improvements Must Be Proven by Facts
Eviction Case Delayed Pending Outcome of Criminal Case
Landlord Can Evict Tenant for Illegal Drug Transactions
Is Landlord Responsible for Child's Lead Paint Injuries?
Trial Needed to Determine Cause of Apartment Fire
Landlord Sent Tenant Second ICF
Landlord Submitted Same Proof of Improvements in Two Prior Cases
Landlord Combined Adjoining Building Entrances
Daughter Can't Get Tenant's Apartment
Vestibule Work Not Related to Front-Door Installation
SCRIE Tenants Exempt from Rent Reduction
No Rent Hike Granted for Unique or Peculiar Circumstances
Apartment Vacant on Base Date, Then Deregulated
Landlord Didn't Deliver Court Papers Properly
Licensee Can't Vacate Settlement Agreement
No MCI Rent Hike for Leaking Roof
Tenant Claiming Emotional Distress Must Disclose Medical Proof
Collecting a Year's Rent in Advance Is Rent Overcharge
Metering Conversion Results in $35 Rent Reduction
Chronic Nonpayment Proceeding Dismissed
Tenants Must Pay Use and Occupancy While Case Pending
Landlord Added Illegal Apartments to Two-Family Dwelling
No Good Cause for Eviction
Landlord Must Offer Renewal Lease
Only One Co-Owner Can Seek Apartment for Owner Occupancy
No Fine for Uncollected Trash
$96,000 Rent Overcharge
No Rent Hike for Work Done Without Tenant's Consent
Landlord Responsible for Defective Sidewalk Shed
Landlord Can Correct Minor Error in Nonpayment Petition
Landlord Not Responsible for Loose Trash
Garage Space Still Rent Stabilized After Co-op Conversion
No MCI Rent Hike for Piecemeal Façade Work
Landlord's Non-Military Affidavit Insufficient
Minimum Rent Increases Under RGBO 40 Revoked by Court
Bronx D.A. Can't Intervene in Drug Eviction Case
Tenant's Default Excused If She Moves Back in, Pays Arrears
Tenant's Son Can't Get Apartment
Settlement Agreement Vacated
Landlord Waited Too Long to Enforce No-Pets Rule
Landlord Switched Stoves from Gas to Electric Service
DHCR Approves Landlord's Demolition Application
DHCR Rejects Rent Proof Submitted for First Time on Appeal
Rent Restoration Date Delayed
Landlord Proves Violations Cured
Landlord Didn't Protect Adjoining Building During Demolition
Daughter Proves Tenant Was Her Mother
Son Gets Tenant's Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Missing DOB Sign-Off Accepted After Landlord Filed PAR
Landlord, a Dissolved Corporation, Can't Pursue Eviction Case
Landlord Abandoned Nonprimary Residence Case
No MBR Increase Due to Rodents
Landlord Didn't Send Notice Before Raising Rent
NYCHA Employee Slept on the Job
Tenant Slipped on Stairs After Handrail Gave Way
No Good Cause to Vacate Tenant's Default in Deregulation Case
Cure Notice Required for Tenant's Failure to Recertify
Landlord Not Responsible for Attack on Tenant in Lobby
Tenant's Son Can't Get Mitchell-Lama Apartment
Tenant Who Moved Out Can't Appeal Rent Restoration Order
