January 2002
Prior Rent Reduction Order in Effect
Landlord Required Six Month's Advance Payment of Rent
Subtenant Is Tenant's Son
Landlord Offered Renewal Lease While Case Pending
No Deemed Lease, Since Landlord Didn't Make Renewal Offer
Occupant Lived with Tenant for 35 Years as Nontraditional Family Member
Installation of Aluminum Panels on Parapets Doesn't Qualify
Loft Unit Covered
Registered Rents Prove Overcharge Collected
Landlord Gets Fees for Nuisance Case
Fees Owed Not Considered Rent
Brokers Misrepresented Apartment Availability to Black Prospects
Section 8 Tenant Can Vacate Settlement Agreement
Apartment Decontrolled Based on Owner Occupancy
Cost of Pipe Insulation Included
DHCR Properly Found Willful Overcharge Collected
Landlord Treated Tenant's Brother-in-Law as Tenant
Prior Case Involved Separate Apartment
Landlord Charged MCI Rent Increase Within Three Months of Order
Storefront Had Residential Lease
Tenant Burned Head on Steam Pipe
Violation Notice Misidentified Building
Violation Notice Says Debris Was Loose
One Sweeping per Day Not Enough
Landlord Proved Proper Recycling Routine Followed
Materials Obstructing Sidewalk
Warrant for Nonpayment Improperly Vacated
Landlord Can Recover Back Rent After Filing MDR
Landlord Converted to Individual Gas Heat and Hot Water Units
Landlord Can't Vacate Settlement Agreement Based on Mistake
New Trial Required on Whether Super Acted Negligently
Cracked Windowpanes in Public Hallways
Discontinuing Package Receiving
Incinerator Rooms in Acceptable Condition
Landlord Can Conduct Pretrial Questioning
Landlord Can't Conduct Pretrial Questioning
Mitchell Lama Tenant Can't Challenge HPD Order
Tenant Blocked Access to Kitchen and Bathroom
Tenant Restored to Possession
Section 8 Tenant Violated Settlement Agreement
Landlord Can't Vacate Default on Attorney's Fees Hearing
Tenant Didn't Comply with Settlement Agreement
Electrical Surcharge Predates Base Date
Buildings Are Horizontal Multiple Dwelling
Tenant Filed Challenge More than Four Years After Apartment Decontrolled
New Windows Didn't Need Screens
Minor Conditions
Building Never Had Sprinkler System
Tenant Can't Challenge Housing Authority Ruling
Prior Settlement Agreement Properly Disregarded
Doorman Service Discontinued 16 Years Earlier
Executor Can Bring Eviction Case
Court Can't Award Landlord More than Asked for in Court Papers
Tenant's Nephew Assaulted in Entryway
New Toilet Bowl and Flushometer
Estate Wasn't Necessary Party to Eviction Case
Sales Tax for Heater Excluded
Warrant Vacated
Tenant Acknowledged Receipt of RR-1 Form
Security Guards Knew Tenant Had Dog
Tenant Didn't Join in Appeal of MCI Rent Increase
Notice to DHCR Not Required
Landlord Must Submit New Nonmilitary Affidavit
Balcony Railing Replacement Done in Connection with Qualifying MCI
Settlement Agreement Set Aside
City Can Change Maximum Base Rent Formula
New Video Intercom System Qualifies
