July 2012
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Tenant Subject to Deregulation After J-51 Benefits Ended
Landlord Removed Tenant's Roof Antenna
Tenant Gets Attorney's Fees After Landlord Discontinues Case
Landlord Didn't Seal Rat Burrows
Change in Deregulation Thresholds Didn't Apply to 2011 Application
No Prior Criminal Activity at Building Presented Risk to Tenant
Landlord Can Reuse Termination Notice
Landlord Changed Trash Collection Method Without Approval
Court Approves Settlement in Class Action Against Landlord
Landlord Didn't Maintain Apartment Carpeting
Landlord Consented to Partition Wall Installation
Landlord Didn't Follow Procedure for No-Access Inspection
Tenant Refused Access for Repairs
No Attorney's Fees Without Proof of Lease Provision
MCR Adjusted to Reflect Replacement of Refrigerator with Tenant's Appliance
Tenant Who Overcharged Roommate Disputes Security Deposit Refund
Landlord Didn't Prove Tenant Violated Lease or Court Order
Tenant Who Caused Fire Ineligible for Public Housing
Dismissal of Landlord's Untimely PAR Upheld
Landlord Proves Case Through Tenant's Admissions
Landlord Can't Collect Rent in Building Without C of O
Termination Notice Didn't State Sufficient Facts
City Not Required to Continue Rent Subsidy Program
Tenant Waited Too Long to Claim Rent-Control Status
Kitchen Cabinet Doors Didn't Close Properly
DHCR Should Decide Tenant's Fraud and Overcharge Claims
Landlord Claims Neighborhood Association Responsible for Defective Sidewalk
Landlord Created Illegal Basement Apartment
Landlord Doesn't Prove Apartment Exempt from Stabilization
Water Meter Not Accessible
Super Illegally Occupied Gas Meter Room
Trial Needed on Sidewalk Slip-and-Fall
Landlord Improperly Settled Nonpayment Case
Masonry Repair and Roof Replacement Were Piecemeal
Tenants Can't Reopen DHCR Proceeding
DOS Didn't Pick Up Trash on Scheduled Collection Date
Landlord Didn't Prove Ongoing Illegal Activity in Apartment
Trial Needed on Who Installed Sunshade
MCI Increase Revoked
Tenant Can't Vacate Default Judgment
Hazardous Violations Corrected
Tenant Claims Rent-Stabilization Status
Exemption from Deregulation Continues After J-51 Benefits End
Tenant Excused from Default in Nonpayment Proceeding
Certificate of Eviction from DHCR Not Required
Noncomplying Landlord Can't Evict Loft Tenant
Broken Stove Was Emergency Condition
Tenant's Default in Deregulation Case Excused
Daughter Gets Rent-Controlled Apartment
Landlord Properly Deemed Renewal Lease
Investigator Fined for Insufficient Asbestos Testing
Tenant Not Responsible for Rent After Surrendering Possession
Tenant's Section 8 Benefits Improperly Terminated
No Willful Overcharge Where J-51 Deregulation Policy Followed
Tenant's Son Can't Get Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Elevator Pit Excavation Included in MCI
MCI Rent Hike Granted for Courtyard Rehab
Tenant's Granddaughter Can't Get NYCHA Apartment
