June 2018
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DHCR Must Raise Rent-Controlled Rent Based on Unique or Peculiar Circumstances
Tenant Claimed Apartment Was Her Primary Residence While She Cared for Ailing Mother
SRO Tenant Who Lived in Building More Than Six Months Was Rent Stabilized
Landlord Must Accommodate Tenant's Request for Wheelchair-Accessible Apartment Doorway
Daughter Can't Get NYCHA Tenant's Apartment
Tenant Improperly Claims Rent Overcharge After Final DHCR Rulings
Court Denies Writ of Prohibition Sought by Tenant Against Housing Court Order
DHCR Must Issue High-Rent/High-Income Deregulation Order
Tenant Violated Agreement to Keep Her Son Out of Apartment
HPD Properly Terminated Building's Tenant Interim Lease Program
Trash Was Left Out for Private Carting Company on Non-Collection Day
Landlord Responsible for Defective Electrical Condition in Sidewalk Shed
Construction Super Fined for Leaving Site Unsupervised
Landlord Fined for Late Filing of Annual BPD Test Report
Landlord Didn't Clear Icy Sidewalk Condition After Snowstorm
Petition Seeking to Appoint 7-A Administrator Lacked Sufficient Information
MCI Increase Revoked Due to Defective Roof and Facade Work
Occupant Can't Get Pre-Trial Questioning of Landlord in Succession Case
Elevator Service Company Not Responsible for Tenant's Injuries
Tenant Presented No Basis for Restoration to Possession
Tenant Can Conduct Pretrial Questioning in Owner-Occupancy Case
Landlord Didn't Send NYCHA Copy of Eviction Petition
Mitchell-Lama Tenants Seek Annulment of Rent Increases Ordered by HPD
Landlord Responsible for Tenant's Injuries After Kitchen Cabinet Fell
Tenant's Granddaughter Gets Rent-Controlled Apartment
Landlord Continued to Accept Preferential Rent Payments
Rent Overcharge of $120,000 Resulted from Landlord's Fraud
Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Son-in-Law Gets Apartment
Smoking in Tenant's Apartment Wasn't Prohibited by Lease and Didn't Constitute Nuisance
Landlord Harassed Tenant Through Baseless Eviction Proceedings
Tenant's Failure to Answer Deregulation Application Excused
Canopy Installations Don't Qualify as MCI
Backflow Prevention Device Qualifies as Major Capital Improvement
MCI Increase Granted for Courtyard and Walkways, Including Engineer Costs
Public Sidewalk Doesn't Qualify as MCI
Landlord Entitled to Gas Surcharge Increases from Former Loft Tenant
Landlord Can Replace Metal Key Lock with Key Fob System
DHCR Decision Didn't Interfere with Tenant's Court Case Against Landlord
Tenant in HDFC Rental Building Was Subject to Rent Stabilization
Building with Converted Garage Unit Contained Six Apartments
Newly Created Apartment with High Rent Was Exempt from Stabilization
MCI Order Was Issued Before Base Rent Date
DHCR Must Recalculate Base Rent Using Default Method
No Proof Landlord Didn't Offer Tenant One- or Two-Year Vacancy Lease
Insufficient Proof to Support Tenant's Rent Fraud Claim
Landlord's Parapet Repair Work Didn't Qualify as MCI
Plumbing Work Didn't Qualify as MCI
Tenant's Brother Didn't Prove He Was Illegally Locked Out After Tenant Died
Apartment Was Properly Identified in Court Papers
Landlord Must Base Renewal Increase on Preferential Rent
Subtenant Didn't Prove Rent-Stabilized Tenant Was Illusory Prime Tenant
Payroll Expense Disallowed from Cost of IAIs Added to Rent
No Triple Damages for Overcharge Found Through Adjustment of Pre-Base Date Rent
MCI Increase Granted for Compactor Installation
Elevator Condition Repaired by the Time of DHCR Inspection
Cooking Gas Shut Off Due to Con Edison Work Outside Building
Elevator Inoperable at Time of DHCR Inspection
Freight Elevator Service Discontinued
Non-Working Security Cameras Were a Reduction in Services
No Overcharge Where Tenant Paid Preferential Rent During Lease Term
Elevator Upgrade Qualifies as MCI Even If Done to Replace Broken Elevator
