June 2023
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Tenants Must Pay Monthly Use & Occupancy While Violation Claims Are Pending
Landlord Responsible for Tenant's Injuries Resulting from Bathroom Floor Collapse
Apartment Neither Newly Created Nor Previously Temporarily Exempt
Trial Needed to Determine If Landlord Responsible for Attack by Tenant's Dog
Tenant Surrendered Possession by Operation of Law 8 Months Before Landlord Changed Locks
NYC Human Rights Law Amended to Prohibit Discrimination Based on Height and Weight
Hearing Needed to Determine if Basement Apartment Is Lawful
Subtenant in Illegal Sublet Case Shows No Reason to Vacate Default Judgment
Is Landlord Responsible for Bathroom Ceiling Collapse and Tenant's Injuries?
Nassau County Small Claims Court Properly Vacated Default Judgment Against Landlord
Subtenant of Homeless Services Organization Not Subject to Rent Stabilization Protection
Court Joins DSS to Eviction Case to Expedite Rent Assistance to Tenant
Occupant Who Lived in Apartment with Tenant's Permission Was a Licensee, Not a Squatter
Court Finds No Merit to Tenant's Second ERAP Application
Appeals Court Finds Questions of Fact Concerning Tenant's Slip-and-Fall in Vestibule
New York's Highest Court Finds Jury Trials Needed to Decide if NYCHA Responsible for Tenant Killings
Landlord's Case to Eject Tenant Transferred to Housing Court as Eviction Proceeding
Green Amendment Can't Be Used by Residents to Re-Challenge Environmental Rights
Landlord Who Threatened Tenant Fined $10,000 for Harassment
Tenant Can't Blame Window Screen for Her Fall From Apartment Window
Landlord Must Refund Small Overcharge Resulting from DRIE Calculation Error
Tenant Proves Disputed Amount of Lease Rent with Rent Receipts
Apartment Was Vacancy-Deregulated Before Complaining Tenant Moved In
Landlord Changed Intercom System Without Prior DHCR Approval
Cost of Hot Plates Provided to Tenants During Gas Re-piping Removed from MCI Costs
Former Tenant Claims Landlord Harassed Her to Move Out
Housing Advocacy Group Can Sue Landlords and Brokers for Source of Income Discrimination
Building Tenants Were Rent Stabilized and Entitled to Rent Overcharge Findings
Landlord's Reliance on Termination Notice in Second Eviction Case Was Valid
Tenant Remained Rent Stabilized After Building's J-51 Tax Benefits Expired
Nonpayment Proceeding Dismissed Due to Defective Rent Demand
Landlord's Predicate Notices Didn't Support Claim
Illegal Sublet Case Involving Family Members Without Profiteering Dismissed
Landlord Properly Applied MCI Rent Increase Approved by DHCR
Four-Year Statute of Limitations Applied to Pre-HSTPA Overcharge Claims
June 2023 Insights
