March 2012
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Useful Life of Prior Facade Work Hadn't Expired
Occupant Proves Family-Type Relationship with Tenant
Exhaust Fans Made Apartment Too Noisy
Landlord Corporation Didn't Exist When Case Began
One-Family Dwelling Illegally Altered to Two-Family
Tenant Can Be Evicted for Chronic Nonpayment
Roof Was Patched, Not Replaced
Landlord's Notice to Cure States Insufficient Facts
No Toxic Odor Detected During DHCR Inspection
Facade Work Not Performed Under Unified Plan
Deregulation Permitted Based on Tenant's Default
NYCHA Improperly Terminated Tenant's Section 8 Subsidy
Additional Work Unrelated to MCI
HPD Improperly Terminated Sex Offender's Section 8 Subsidy
Landlord Didn't Prove Cost of Rewiring
City Needn't Continue Homeless Rent Subsidy Payments
Nonpayment Claim Against Successor Tenant Was Premature
Landlord Not Responsible for Tenant's Slip and Fall
Tenant Claims Rent Stated on Lease Wasn't Valid
Rent Restoration Revoked
Landlord Can't Get Hardship Rent Increase
Community Room Was Required Service
Landlord Can't Force Temporary Relocation
Fire Passageway Beneath Building Was Illegally Padlocked
No Waiver of A/C Surcharge Under Rent Control
Landlord Illegally Converted Two-Family House to Four SROs
DHCR Must Reconsider Landlord's MCI Application
NYCHA Tenant's Son Can't Get Apartment
Damaged Apartments Permanently Exempt from MCI Increase
Landlord Not Responsible for Improper Mattress Disposal
NYCHA Tenant Can Be Evicted for Misconduct
Occupant Can't Claim Pass-on Rights in Eviction Case
Husband Has Pass-on Rights to Wife's Apartment
Landlord Can't Recover Apartment for Personal Use
Post-Conversion Tenant in Co-op Building Isn't Rent Stabilized
Buildings Don't Form Horizontal Multiple Dwelling
Tenant Violated Stipulations in Chronic Nonpayment Case
No Triple Damages Where Rent Based on Prior DHCR Orders
Stoop Repair Doesn't Qualify as MCI
Elevator Fixed by Time of DHCR Inspection
Replacement Air Conditioners Didn't Qualify as MCI
Tenant Who Moved Out Responsible for Full Month's Rent
DHCR Rejects Landlord's Application to Modify Intercom Service
Landlord Consented to Alterations
DHCR Sets Rent Where No Initial MBR on File
Tenant Can't Move Drug Holdover Case to Federal Court
Landlord Not Responsible for Attack on Tenant's Boyfriend
Loft Board Reduces Tenant's Rent
No Luxury Deregulation Permitted
Landlord Didn't Offer Elderly Tenant Equivalent or Superior Housing
Landlord Claims Illegal Sublet by Tenant's Sister
Prior Service Reduction Order Didn't Reduce Rent
NYCHA Can't Terminate Tenant's Section 8 Based on Drug Claim
Agreement Provided No Remedy in Event of Payment Default
Court Gives Tenant More Time in Chronic Nonpayment Case
Eviction Case Dismissed Absent Landlord-Tenant Relationship
NYCHA Properly Canceled Tenant's Section 8 Voucher Priority
New Landlord Can't Raise Rent Charged by Receiver
Tenant in J-51 Building Claims Overcharge
Landlord Can't Deem Renewal Lease for Holdover Tenant
Illegal SRO Units Not Rent Stabilized