March 2013
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Landlord Can Evict Section 8 Tenant
Tenant Must Produce Medical and Other Records
Tenant Didn't Prove Payment of Rent Arrears
Landlord Can't Evict Tenant for Graffiti in Stairwell
Co-op Can Evict Month-to-Month Tenant
Tenant Can't Get Attorney's Fees for DHCR Case in Housing Court Proceeding
Landlord Who Switches Lock System Must Give Tenants Free Keycards
Landlord Can Replace Lobby Attendant with Electronic Security System
MCI Rent Hike Granted for Hall Carpet Replacement
Masonry Work Unrelated to Roof MCI
No MCI Increase for Poorly Performed Facade Work
Landlord and Tenant Settled Service Reduction Complaint
Loss of Backyard Access Not Minor Condition
Landlord Can Install Keycard System
Mismatched Hallway Tiles Were Minor Condition
Tenant's Daughter Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Landlord's MCI Application Denied as Untimely
DHCR Can't Award Tenant Damages for Property Damage
Apartment Vacant on Base Rent Date
Tenants Subject to High-Rent Deregulation After MCI Increase
Filing Fees Disallowed from Total MCI Costs
Long-Term Tenant Proves He's Rent Controlled
Roof Patio Was Required Ancillary Service
Landlord Can Replace Elevator Operators with Alternative Security
Housing Court Decision Pre-empts DHCR from Deciding Rent Question
Insufficient Proof of Individual Apartment Improvements
Incorrect Annual Rent Registrations Didn't Prove Fraud
Landlord Properly Sent Renewal Lease Offer by Certified Mail
Co-Tenant's Name Omitted from Renewal Lease
Tenant Didn't Submit Income Tax Verification Information
Landlord Improperly Stored Wood Behind Building
Residence Illegally Converted from Two-Family to Four-Family
Broken Entry Door Lock Was Immediately Hazardous Violation
Boiler Operated Without Certificate of Compliance
Landlord Placed Garbage Out Too Early
Landlord Can Evict Tenant for Chronic Nonpayment of Rent
Tenant Restored to Possession
Landlord Showed No Proof of Amount of Rent Claimed Due
Landlord Seeks to Recover SRO Building
Luxury Deregulation Case Reopened
Daughter Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Landlord Claims Tenants Misrepresented Income
Tenants Claim They Never Received PAR Decision
Tenant Died Before Judgment Entered in Eviction Proceeding
Tenant Gets Interest on Attorney's Fees Award
Tenants Can't Claim Discrimination Based on Exploitation
Tenant Can Vacate Agreement to Move Out After Getting Rid of 21 Cats
Court Papers Fatally Defective
Landlord Waived Right to Object to Tenant's Dog
No Landlord-Tenant Relationship Established with Tenant's Son
Tenant Can't Get More Time to Seek Section 8 Transfer Voucher
Court Can't Restore Tenant After Claimed Illegal Lockout
Tenant's Sister Was in Occupancy Since Inception of Tenancy
Tenant Can Vacate Settlement Agreement Due to Potential Rent Overcharge
Prior MCI Rent Hike Bars New Rent Hike Within Useful-Life Period
Landlord Installs Hot Water Heat Exchangers
DHCR Finding of Reduced Service Based on HPD Violation
MCI Rent Hike Granted for Facade Bay Windows
Tenant's Son and Daughter-in-Law Can't Get Apartment
Court Refuses to Enforce 2004 HPD Certificate of Eviction
Removal of Oil Storage Tanks Qualifies as MCI
