March 2014
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Tenant Claims Landlord Responsible for Slip and Fall
Tenant Slipped and Fell on Snow in Front of Building
Brother Can't Get Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Tenant with Overcharge Claim Can Vacate Settlement Agreement
Granddaughter Gets Attorney's Fees in Succession Case
Garden Gnome Didn't Create Unsafe Condition
Tenant Can't Vacate Settlement Agreement
Failure to Give Tenant Rent Stabilization Rider Doesn't Void Lease
Rent-Stabilized Tenant Who Became Building Super Retained Tenancy Rights
Former Tenant Claims Injuries Based on Childhood Exposure to Lead Paint in Apartment
Tenant Doesn't Provide Access
Landlord Not Responsible for Tenant's Slip and Fall
Tenant Fell Through Defective Floorboards
Was Landlord Responsible for Slip and Fall on Icy Sidewalk?
Tenant Can Be Evicted for Violating Settlement Agreement
Apartment Occupant Has No Succession Rights
Apartment Deregulated in High-Rent/High-Income Proceeding
Landlord Can't Collect Electricity Surcharge
Landlord Improperly Added MCI Increase Before Renewal Increase
Failure to Register Apartment in 2007 Irrelevant to 2013 Overcharge Claim
Window Guards Not Installed at Time of DHCR Inspection
Dirty Hallway Carpeting Not a Minor Condition
Fire Escape Was Defective
Landlord and Tenant Agree Tenant Is Rent Controlled
Landlord Didn't Advise DRA of Stove Replacement
Engineering Fees Included in Elevator Upgrade MCI
Landlord Increased, Not Removed, Tenant Storage Space
Work Required by Landmarks Preservation Commission Included in MCI Increase
No Rent Hike for Improvements After Evicted Tenant Restored to Possession
Landlord Who Modifies Parking Area Must Still Provide Play Areas
New Sprinkler System Wasn't Building-Wide
Total MCI Increases Limited to 6 Percent in One Year
MCI Rent Hike Granted for Ancillary Work Done with Patio Installation
No Offset for J-51 Tax Abatement Unrelated to MCI
Piecemeal Window Installation Didn't Qualify as MCI
Building Fire Alarms Went Off Unnecessarily
Landlord Fined for Furniture Left in Front of Building
DOB Properly Delivered Violation Notice to Landlord
Loft Tenant Fined for Blocking Sprinkler System
Landlord Fined for Illegal Attic Renovations
Tenant's Brother Can't Get NYCHA Apartment
Cost of Improvements Insufficient to Deregulate Apartment
Landlord's Notice Didn't Give Tenant Due Process
Tenant May Need Guardian Ad Litem
Late-Offered Renewal Lease Must Start at Later Date
Tenant's Income Was Below Deregulation Threshold
Landlord's Application to Determine Substantial Rehab Premature
Landlord Seeks MCI Increase for Balcony Door Installation
Roof Installation Done in Piecemeal Manner
Landlord Didn't Restore Vermin Control Service
Exterior Work Includes Parapet Replacement
Landlord's MCI Application Was Filed on Time
No Dollar Amount Guidelines Increase Permitted
Landlord Didn't Cure Mouse Condition in Basement
Landlord Repaired Trip Hazard on Sidewalk
Tenant Was Rent Stabilized Based on PHFL Moderate Rehab
Pointing Performed on All Sides of Building
Landlord Can Credit FCA Overpayment to Tenant
Landlord Objects to Effective Date of Rent Restoration
Apartment Heat Was Insufficient
