May 2004
Number of Elevator Attendants Reduced
Exterior Restoration Work Done in Unworkmanlike Manner
Sales Tax Deducted from Approved Cost
Adjacent Areas Considered as Two Rooms
Renewal Lease Form Contained Mistakes
Rent Owed for One Month After Eviction
DHCR Used Incorrect Default Formula
Trial Required on Trip-and-Fall Claim
Triple Damages Imposed Against Current Landlord
Tenant Must Defrost Refrigerator
Landlord Didn't Notify DHCR of Change in Ownership
Bathtub Leaks Don't Amount to Nuisance
Tenant's Son Didn't Prove His Absence from Apartment Was Temporary
Landlord Not Liable for Tenant's Murder
Landlord Rehabbed Fire-Damaged Building
Tenant Didn't Have Original Lease
Tenant Assaulted at Building Entrance
Tenant No Longer Had Use of Roof
Tenant's Attorney's Fees Excessive
Twice-Daily Cleaning Not Enough
Son Didn't Live with Tenant for Two Years
Increase Granted for Handicap Ramp
Landlord Must Continue Charging Preferential Rent
DHCR Needn't Verify Whether Tenant Filed Amended Tax Return
Tenants Knew Landlord's Attorney Was Managing Agent
Landlord Needn't Add Domestic Partner's Name to Renewal Lease
Landlord Can't Rescind First Renewal Offer
Apartment Didn't Become Vacant After Tax Abatement Ended
Gas Repiping Done Building Wide
Rewiring Installation Done in Two Phases
Missing Garbage Chute Handle
Tenant Claims Electrical Power Reduced
No Cost Breakdown Submitted
Rent Demands Were Confusing
DHCR Already Decided that Apartment Was Exempt
Removal of Laundry Room Toilet
Tenant Fell Down Elevator Shaft
Rewiring Installation Done in Two Phases
Landlord Not Required to Take Bids
DHCR Didn't Consider Rents of Larger Apartments
Landlord Can't Charge New Tenant Last Month's Rent at Move-in
Rent Reduction Order Applies to 32 Tenants Who Filed Complaint
Tenant Can't Assign Lease to Daughter
Contractor Affidavit Shows Work Not Piecemeal
Tenant Didn't Comply with Settlement Agreement
Building Directory Wasn't Properly Maintained
No Rent Hike for Installing Six New Radiators
Landlord Couldn't Deem Two-Year Lease
Facade Not Maintained in Safe Condition
Foul Odor from Garbage Room
Nonrenewal Notice Gave Fictitious Address
Conditions Not Minor
Landlord Can't Collect Vacancy Increase from Month-to-Month Tenant
Landlord Can't Recover Apartment for Elderly Parents
Four-Year Time Limit Not Extended
Change in Garbage Area Is Minor
Landlord Submitted Late Certificate of Electrical Inspection
Three Out of Four Hallway Floors Replaced
Tenant Spends Significant Amount of Time in Brazil
Tenant Can Vacate Settlement Agreement
New Skylight Not Installed with Qualifying Improvement
Tenant Owns Investment Property on Long Island
