May 2014
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Tenant's Granddaughter Attacked in Building
State Division of Human Rights Improperly Dismissed Tenant's Complaint
Landlord Didn't Prove Drug-Related Activity Warranted Eviction
No Use and Occupancy Owed for Periods After Tenants Moved Out
Landlord Can Evict Tenant for Chronic Nonpayment of Rent
Tenant Refused to Certify Income for Federal Tax Credit Program
Alleged Occupants Waited Too Long to Claim Rights to SRO Units
Tax Form Listed Apartment for Commercial Use
Tenant Gets $6,000 Rent Abatement for Apartment Conditions
Tenant Killed in Apartment Fire
Previously Incarcerated Son Claims Pass-On Rights
No Proof Tenant Violated Agreement to Keep Unit Uncluttered
Trial Needed on Whether Tenant Forfeits Security Deposit
Judgments Mistakenly State They Were Based on Settlement Agreement
NYCHA Tenant Allowed Drug Activity in Apartment
Landlord HDFC Denied Tenant Due Process
DHCR Properly Granted Landlord's Rent Restoration Application
Landlord Must Produce Rent History Records Back to 1984
Court Orders Landlord to Accept Back Rent
Tenants Claim Postal Worker Conspired with Landlord Against Them
Building Code Changes Required Changes to Demolition Plan
Tenant's Complaints About Rusty Water Should Go to HPD
Landlord's PAR Dismissed as Untimely
Son Gets Rent-Controlled Apartment
Broken Electric Outlet Not Minor Condition
Landlord Didn't Show Inoperative Elevator Was Being Modernized
Tenant's Gas Service Cut Off
Landlord Can Replace Lock and Key System with Proxy Key Cards
Landlord Must Give Tenant Extra Key Card for Child Care Provider
Landlord Must Give Tenant a Second Entry Door Key
Tenant Presented No Facts to Support Fraud Claim
Current Tenant of Co-op Purchased in 1990 Is Unregulated
Increase in Preferential Rent Wasn't Overcharge
Combined Family Residence Deregulated Based on High Income
Bargain and Sale Deed Alone Didn't Prove Purchase Through Judicial Sale
Landlord Claims Gas Meters in Hallways Were Grandfathered
Temporary Conversion of Two-Family Dwelling After Hurricane Was Improper
Landlord Didn't File Test Report for Backflow Prevention Device
Electrical Wire Connected to Gas Pipe in Tenant's Apartment
Juice Cartons Not Considered Paper Recyclables
No MCI Increase for Engineer's Fees
No MCI Increase for Partial Stucco and Thorocoating
No Increase for Extra Gas Lines Installed During Repiping
No MCI Increase for Rusty Entrance Door
No MCI Rent Hike for Intercom System Without Audio
Tenant Complained of Reduced Services Caused by Hurricane Sandy
Bathroom Door Saddle Wasn't Defective
No Proof PAR Was Mailed Within 35 Days of DRA Order
DHCR Finds Inadequate Heat Based on Open HPD Violation
Outside of Apartment Windows Were Dirty
Old Rule Applied to Apartment Vacant on Base Date
No Overcharge Where Apartment Was Temporarily Exempt on Base Date
Can Landlord Build Garage Below Landscaped Courtyard?
No Triple Damages for Collection of Forfeited MCI Increase
Rent Increase Allowed for Deemed Renewal Lease
Water Main Replacement Doesn't Qualify as MCI
MCI Rent Hike Granted for Backflow Prevention Device
Tenant's Son Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment
No Admissible Proof of Preferential Rent
Tenant Can't Challenge Base Date Rent
