November 2012
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Landlord Must Refund $46,000 Rent Overcharge
Landlord Can Replace Key Lock with Electronic Keyless Card System
Landlord Seeks Reduction in Building Services
Tenant Default Excused Due to Illness
Tenant Subject to Deregulation Upon Lease Expiration
Tenant's Daughter Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Landlord Doesn't Prove Building Was Substantially Rehabilitated
Landlord Improperly Charged Renewal Lease Increases
MCI Rent Hike Granted for Security System
Concrete Steps Installed with Courtyard Resurfacing
Rent Reduction Order Bars MCI Rent Hike
Running Toilet Isn't Minor Condition
Compactor Room Conditions Aren't Minor
Tenant's MCR Increased for Air Conditioner
MCI Rent Hike Granted for Apartment/Hallway Door Installation
Gut Rehab Done Without Permit
Roof Deck Installed Without Permit
Landlord Fined $2,400 for Repeated Violations
Landlord Replaced Boiler Without Permit
Landlord Not Responsible for Neighbor's Improper Trash Placement
Tenant Can't Recover Rent Paid for Illegal Apartment
Noise from Repair Work Didn't Create Nuisance
NYCHA Can Evict Tenant for Drug Sales from Apartment
Tenant Claims Injury from Mold in Apartment
Landlord Can Evict Temporary Residents of "Sober House"
Tenant's Son Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Eviction Case Dismissed for Defective Termination Notice
Court Vacates Settlement Agreement for Uncollectible Rent Amount
Grandmother Can't Get Tenant's NYCHA Apartment
Tenants Can Pierce Landlord's Corporate Veil
Former Mitchell-Lama Development Doesn't Owe Transfer Tax
Tenant Improperly Notified of Subsidy Termination
Landlord Waited Too Long to Enforce "No Pets" Lease Clause
NYCHA Can't Evict Tenant After Gun and Marijuana Found in Apartment
Tenants Can Waive Treble Damages to Pursue Class Action
Landlord Not Responsible for Intruder's Attack on Tenant
Month-to-Month Tenant Entitled to Full Security Deposit Refund
Tenant Can't Sue Courts After Losing Case
Tenant Gets Interest on Attorney's Fee Award
Was Landlord Responsible for Tenant's Fall in Stairway?
Tenant's Son Can't Get NYCHA Apartment
Landlord Can't Exit J-51 Tax Benefit Program Retroactively
Tenant's Granddaughter Can't Get NYCHA Apartment
Was Landlord Responsible for Robbery in Building?
Tenant Who Signed Consent Order Can't Get Attorney's Fees
Insufficient Proof of Illegal Sale of Drugs from Apartment
Eviction Proceeding Dismissed for Procedural Defects
Vermont House Wasn't Tenant's Primary Residence
Tenant Gets Attorney's Fees in Discrimination Case
Tenant Can't Get Attorney's Fees
Prior Rent Reduction Order Reduces Base Rent
Elevator Service Working at Time of Inspection
Hazardous Lead Paint Violation Bars MCI Rent Hike
Landlord Gets Rent Hike for Installation of French Doors
Former Super's Apartment Improperly Deregulated
Landlord's Sign-In/Sign-Out Rule Unreasonable
Tenant Seeks Attorney's Fees for Current and Prior Proceeding
Claims Against NYPD and NYCHA for Stop-and-Frisk Actions Can Proceed
Loft Improvements Became Landlord's Property
Landlord Not Responsible for Tenant's Slip and Fall on Wet Stairs
Tenant Didn't Get Notice of Luxury Deregulation Application
