September 2013
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Stale Rent Defense Doesn't Require Dismissal of Nonpayment Claim
Landlord Didn't Prove Building Was 85 Percent Occupied by Rent-Regulated Tenants
Landlord Can't Evict Tenant for Operating Daycare Center in Apartment
Tenant Not Responsible for Unsubsidized Portion of Rent After Subsidy Terminated
Court Won't Appoint GAL for Occupant
No Eviction Permitted Where Occupant Not Shown Referee's Deed
Trial Needed to Determine Legal Rent
Evicted Tenant May Seek Stay of Eviction Pending Appeal
Landlord Improperly Obtained Default Judgment and Eviction
Landlord Can't Base Holdover Proceeding on Nonpayment of Rent
Tenant Claims Retaliatory Eviction
Tenant Used Residence for Commercial Purposes
Tenant Can't Stop Landlord from Renovating Apartment
Landlord Charged Excessive Late Rent Fees
Landlord's Attorneys Violated FDCPA
Piecemeal Facade Work Didn't Qualify as MCI
Application Was Untimely
Landlord Discontinued Electrical Inclusion Without DHCR Approval
MCI Rent Hike Granted for New Boiler and Burner
Successor Tenant Waived Claim for Renewal Lease
No MCI Rent Hike for New Roof That Leaks
Elevator Working at Time of DHCR Inspection
Tenant's Apartment Is Rent Controlled
Tenant's Daughter Claims She's Rent Controlled
Tenants Remain Regulated After J-51 Benefits Expire
Tenant Claims Building Had Six Apartments on Base Date
Landlord Waited Too Long to Collect A/C Surcharge
Hallway and Lobby Renovations Don't Qualify as MCIs
Tenant Can Withdraw Rent Overcharge Complaint
Engineer's Fees Disallowed
Landlord Can't Get Second Rent Hike Within 15 Years
Landlord Didn't Replace All Three Water Heaters
New Tenant Must Pay Rent Increase for MCI
Leaks in Apartment Unrelated to MCI
Landlord Restored Electric Outlet for Working Stove
Out-of-Service Elevator Is Class 1 Violation
Landlord Didn't Schedule Five-Year Trip Test
Landlord Fined Over $47,000 for Adding Illegal SRO Units
Landlord Fined for Signs of Rodent Activity
Landlord Fined for Installing Staircase Without Permit
Tenant Severely Burned by Scalding Shower Water
Landlord Not Responsible for Tenant's Friend's Fall from Roof
Was Landlord Responsible for Burns Caused by Scalding Shower Water?
Tenant Can't Get Mitchell-Lama Co-op Apartment
Tenant Can Conduct Pretrial Questioning in Owner-Occupancy Case
Landlord Previously Rejected Tenant's Rent Payments
Court Vacates Settlement After Landlord Renews Tenant's Lease
No MCI Increase for Hallway Spackling and Painting
MCI Rent Hike Granted for Kitchen and Bathroom Modernization
MCI Rent Hike Granted for Bathroom Modernization
Landlord Didn't Commit Fraud
Landlord Didn't Prove Costs of Individual Apartment Improvements
DHCR Limits Amount of 1/40th Rent Increase to Tenant's MCR
Heat Restored to Tenant's Apartment
Refrigerator Sinking Through Weak Floor
Landlord Converted Fire Escapes to Balconies
DEP Claims Landlord Didn't File Annual Report
Landlord Fined for Unsealed Mattress in Front of Building
Landlord Fined $40,800 for Repeated Work Without Permit
Landlord Fined $2,000 for Operating Basement Office
Landlord Entitled to Longevity Increase Back to 1965
