September 2014
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Landlord Can Evict Tenant for Chronic Nonpayment of Rent
Elderly Tenant Obtained Funds for Rent Arrears
Family Member Can't Be Evicted for Nonpayment of Tenant's Rent
Tenant's Son Gets Section 8 Apartment
Landlord Can Evict NYCHA Tenant for Nondesirability
Landlord Can Evict Manufactured-Home Tenants
Tenant Failed to Renew Rent-Stabilized Lease
Broker Not Liable for Bats in Tenant's Apartment
Building Substantially Rehabbed Was Exempt from Stabilization
Landlord's Cure and Termination Notices Too Vague
HUD Tenant Misrepresented Income
Tenant's Agreement to Share Cost of Bedbug Extermination Void
Tenant Primarily Resided at Inherited Philadelphia Home
Tenant's Sister Can't Get Mitchell-Lama Apartment
Building Exempt Due to Substantial Rehab
Use of Ground-Floor Units for Storage Not Commercial Use
Landlord Must Safeguard Vacant Building
Landlord Fined for Cracks in Apartment Walls
Sabbath Observance No Defense to Sanitation Violation
Landlord Didn't Install Backflow Prevention Device
Landlord Waived Flat Rate Renewal Increase Under RGBO 41
Tenant Wasn't Party to Rent Freeze Order
No Willful Overcharge for Deemed Renewal Lease Increase
DHCR Didn't Verify Income of Both Household Members
Tenant in HDFC Co-op Building Remains Rent Stabilized
Landlord Can Collect $60 Renewal Increase Under RGBO 41
Missing Lease Proves Base Date Rent
Landlord Didn't Submit Timely Proof of Apartment Deregulation
No MCI Increase for Veneer Panel Replacement
No Triple Damages for Collection of IAI Increase
Tenant's Daughter Can't Get Rent-Stabilized Apartment
Oil Tank Violation Results in Reduction in Required Services
No MCI Increase for Handicap Ramp
Tenant Gets Attorney's Fees in DHCR Proceeding
DHCR Default Formula Used Based on Illusory Tenancy
"Three-Quarter" House Can't Oust Participant Without Eviction Proceeding
Landlord's Appeal of HPD Ruling Was Untimely
Landlord Can't Get Full Rent from Section 8 Tenant
Tenant Can Operate Daycare Center in Her Apartment
Corporation Can Be Primary Resident
Federal Court Can't Hear Eviction Cases
Landlord Can't Void Preferential Rent Due to Nonpayment
Tenant Vacated at Landlord's Request
Landlord Entitled to Post-Judgment Use and Occupancy
Chronic Nonpayment Claim Dismissed
Landlord Must Replace Handicap Ramps That It Removed
Tenant Can Conduct Pretrial Questioning on Rent Fraud Claim
Landlord Ordered to Refund $93,000 Overcharge
Tenant Who Didn't Renew Lease Can Vacate Stipulation to Move Out
Landlord Filed Fraudulent Rent Registrations for SRO Tenants
Stuy Town Tenant Must Pursue Overcharge Claim Through Court, Not DHCR
Landlord Proves Application for Cornice Work Was Timely
Con Ed Records Proved Apartment Was Vacant on Base Date
No Rent Increase Permitted for Used Refrigerator
Landlord Refunded Overcharge After Complaint
Rent-Controlled Tenant's Son Is First Successor Tenant
No Willful Overcharge Where Attorney Negotiated Initial Rent
Landlord Can Collect MCI Increase from New Tenant After J-51 Offset Ends
Tenant Bound by Terms of Prior Settlement of Garage Rent Issue
