September 2024
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Apartment Became Vacancy-Deregulated in 2010
Apartment Vacancy-Deregulated in 2013 Was No Longer Subject to Overcharge Claim
Late PAR Accepted Because DRA Didn't Mail Copy of Order to Tenants' Attorney
New Elevators Were Installed Before Useful Life of Old Elevators Expired
MCI Application Reopened Based on Questions About Hazardous Violations
Nonpayment Case Dismissed Due to Defective Rent Demand
Former Employee, Now Tenant, Gets $60K in Attorney's Fees After Eviction Case Dismissed
Landlord Related to IAI Contractor Proved Costs of 2018 Improvements
Landlord Must Offer Complaining Tenant a Renewal Lease Unless He Had Moved Out
Apartment in Building Under HPD Regulatory Agreement Was Subject to Rent Stabilization
Tenant Gets No Attorney's Fees from DHCR in Rent Overcharge Case
Recent Amendments to Rent Fraud Provisions Not Applied Retroactively to 2019 Complaint
Willful Rent Overcharge Resulted from Unlawful and Discontinued On-Time Rent Concession
No Rent Increase Collected While Rent-Stabilized Tenant Was Month-to-Month
Tenant's Lease Violation Complaint Dismissed Because He Hadn't Signed Renewal Lease
Landlord Can Replace Individual Cooking Gas Meters with Master Meter Gas Service
Landlord Presented Insufficient Proof of Financial Ability to Complete Demolition
No Rent Reduction Orders Were Pending When MCI Application Was Granted
DHCR Upholds Application of HSTPA Modifications to MCI Application Pending on June 14, 2019
MCI Increase Granted for New Gas Piping
Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Monthly Rent Reduced to $1 Following DOB Vacate Order
Tenant's Service Reduction Complaint Dismissed After She Cancelled DHCR Inspection
Broken Bathroom Door Lock and Cracked Flooring Weren't Minor Conditions
Rent-Stabilized Tenants Entitled to Certain Number of Non-Duplicable Keys at No Charge
Tenant Fails to Admit DHCR Inspector for No-Access Inspection
DHCR Reasonably Ruled That Landlord Substantially Rehabbed Building
Landlord Responsible for Tenant's Injuries After Bathroom Ceiling Fell on Her
Landlord Must Wait for Final DHCR Ruling on Remanded Case Before Filing Appeal
Landlord Can Withhold a Portion of Tenant's Security Deposit for Proven Repairs Needed
Landlord Wasn't Responsible for Attack by Tenant's Pit Bull on Delivery Person
Change to Key System with Charges for Additional Keys Was Reduction in Services
Landlord Didn't Prove Tenant's Lease Barred Installation of A/C
Tenant Had No Rent-Stabilized Lease and Never Paid Rent to New Landlord
Was Landlord Responsible for Injury to Tenant by Broken Soap Dish?
Was Disabled Tenant's Request for Apartment Modifications Reasonable?
Court Appoints GAL After Nonpayment Case Settled by Stipulation Given APS Report
Landlord Can Seek Court Enforcement of Local Law 18 Against Airbnb
Tenant Whose E-Bike Caught Fire in Apartment Must Pay Landlord Insurance Deductible
No Money Judgment Where Tenant Moved Out Before Trial in Nonpayment Eviction Case
Landlord Can't Evict Tenant for Nonpayment Where No Lease in Effect
Tenant Who Showed No Proof of Subtenancy Agreement Can't Sue to Evict Other Occupant
Tenant Gets Rent Abatement for 10 - 60% per Month for Five Months for Roof Leak
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