Vol. 26 Nbr. 7, March 2011
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Index
- Attorney's fees for tenant limited to notice issue.
- Building facade in unsafe condition.
- Doorman fired for leaving post.
- No attorney's fees for landlord in nonpayment case.
- Illegal basement apartment added to two-family dwelling.
- Illegal conversion to four-family dwelling was immediately hazardous violation.
- Insufficient proof of illegal SRO unit.
- Landlord added one, not three, illegal dwelling units.
- Landlord can evict tenant for failure to install carpet.
- Landlord created illegal guest apartment.
- Landlord's vacation no excuse for sidewalk debris.
- Rooftop illegally converted to recreational use.
- Co-op owner can collect fuel cost adjustment.
- DHCR Heat complaint not supported by HPD violation.
- Landlord must sue estate for deceased tenant's rent arrears.
- Landlord not responsible for flood damage.
- Tenant gets eviction delayed for good cause.
- DHCR ignores combined apartment for room count purposes.
- Landlord claims tenant's lead paint claim filed too late.
- Tenant claims managing agent responsible for lead paint condition.
- Tenant slipped and fell on water leaking from pipe.
- Unauthorized occupant ineligible for NYCHA housing.
- Electrical rewiring wasn't performed building-wide.
- Facade work incomplete.
- MCI rent hike granted despite prior pointing work.
- MCI rent hike granted for new building entry doors.
- Tenant disputes room count listed in MCI application.
- MCI rent hike is permanent.
- Notice improperly delivered to abandoned apartment.
- Notice to quit defective.
- Sister can't get tenant's NYCHA apartment.
- Tenant's godson can't get NYCHA apartment.
- Landlord's information needed to process tenant's Section 8 application.
- Late fee based on percentage of rent ruled unconscionable.
- NYCHA must restore tenant's Section 8 subsidy.
- Tenant's subsidy terminated for misrepresenting income.
- Use and occupancy charges limited to rent-stabilized rent.
- Landlord must pay interest on refunded overcharge.
- No overcharge based on late registration.
- Rent increase granted for upgraded cellar.
- Tenant overcharged roommate.
- Bathroom conditions weren't minor.
- Building directory errors are minor.
- No notice needed when inspecting building-wide service complaint.
- Triple damages awarded for using wrong rent guidelines increase.
- Triple damages imposed for untimely overcharge refund.
- Building contains six apartments, not five.
- Building received J-51 tax benefits on base rent date.
- Rent reduction ordered for ceiling conditions.
- Rent reduction orders properly issued after fire.
- Roof alarms not functioning.
- Windows were defective.
- Court, not DHCR, should address wrongful deregulation issues in class action.
- DHCR reopens deregulation case.
- Landlord claimed tenant didn't give access for repairs.
- Tenant showed good cause to reopen deregulation case.
- Co-op shareholder's unlimited right to sublet void.
- Community room is required service.
- Landlord can replace bathroom window with ventilating fan.
- NYCHA tenant can be evicted for objectionable conduct.