Vol. 26 Nbr. 7, March 2011

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.