In Episode 10 we discuss a case where a tenant triumphed in court after undergoing terrible harassment by her landlord.

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The name of today’s case is Brown v Messam, 76 Misc.3d 1219(A) [New York City Civil Court, Queens County 2022].

In Episode 9 we discuss what happens when a landlord asks a tenant in a Rent Stabilized apartment to move to another apartment within the same building and the tenant agrees. Does tenant’s Rent Stabilized “status” move with him?

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In Episode 8 we discuss whether the Housing Court will recognize polyamorous relationships when making decisions about who can succeed to (inherit) a Rent Stabilized apartment.

Here is a link to today’s case.

In episode 6 we also explored succession as a topic. Listen on Apple, Spotify, or Google.

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In Episode 7 we discuss what types of businesses you can run in your New York City apartment and the legal manner in which you can run your business.

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Today we discuss how to succeed to (inherit) a Rent Stabilized apartment. We also talk about what happens if you family member is unwilling to testify on your behalf in court.

There is a DHCR form that the tenant can fill out, that helps establish that you are a potential successor. Notice To Owner Of Family Members Residing With The Named Tenant In The Apartment Who May Be Entitled To Succession Rights/Protection From Eviction (DHCR Form RA- 23.5).

We have a booklet available on the Tenant Learning Platform called “How Protect Your Rent Stabilized Apartment From a Nonprimary Residence Claim”. It is not exactly on the succession topic, but its close, and the booklet lists all the ways you can prove that a tenant or occupant is a primary resident of a Rent Stabilized apartment.

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In this episode we discuss the difference between Rent Control and Rent Stabilization and whether a landlord and tenant can contract in or out of rent regulation, as we look at a new appellate case that everyone is talking about. Is this case really a game changer?

Link to today’s case.

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In Episode 4 we discuss what happens when a Rent Stabilized tenant sublets her apartment to a subtenant and overcharges the subtenant more than the legally regulated rent. The tenant could owe the subtenant the overcharge amount back, plus triple damages. Today's case is interesting because the DHCR held that the landlord, as well as the tenant, was responsible to the subtenant for the overcharge, even when the landlord did not collect more than the legal rent, based upon the concept of illusory tenancy.

Subtenants can obtain a printout of their apartment's rent registration from DHCR by submitting proof of their identity and occupancy of the apartment at this link.

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Today we discuss a Housing Court case that was dismissed because, although the apartment was located on the second floor of a building, the landlord described the apartment as being on the first floor. This leads us to an interesting Tenant Takeaway about how to turn winning a battle into maybe doing better in the overall war!

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We discuss the difference between a permanent “Preferential Rent” and a one-time “rent concession” for Rent Stabilized apartments. We also discuss the pros and cons of tenants joining a class action with other tenants against the landlord.

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This episode examines a recent New York City Civil Court case where a landlord attempted to have tenant's harassment case dismissed because tenant previously brought a case for harassment against landlord in DHCR and lost. We discuss when a court will dismiss a case because it is too much like an earlier case between the parties. We also discuss what factors go in to a Rent Stabilized tenant's decision about where to bring a harassment case against landlord, at DHCR or in Housing Court.

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