property manager. Respondent is the tenant of record for the Subject Premises pursuant
to a written lease most recently renewed on February 28, 2011 (Exhibit 1) for a period
covering June 1, 2011 through May 31, 2013. Petitioner offered no lease agreement for
any period after May 31, 2013, and no testimony was offered of an oral agreement
between the parties after said date. Paragon testified that Respondent has rent arrears
totaling $19,927.94, as evidenced by a rent ledger (Exhibit 2). The ledger shows that in
September 2010, Respondent had a balance of $119.30, and the arrears accrued from that
date forward. In 2010 Respondent failed to pay rent for November plus that balance.
Respondent also failed to pay rent for October 2011 through January 2014 according to
the ledger.
The Subject Building is properly registered with DHPD as a Multiple Dwelling, last
renewed August 2013, which was prior to the commencement of the proceeding (Exhibit
3).
Petitioner is the owner of the Subject Building pursuant to the certified deed dated
August 15, 2007 (Exhibit 4). The Subject Premises is subject to rent stabilization and is
registered with the DHCR (Exhibit 5). The DHCR registrations show the legal registered
rent for the Subject Premises is $619.02 as of June 2013, the same amount as of
September 2012, and $592.36 as of August 1, 2011.
Petitioner moved to amend the petition to date, and Petitioner rested.
Respondent testified about the conditions in the Subject Premises. In support of
these allegations, Respondent offered a print out from the DHPD website, dated March
11, 2014, showing thirty-nine open violations for the Subject Premises (Exhibit A).
These violations include two class "A" violations for the bathroom door, one issued in