If the tenant is successful, she said, he might be entitled to a rent abatement.

Further, the tenant cannot terminate the lease or seek any rent abatements.

And Related would offer the merchants a rent abatement for their last six months.

The letter writer can start an action in housing court requesting a rent abatement until the repairs are made.

In one ruling, a judge granted tenants $834,000 in rent abatements.

If successful, she said, the court could order a rent abatement and direct the landlord to take whatever action is necessary to eliminate the nuisance.

As a result of that ruling, the judge granted the Birrenbachs a rent abatement of $31,040.

An inspection was held, repairs were ordered and everybody got rent abatements.

If you prove your case, you could get a rent abatement.

To induce others to stay on, a rent abatement was offered, averaging 20 percent for 20 months, ending May 31 of next year.