Federal Court Can't Decide Tenant's Wrongful Eviction Claim

June 11, 2012

LVT Number: #24161

Tenant sued landlord in federal court, claiming wrongful eviction. He claimed that landlord had violated his constitutional rights. The court dismissed the case. Federal courts don't have jurisdiction to decide landlord-tenant matters. Tenant must file any wrongful eviction claim in New York State court. And the federal court couldn't review a decision by a New York court that already had ruled for landlord in an eviction proceeding against tenant.

Tenant sued landlord in federal court, claiming wrongful eviction. He claimed that landlord had violated his constitutional rights. The court dismissed the case. Federal courts don't have jurisdiction to decide landlord-tenant matters. Tenant must file any wrongful eviction claim in New York State court. And the federal court couldn't review a decision by a New York court that already had ruled for landlord in an eviction proceeding against tenant.

Bey v. Jamaica Realty: Dckt. No. 12-cv-2141, 2012 WL 1634161 (EDNY; 5/9/12; Vitaliano, DJ)

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