Former Employee, Now Tenant, Gets $60K in Attorney's Fees After Eviction Case Dismissed

September 20, 2024

LVT Number: #33355

Landlord sued to evict an employee from an apartment in its building after his employment was terminated. Landlord claimed the apartment use was incidental to the employment. The court dismissed the case, then denied landlord's request to deny the employee's counterclaim for attorney's fees. The employee's lease specifically made him a tenant after his employment expired, and the lease contained an attorney's fees provision.

Landlord sued to evict an employee from an apartment in its building after his employment was terminated. Landlord claimed the apartment use was incidental to the employment. The court dismissed the case, then denied landlord's request to deny the employee's counterclaim for attorney's fees. The employee's lease specifically made him a tenant after his employment expired, and the lease contained an attorney's fees provision. The court awarded the employee over $60,000 in attorney's fees, finding that the employee proved his attorney's reasonable hourly rate and the number of hours worked on the case.

COD, LLC v. Ljuljdjuraj: Index No. 308455/2021, NYLJ No. 1723185056 (Civ. Ct. NY; 8/2/24; Stoller, J)

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