Landlord Can Evict Tenant for Objectionable Conduct

Landlord sued to evict tenant for committing a nuisance. The court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Landlord proved at trial that tenant engaged over a period of years in a pattern of objectionable conduct in the building that included repeated verbal abuse and threats against one of his neighbors and a physical assault of a postal worker. The evidence included surveillance video. Tenant's conduct repeatedly compromised the safety of other tenants and their use and enjoyment of the premises.

Goldman v. Flynn: 57 Misc.3d 140(A), 2017 NY Slip Op 51345(U) (App. Div. 1 Dept.; 10/11/17; Lowe III, PJ, Shulman, Gonzalez, JJ)