No Good Cause for Eviction

February 1, 2010

LVT Number: #22467

Landlord sued to evict six Section 8 tenants after their NYCHA subsidies were suspended and NYCHA terminated tenants’ housing assistance payments (HAP) contracts. Landlord claimed that tenants’ leases therefore were terminated. The court combined the cases and ruled against landlord. The 1995 Williams Second Consent Judgment required landlord to have good cause for terminating a Section 8 tenancy. The Section 8 payments were terminated because the apartments failed quality standards inspections and landlord failed to correct the conditions.

Landlord sued to evict six Section 8 tenants after their NYCHA subsidies were suspended and NYCHA terminated tenants’ housing assistance payments (HAP) contracts. Landlord claimed that tenants’ leases therefore were terminated. The court combined the cases and ruled against landlord. The 1995 Williams Second Consent Judgment required landlord to have good cause for terminating a Section 8 tenancy. The Section 8 payments were terminated because the apartments failed quality standards inspections and landlord failed to correct the conditions. Since landlord’s actions ultimately were the cause of the terminations, it didn’t have good cause to evict tenants.

1212 Grand Concourse LLC v. Ynguil: NYLJ, 1/27/10, p. 26, col. 1 (Civ. Ct. Bronx; Doherty, J)

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