Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance. Landlord later discontinued the case without prejudice in order to avoid a court-ordered traverse hearing based on tenant's claim of improper service of...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance. The court ruled against landlord and set the case down for a hearing months later on the amount of attorney's fees to be granted to tenant under the terms of...
Cooperative shareholder tenant sued landlord co-op for failing to transfer shares to her for another apartment in the building owned by her husband. In response, landlord counterclaimed for attorney's fees. The...
Landlord sued to evict tenant. After tenant's lease expired, landlord claimed that tenancy became month to month, and landlord sent a 30-day termination notice before starting the eviction proceeding. On the date...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance. During a traverse hearing, landlord and tenant agreed to discontinue the case, leaving tenant's request for attorney's fees to be decided by the court....
Landlord sued to evict tenant for performing illegal alterations in his apartment. The court ruled for landlord and awarded a judgment of possession. Landlord then sought attorneys' fees in the amount of $650 per...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for failing to keep his apartment in good condition and in compliance with fire codes because the apartment had become unsanitary and cluttered. At some point while the case was pending...
Landlord cooperative corporation sued to evict proprietary lessee tenant for nonpayment of maintenance fees. The case was dismissed because tenant paid the fees due while the case was pending. Tenant then asked for...
Landlord condominium board sued to evict condo unit owner and obtained from the court a judgment of possession and a money judgment for $24,000. Condo owner appealed and won, so the case was dismissed along with the...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for illegal subletting. The court ruled against landlord without a trial, and awarded tenant $262,000 in attorney's fees as the prevailing party. Landlord appealed, and the case was...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant in order to recover the apartment for owner occupancy. The court ruled against landlord. Tenant and landlord then both asked for attorney’s fees. The court ruled...
Tenant sued landlord in federal court. Tenant suffered from renal disease and couldn’t safely go up and down seven flights of stairs to his apartment independently. Landlord didn’t offer tenant any...
