EVICTION

Landlord Who Lost Eviction Case Must Pay Damages to Tenant

April 21, 2018    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant of five contiguous SRO units. The court ruled against landlord and ordered landlord to pay tenant damages totalling $250,000. Landlord appealed and lost. Prior landlord...

Landlord's Eviction Case Against Unregulated Tenant Wasn't Retaliatory

April 21, 2018    

Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant after tenant's lease expired and tenant had remained as a month-to-month tenant. Tenant claimed retaliatory eviction. The court ruled for landlord and found that,...

Supportive Living Facility Properly Denied Entry to Occupant

March 27, 2018    

Occupant sued program operator, claiming unlawful entry and detainer, after the operator denied him entry to a room he shared in a supportive living facility for people with substance abuse problems. The court ruled...

Tenant Underreported Income on Apartment Application

March 26, 2018    

Landlord sued to evict tenant of low-income housing, claiming that tenant substantially underreported his income when he applied for housing in 2012. Tenant claimed that he underreported his income based on...

Landlord Can Evict Tenant Who Violated Settlement Agreement

March 26, 2018    

(Decision submitted by Paul N. Gruber, of the Manhattan law firm of Borah, Goldstein, Altschuler, Nahins & Goidel, P.C., attorneys for the landlord.)

Landlord Didn't Illegally Lock Out Person Claiming to Be Apartment Occupant

March 19, 2018    

(Decision submitted by Eileen O'Toole, of the Manhattan law firm of Borah, Goldstein, Altschuler, Nahins & Goidel, P.C., attorneys for the landlord.)

Landlord Can't Enforce Eviction Warrant After Later Signing Renewal Lease by Mistake

March 18, 2018    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized and subsidized tenant for entering into at least 15 short-term rentals of her apartment at a rate of $350 per night. Tenant's monthly rent was $546. Landlord and tenant...

Tenant Sold Drugs from His Apartment

February 21, 2018    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for conducting unlawful activity in his apartment. Witnesses testified that they complained to police that tenant was selling drugs from the apartment. This led to a police investigation...

Tenant Who Paid Rent Arrears Must Be Restored to Possession

February 13, 2018    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court ruled for landlord, and tenant was evicted. The court later granted tenant's request to be restored to possession of the apartment....

Landlord Incorrectly Identified Tenant as Licensee

January 25, 2018    

Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant after sending a 10-day notice to quit and claimed she was a licensee. The occupant claimed that she was a month-to-month tenant and asked the court to dismiss the case. The...

Long-Term Tenant Who Was Seriously Ill Excused from Eviction

January 16, 2018    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant. The court ruled for landlord, and tenant was evicted but later restored to possession by the court. Landlord and tenant then signed a settlement agreement, but landlord...

No Proof Marshal Stole Tenant's Property During Eviction

December 20, 2017    

Former tenant was evicted after landlord obtained a judgment of possession and eviction warrant in housing court. Former tenant later sued a New York City marshal, claiming that the marshal stole some of his personal...