EVICTION

NYCHA Improperly Terminated Tenancy Based on Son's Appearance at Apartment

July 17, 2014    

NYCHA determined that tenant had violated an agreement to permanently exclude her son from the apartment, and terminated her tenancy. Tenant filed an Article 78 appeal, claiming that NYCHA's decision was...

Tenant's Appeal of NYCHA Eviction Decision Filed Too Late

July 17, 2014    

Landlord NYCHA terminated tenancy based on tenant's chronic nonpayment of rent and her default in responding to NYCHA's charges. Tenant filed an Article 78 court appeal after NYCHA denied tenant's request...

Tenant Can't Vacate Settlement Agreement

July 11, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for failing to sign a renewal lease. Landlord and tenant, represented by an attorney, signed a settlement agreement in court by which tenant waived any defenses, admitted...

Tenant Violated Ruling to Keep Sex Offender Out of Apartment

June 17, 2014    

Landlord NYCHA terminated tenant's public housing tenancy after tenant violated a prior order to keep her son's father away from her apartment. The father was a convicted level 3 sex offender. Tenant filed an...

NYCHA Tenant Didn't Bar Son from Apartment as Agreed

June 17, 2014    

NYCHA terminated tenant's public housing tenancy after a hearing. Tenant appealed and lost. Substantial evidence supported NYCHA's ruling that tenant violated a 2010 settlement agreement that permanently...

Eviction Case Stayed Pending Outcome of Criminal Case

June 16, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict tenant, claiming that the apartment was used illegally after tenant and her son were arrested there. Tenant's son pleaded guilty to criminal possession and sale of drugs and was undergoing...

Landlord HDFC Denied Tenant Due Process

May 16, 2014    

Landlord, a nonprofit housing development fund cooperative corporation, sued to evict tenant when her lease expired, without first sending tenant a termination notice. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case,...

NYCHA Tenant Allowed Drug Activity in Apartment

May 16, 2014    

Tenant appealed NYCHA's decision to terminate her tenancy. In her Article 78 petition, she claimed that NYCHA's decision was unreasonable. The court ruled against tenant. There was substantial proof that...

Landlord Can Evict Tenant for Chronic Nonpayment of Rent

May 13, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for chronic nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a probationary settlement agreement in court by which tenant promised to pay rent on time or else face eviction. Tenant didn...

Landlord Didn't Prove Drug-Related Activity Warranted Eviction

May 13, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict HUD tenant for conducting drug-related criminal activity in his apartment, in violation of his lease. The court ruled against landlord after a trial and dismissed the case. Landlord appealed...

Tenant Can Be Evicted for Chronic Nonpayment of Rent

April 18, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for chronic nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed two court-ordered settlement agreements, by which tenant agreed to make timely rent payments. When tenant failed to comply with...

Roommate Can't Be Restored to Possession

April 18, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant agreed to move out by Jan. 31, 2014, and did so. Tenant and landlord signed a settlement agreement in court that gave landlord a judgment of possession,...