Former roommate sued tenant and new apartment occupant, claiming that tenant illegally locked him out of a room he had rented in tenant's apartment. The court noted that the roommate, as a licensee, normally didn...
Landlord sued to evict former building super after terminating the super's employment. The super had never paid rent or use and occupancy while employed by the landlord. In response to the eviction petition, the...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant settled the case. Tenant agreed to a final judgment and to pay arrears to avoid eviction. Landlord later filed a DRP 213 motion for permission...
Apartment occupant sued landlord, claiming unlawful eviction, and asked to be restored to possession of his apartment. Tenant claimed that landlord changed one of the locks on the apartment entrance door before he...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent and obtained a default judgment against tenant in March 2020. Landlord later asked the court for permission to execute on the eviction warrant. Tenant now appeared...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court. Tenant agreed to pay $18,358 in back rent, and landlord agreed to make repairs. When tenant failed to...
Landlord NYCHA terminated tenancy because tenant assaulted and injured a NYCHA employee at the building. Tenant filed an Article 78 court appeal, claiming that NYCHA's decision was arbitrary and unreasonable. The...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated month-to-month tenant in January 2019. Landlord and tenant signed a court-ordered settlement agreement giving landlord a judgment of possession and delaying execution on an eviction...
Landlord sued in State Supreme Court to eject tenant from co-op apartment. The court ruled for landlord and issued a judgment and a warrant in late 2020. Tenant then filed a hardship declaration pursuant to the COVID...
Landlord sued to evict tenant when tenant's lease expired, and later sought to restore the case to the court's calendar even though the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction Foreclosure Prevention Act (CEEFPA) provided...
Tenant sued landlord, claiming illegal lockout from a room in landlord's house. He claimed that he had lived there for 14 years, first in one smaller room, then in a larger room, and later returned to the smaller...
Landlord obtained a building at a public auction, then sought a writ of assistance to remove tenants of one apartment. Tenants argued that the sale was made "subject to any rights of tenants or persons in...
