Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for refusing to sign a renewal lease. Tenant claimed that landlord was harassing her. Tenant claimed that she had signed a renewal lease before landlord started the case...
Tenant sued landlord in housing court, to obtain repairs and correction of violations. The court ordered landlord to correct many class B violations, including a leak and resulting water damage. Tenant later asked...
Landlord sued to evict month-to-month tenant. Tenant claimed retaliatory eviction and harassment. The court ruled for tenant and dismissed the case. Tenant had complained of a lack of heat and essential services and...
Landlord of low-income housing supervised by HPD sued to evict apartment occupant for nonpayment of rent. Occupant asked the court to dismiss the case and claimed harassment by landlord. The court ruled for occupant...
Tenant sued landlord for defamation, harassment, and intentional infliction of emotional distress after landlord sent a letter to tenant’s friends and relatives concerning tenant’s dispute with landlord...
Former homecare attendant sued landlord of two-family home, claiming that landlord harassed him by unlawfully and forcibly evicting him without due process of law. Landlord was a 94-year-old invalid who had...
Landlord sued to eject six “three-quarter house” tenants from two buildings after it failed to obtain evictions in housing court cases. The premises weren’t half-way houses where residents were...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed breach of the warranty of habitability and asked for a rent abatement because there was no heat or gas in the apartment. Landlord...
Subsidized tenant in HUD housing sued landlord in federal court, claiming breach of covenant of quiet enjoyment and harassment. Landlord had sued to evict tenant for unauthorized subletting. That case was settled by...
Landlord cooperative corporation sued tenant shareholders in state Supreme Court, claiming that the tenants harassed and threatened other shareholders, the co-op board, building staff, and the building's managing...
Former and current residents of "three-quarter houses" in Brooklyn and Queens sued housing operators, claiming deceptive business practices, unconscionable contracts, harassment and unlawful eviction,...
