PETS

Landlord Didn't Object to Tenant's Dog in Time

February 13, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for keeping a dog in violation of her lease. Tenant claimed that she had kept the dog for more than 90 days without objection from landlord and that the dog was a service...

Federal Court Stays Eviction of Tenant Who Claims Discrimination in Dog Case

December 22, 2014    

HUD issued a discrimination charge against landlord for barring co-op tenant Aaron and two other tenants from keeping emotional support dogs needed to remediate mental illness. Landlord appealed HUD's decision in...

Tenant Can Keep Barking Dog that Improved Over Time

December 18, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for breaching her lease and creating a nuisance. Landlord claimed that tenant kept a dog in her apartment that barked excessively. The court ruled against landlord after...

Landlord Waited Too Long to Seek Eviction for Harboring Dog

December 7, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for keeping a dog in violation of tenant's lease. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial. The court ruled against tenant, who appealed and won. Landlord sent...

Tenant Doesn't Prove Second Dog Needed to Accommodate Disability

June 12, 2014    

Section 8 tenant sued landlord in federal court claiming discrimination based on disability. Landlord had allowed tenant to keep a dog that tenant acquired in violation of her lease because tenant claimed disability...

Landlord Waived No-Pets Clause But No Attorney's Fees for Tenant

February 19, 2014    

Landlord co-op shareholder sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for keeping a dog in violation of his lease. The trial court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed, claiming that landlord waived its right to seek...

Tenant Must Walk Dog Outside with Leash and Muzzle

February 17, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for keeping a dog and cat in his apartment in violation of his lease. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court. Landlord agreed that tenant could keep his pets if...

NYCHA Tenant Can Keep Pit Bull Dog

November 15, 2013    

NYCHA ruled that tenant couldn't keep her pit bull dog at the building. NYCHA's rules stated that pit bulls weren't allowed at its buildings unless the dog was a service dog. Tenant appealed, claiming...

Depressed Tenant Can't Keep Dog

November 15, 2013    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for keeping a dog in violation of her lease. The court delayed ruling in the case because HUD requested a stay while it considered tenant's discrimination complaint. Tenant claimed...

Co-op Tenant Claims She Needs Dog to Treat Disability

August 6, 2013    

Landlord cooperative corporation sued to evict tenant shareholder for keeping a dog in her apartment in violation of tenant's lease. Landlord asked the court to rule on the case without a trial. Tenant asked the...

Landlord Not Responsible for Attack by Tenant's Dog

May 13, 2013    

Tenant's pitbull dog entered a public park playground through a hole in the fence between the park and landlord's building and bit a child. The child's mother then sued landlord and the City of New York....

Landlord Waived Right to Object to Tenant's Dog

March 14, 2013    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for violating a "no pets" clause of tenant's lease. The court granted tenant's request to dismiss the case without a trial. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord wrote a...