Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant, after sending him a 10-day notice to quit. Landlord claimed that the occupant was a licensee, not a tenant. Occupant pointed out various indicators that he was a tenant. The...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant after tenant's lease expired. The court granted tenant's request to dismiss the case. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord's court papers contained fundamental...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord claimed that tenant was unregulated. But tenant showed that she was rent stabilized, and the case was dismissed based on landlord's failure to...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that his basement apartment occupancy violated the building's Certificate of Occupancy. The court ruled...
Landlord of Mitchell-Lama building sent tenant a notice to cure, claiming that tenant didn't primarily reside in his apartment. Landlord then sought a certificate of eviction from HPD. Tenant appeared at HPD'...
Tenants sued landlord for rent overcharge. In September 2018, the court granted landlord's request to dismiss the complaint because the DHCR had concurrent jurisdiction and the court found that "the issues...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant and her adult son after sending a 30-day termination notice. After a number of adjournments, landlord asked the court to make tenant pay a rent deposit and/or use and...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court ruled for landlord and denied tenant's request to vacate the judgment entered in Nov. 2013. Tenant appealed and won. The nonpayment petition, and...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed that court papers weren't properly served, and asked the court to dismiss the case. The court ruled against tenant, who appealed and lost....
Landlord sued to evict tenant for repeatedly subletting his apartment on a short-term basis through Airbnb. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that landlord's termination notice was insufficient...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for failing to execute a renewal lease. Tenant asked the court to delay the eviction proceeding pending determination of a related NY State Supreme Court action commenced...
Landlord sued to evict tenant and other occupants named as "John Doe" and "Jane Doe." Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case because, although landlord knew the occupants' names, he didn...
