Landlord sued to evict tenant for keeping a dog in violation of her lease. At trial, tenant asked the court to dismiss the case because landlord hadn't named tenant's husband as a party to the case, even...
Landlord sued to evict tenant who received Section 8 benefits. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, finding that there was no proof that landlord sent NYCHA a copy of the termination notice. Landlord argued...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent and joined tenant’s guarantor as a party to that case. The guarantor filed an answer but didn’t appear for trial. The court ruled for landlord and got...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court. Tenant later asked the court to vacate the settlement agreement and judgment, claiming...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. Landlord claimed that tenant’s latest renewal lease started on Dec. 1, 2010, and ended on Nov. 30, 2012, and that landlord sent a...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The Rochester city court ruled for landlord in part based on tenant’s failure to appear. Landlord was entitled to a judgment of possession and eviction...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance. Tenant sought pretrial document production from landlord. The court ruled for tenant, who later asked the court to dismiss the case based on landlord’s...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for creating a nuisance. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case because landlord sent tenant a renewal lease after terminating the tenancy. Landlord argued that it...
Landlord sued to evict two tenants for nonpayment of rent, then sought default judgments when tenants failed to respond. The court ruled against landlord. Affidavits of service indicated that a licensed process...
Tenants sought to represent a class of residential and commercial tenants of their building, claiming that landlord was negligent by failing to properly secure the building prior to Superstorm Sandy and in connection...
Landlord sued to evict tenant, claiming that tenant had breached a substantial obligation of her tenancy, had permitted a nuisance in her apartment, and had denied landlord access to make necessary repairs. The court...
Landlord sued to evict apartment occupants, claiming that they were licensees or squatters. One of the occupants asked the court to dismiss the case. He claimed that landlord failed to name a necessary party because...
