Landlord sued to evict tenants for illegal drug activity in their apartment. At trial, tenants asked the court to strike drug charge records and testimony of a police officer who relied on them to refresh his...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case based on improper service of the petition. Tenant’s daughter appeared in court because she found a copy of the...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for owner occupancy. After settlement negotiations, landlord refused to sign a stipulation of settlement. Tenant asked the court to enforce the settlement agreement and...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for illegal drug activity in a public housing apartment. The court ruled for landlord after a trial, finding that the apartment was used for the illegal business of packaging cocaine for...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. After tenant failed to answer or appear in response, landlord asked the court to be relieved of its obligation to file a sworn statement that tenant wasn’t...
Landlord sued to evict an occupant from two parking spaces located in the parking garage of a residential building after sending a notice to quit to the occupant as a licensee who no longer had permission to occupy...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent, and they signed a settlement agreement in court. Tenant later obtained an attorney and asked the court to vacate the settlement. She now claimed...
Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant, claiming that he was a squatter. The court dismissed the case because landlord’s notice to quit was insufficient. The notice stated only that “Landlord elects to...
Landlord sued to evict tenant in the commercial landlord-tenant court, claiming that tenant was illegally living in the commercial unit. The court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and won. Tenant was living in the...
Landlord sued to evict Mitchell-Lama co-op tenant for nonpayment of monthly maintenance. The court granted tenant’s request to dismiss the case. Landlord claimed that when it started the case there was no HPD...
Tenant sued landlord in small claims court for $3,300, claiming that landlord’s failure to make proper repairs caused damage to her personal property. The court ruled against tenant, finding that tenant’s...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. The court granted tenant’s request to dismiss the case because landlord had accepted two rent checks from tenant after tenant’s...
