Former tenant sued landlord in federal court, claiming civil rights violations due to illegal eviction and that landlord took him to criminal court. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case as frivolous. The...
The administrator of the estate of a co-op apartment owner sued to evict the owner's son after sending a 30-day termination notice. The son claimed that he was entitled to the co-op shares, had lived there for...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for making unauthorized apartment alterations. Both sides were represented by attorneys and agreed to mark the case off the court's calendar while conducting pretrial questioning and...
Landlord sued to evict tenant. Landlord claimed that tenant created a nuisance and substantially breached his lease by chronic nonpayment of rent. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that landlord...
Landlords, RSA, CHIP, and other organizations sued the DHCR to challenge the agency's extensive January 2014 amendments to the Rent Stabilization Code, including amendments that established a Tenant Protection...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court by which tenant agreed to move out and landlord was granted a judgment of possession. Tenant later...
Landlord sued tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant had never moved into the apartment and asked the court to dismiss the case. The court ruled for tenant, and landlord appealed. The appeals court ruled against...
Landlord sued to evict project-based Section 8 tenant based on illegal drug activity at tenant's apartment. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court by which tenant agreed to move out. Tenant...
Landlord NYCHA sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court appointed a guardian ad litem (GAL) for tenant. Landlord and tenant then signed a court-ordered settlement by which landlord obtained a judgment...
Landlord filed an Article 78 court petition against HPD, seeking to reverse the agency's ruling that his 2011 building registration wasn't valid. Landlord asked the court for an order directing...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for violating substantial obligations of his month-to-month tenancy by chronic nonpayment of rent and by failing to provide access for repairs in May 2013. Tenant was in jail from 2010...
