Landlord sued tenant for back rent owed. After tenant failed to appear in court, landlord asked for a default judgment against tenant. The court noted that, in a prior nonpayment proceeding brought against another...
Landlords of Flatbush Gardens housing complex sued HUD. They claimed that they entered into separate but identical HAP contracts with NYCHA providing for their participation in the Section 8 program for certain...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court granted a default judgment in landlord's favor based on tenant's failure to appear in court. Tenant later asked the court to vacate the default...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case during trial, after landlord presented its petition stating that tenant wasn't subject to rent stabilization. The...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord sought $1,090, covering seven months at $165 per month. The building was formerly a Mitchell-Lama rental but was currently a fair market rental. Tenant...
Former tenant sued landlord, a city marshal, an administrative judge, and a court clerk in federal court after he was evicted following a landlord-tenant summary proceeding in housing court. Tenant claimed various...
Various landlords, represented by the same attorneys, sued to evict tenants for nonpayment of rent. In each case, the tenant failed to answer the petition and landlord sought default judgments by submission of...
Landlord sued to evict tenants for nonpayment of rent. Tenants claimed a breach of the warranty of habitability. The court ruled in part for landlord, awarding a judgment for $15,000, after a $5,000 abatement for...
Tenants sued landlord and real estate broker in federal court, claiming civil rights violations based on fraud. They paid a broker's commission and nearly one year's rent in advance but didn't sign a...
Landlord sued to evict tenant based on a clutter condition in the apartment. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court. Tenant agreed to move out by July 31, 2011, unless the apartment passed...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for chronic nonpayment of rent. The case was adjourned in court a number of times during 2012. Tenant never appeared. Instead, tenant's nephew appeared, stating that...
