Landlord NYCHA sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed that her rent was calculated incorrectly and asked the court to dismiss the case. The court ruled for tenant. NYCHA was required by law to...
Landlord of HUD Section 8 housing sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord claimed that rent increases resulted after tenant failed to complete the annual recertification process required by HUD. Tenant...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that there was no rental agreement for the amount landlord claimed was due. Landlord, in turn, asked for...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court by which tenant agreed to pay the back rent owed. Shortly before the payment deadline,...
Landlord cooperative corporation sued to evict shareholder tenant’s daughter and grandson for nonpayment after tenant died. The court ruled for landlord. Occupants appealed and won, in part. Landlord had...
Landlord sued tenant for breach of her lease. The court ruled for landlord after tenant moved out, and awarded it $9,224 plus attorney's fees and interest. The court included an offset provision to reduce the...
Former tenant sued landlord in small claims court, seeking recovery of her security deposit. Landlord counterclaimed for rent due under the lease after landlord terminated the lease and before a new tenant moved in....
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed that landlord’s rent demand was defective. The court ruled for tenant and dismissed the case. The rent demand was seven...
Landlord sued in March 2015 to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Although tenant began receiving Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE) benefits in October 2009, landlord claimed that it discovered in December...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for chronic nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court by which tenant agreed to pay rent in a timely manner going forward or else be subject to...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court by which tenant agreed to pay $12,000 owed by Sept. 5, 2016, and to pay current rent as it became due....
Landlord sued to evict tenant for chronic nonpayment of rent. The court ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. Tenant’s failure to pay rent led to the commencement of nine nonpayment proceedings over a...
