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Court Finds That Electrical Surcharges Aren't Rent

November 27, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment...

Rent Demand Sought More Than SCRIE Tenant's Share of Rent

November 23, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant...

Tenant Violated Settlement Agreement Three Times

October 28, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict tenant in 2015 for chronic nonpayment of rent. Landlord claimed that it commenced 16 separate nonpayment proceedings against tenant since 2002. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement...

Month-to-Month Tenants Who Moved Out Without Notice Must Pay One Month's Rent

October 25, 2016    

Albany landlord sued former month-to-month tenants in small claims court for one month’s rent after tenant moved out without 30-day notification. Tenants sent landlord a text message on April 30, 2016, that...

Tenant's Granddaughter Paid Back Rent Owed

October 25, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court ruled for landlord based on tenant’s failure to appear in court. Tenant’s granddaughter then asked the court to either vacate the judgment...

Landlord Accepted Alternate Recertification Date with Section 8 Tenant

September 26, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict project-based Section 8 tenant for failing to complete her annual recertification. The court ruled against landlord and dismissed the case. Tenant showed that she complied with, and landlord...

Trial Needed to Determine Why DSS Stopped Making Rent Payments for Tenant

September 26, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict tenant who received Section 8 housing vouchers for nonpayment of rent. Part of tenant’s rent also was paid by DSS. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that part of the...

Landlord's Retaliatory Action Resulted in Loss of Tenant's Section 8 Subsidy

September 23, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant’s lease rent was $850 per month and about half of that was paid directly to landlord by Cohoes Housing Authority under the Section 8 program. At some...

Landlord Didn't Follow HUD Rules Before Raising Rent

August 19, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict tenant of a project-based Section 8 apartment for nonpayment of rent, claiming that tenant under-reported her income and then failed to pay her adjusted rent. Tenant asked the court to dismiss...

Landlord Can't Garnish Tenant's Salary to Satisfy Rent Judgment

August 18, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict tenant after her lease expired. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court that gave landlord entitlement to a money judgment for $10,250 in unpaid rent and use and occupancy....

Landlord's Chronic Nonpayment Claim Dismissed for Insufficiency

August 18, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for chronic nonpayment of rent. Landlord claimed that due to nonpayment, it had to start nonpayment proceedings against tenant in 2008, 2009, 2013, and 2014. Tenant asked the court to...

Landlord Not Entitled to Additional Rent from Month-to-Month Tenant

August 17, 2016    

Landlord sued former tenant for unpaid rent and use and occupancy. The court ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. At trial, tenant showed that he was a month-to-month tenant at the time he moved out, that...