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...
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 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...
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 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 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 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 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 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...
Tenant filed an Article 78 appeal to challenge Yonkers Housing Authority’s decision to terminate tenant’s participation in the housing voucher program. The court ruled for tenant. The housing authority...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed that she had paid all the rent demanded in the petition. The court ruled for tenant, dismissed the case, and awarded tenant $2,350 based on...
HPD terminated tenant’s Section 8 rent subsidy because tenant misrepresented his family composition. HPD ordered that the tenancy was terminated. Tenant filed an Article 78 appeal, claiming that HPD’s...
