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Landlord Can't Seek Late Fees in Rent Demands

June 24, 2015    

Section 8 tenants sued landlord, claiming that landlord...

Tenants Properly Notified of Loss of Rent Subsidies

June 16, 2015    

Two tenants sued NYCHA, claiming inadequate notification...

Successor Tenant Not Responsible for Prior Tenant’s Rent Arrears

June 16, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant after tenant died...

No Rent Credit for Tenant Prior to Signing Successor Lease

June 12, 2015    

NYCHA tenant sought a three-year rent credit, advancement...

Lease Guarantor Not Responsible for Damage to Apartment

March 24, 2015    

Landlord sued lease guarantor to recover damages to the apartment after tenant moved out. The guarantor claimed that she wasn't responsible. The court ruled for the guarantor. Landlord appealed and lost. The...

Tenant Owed Rent Under Valid Lease

February 20, 2015    

Landlord sued tenant for unpaid rent. Tenant claimed that her lease wasn't valid and that no rent was owed. The court ruled for landlord. Tenant took possession of the unit, landlord cashed tenant's security...

Landlord Can't Seek Rent for Illegal Attic Apartment

February 20, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict tenants for nonpayment of rent. Tenants claimed that landlord couldn't collect rent because the apartment was an illegal attic unit that violated the building's Certificate of Occupancy...

NYCHA Tenant's Default Vacated in Chronic Nonpayment Case

February 20, 2015    

NYCHA held a hearing based on a claim of tenant's chronic late payment of rent and ruled that tenant could be evicted after tenant failed to appear for the hearing. Tenant filed an Article 78 appeal and argued...

Tenant Pays Preferential Rent for Adjoining Apartments

February 17, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent for Apartment 4D, claiming that tenant owed over $10,000 for 10 months' rent. Tenant had rented combined apartments 4C and 4D for 36 years....

Trial Needed on Landlord's Chronic Nonpayment Claim

January 26, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for chronic nonpayment of rent. Landlord claimed that it had to commence eight nonpayment proceedings against tenant in housing court between 2006 and 2013. Tenant asked...

Did Landlord Wait Too Long to Seek Eviction?

January 21, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent totalling $52,000. Landlord had refused to accept rent directly from tenant's daughter, who claimed succession rights. Tenant asked the court...

Landlord Can Evict Tenant for Chronic Nonpayment of Rent

January 20, 2015    

(Decision submitted by Todd I. Nahins of the Manhattan law firm of Borah Goldstein Altschuler Nahins & Goidel, P.C., attorneys for the landlord.)