Tenant sought Article 78 court review of HPD's decision to terminate her Section 8 rent subsidy for inaccurate income reporting. In March 2011, HPD had noticed a difference between what tenant reported as income...
Landlord sued to evict four tenants for nonpayment of rent. Landlord wasn't the building owner but was the prime tenant of the entire floor of the building where tenants' apartments were located. Tenants were...
Tenant sued HPD, claiming that the agency failed to enforce federal regulations governing the Section 8 program. The court granted HPD's request to dismiss the case. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court in April 2010. Landlord later took tenant back to court, and the court issued an order dated April 20,...
Landlord cooperative corporation sued to evict 56 tenant-shareholders for failing to pay a special assessment to finance completion of building facade repairs required by Local Law 11. The court granted...
Landlord of a multifamily housing project who received Section 8 rent subsidies in the form of HAP payments on behalf of low-income tenants sued the local housing authority and the New York State Housing Finance...
After an informal hearing, HPD terminated tenant's Section 8 rent subsidy due to inaccurate financial information submitted on tenant's annual recertification forms. It was undisputed that tenant's two...
Landlord sued to evict Mitchell-Lama tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed that, although he was prior tenant's son, there was no actual landlord-tenant relationship and asked the court to dismiss the...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent, claiming that tenant owed $700 for July 2010 and $800 for August 2010. Landlord claimed that tenant was rent stabilized. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the...
Four landlords who participated in the Section 8 rent subsidy program sued NYCHA for breach of contract, and sought payment of increased rent subsidies they claimed were unpaid for apartments located in several Bronx...
HPD terminated tenant's Section 8 rent subsidy, finding that she fraudulently misrepresented her household income. Tenant filed an Article 78 court appeal, claiming that HPD's decision was arbitrary and...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed a breach of the warranty of habitability and asked for a rent abatement. Landlord asked the court to dismiss this claim without a...
