Landlord sued tenant, seeking payment of rent arrears. The court ruled for landlord, and tenant appealed. Tenant claimed that the building didn't have a valid Certificate of Occupancy (C of O), so landlord couldn...
Landlord commenced an eviction proceeding in September 2020, which was stayed first by the eviction moratorium, and then as a result of tenant's ERAP application filed in June 2021. In February 2022, landlord...
Landlord sued to evict rent-controlled tenant's son after tenant died. The court granted landlord's request to strike the son's answer and granted landlord a final judgment of possession.
Landlords of several residential buildings sued their property management company and individual officers affiliated with the management company. Landlords claimed breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty,...
Landlord sued tenant for $47,500 in rent arrears. Before serving court papers, landlord sent tenant a rent demand signed by landlord's attorney, which included a prominent notice that landlord's attorneys...
An SRO tenant became subject to rent stabilization in 2015, when a court granted tenant's illegal lockout petition and found that he qualified as a permanent tenant entitled to rent stabilization protection at...
Landlord sued to evict tenant from two apartments landlord claimed were unregulated. During the course of the eviction proceedings, tenant paid rent or use and occupancy (u&o) either into court or directly to...
Landlord sued to evict Mitchell-Lama tenant in April 2019, claiming that she owed $17,897 in back rent from November 2017 through March 2019 under an occupancy agreement. Tenant previously had lived in the apartment...
Landlord asked the DHCR in 2017 to determine if it could give the former rent-stabilized tenant's successor tenant a renewal lease based on the prior tenant's legal regulated rent. After the prior tenant...
Cooperative shareholder tenant held shares of two apartments in a co-op building. He entered an agreement with the co-op by which he would receive a maintenance credit until certain repairs were completed by the co-...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for chronic nonpayment of rent, claiming that it had commenced five nonpayment proceedings against tenant during a six-year period. Landlord also claimed that tenant withheld rent and...
Landlord sued former tenant for $7,000, claiming that tenant failed to provide proper and timely notice of vacatur. So landlord didn't get possession of the unit until April 30, 2017. The court ruled for landlord...
