TENANT NUISANCES

Claimed Chronic Nonpayment of Rent Didn't Amount to a Nuisance

June 27, 2017    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for chronic nonpayment of rent. Landlord had brought five prior nonpayment cases against tenant since 2012. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case because landlord...

Tenant Disputes Landlord's Clutter Claims and Case Dismissed

June 27, 2017    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized SRO tenant, claiming that tenant kept the unit in an unclean and unsafe manner. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial. She claimed that landlord's...

Tenant Who Threatened Other Tenants Can Be Evicted

June 26, 2017    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for creating a nuisance by threatening and harassing at least 13 other building tenants. Tenant claimed that she was being harassed by the other tenants and felt unsafe...

Tenant's Limited Failure to Provide Access for Extermination Didn't Create Nuisance

June 24, 2017    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for creating a nuisance by maintaining her apartment in an unsanitary condition and failing to provide access for the exterminator. Tenant claimed that there was...

Fire in Tenant's Apartment Wasn't Result of Any Objectionable Conduct

May 25, 2017    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance. They signed a settlement agreement in court that put tenant on probation for 18 months during which tenant agreed not to bang or kick neighbors’ doors,...

Tenant Who Cooked Food in Apartment Didn’t Create Nuisance

April 28, 2017    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for breaching her lease and creating a nuisance by preparing Ecuadoran food in her apartment kitchen for sale at construction sites. Tenant had a food vendor’s license and had...

Tenant Violated Agreement to Escort Her Son When He Visited

February 27, 2017    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance. Landlord and tenant signed a probationary settlement agreement that landlord later claimed that tenant violated. The court ruled for landlord and ordered...

Tenant Violated Agreement to Keep SRO Unit Free from Debris

February 27, 2017    

Landlord sued to evict SRO tenant for creating a nuisance by cramming garbage and other debris from floor to ceiling in his apartment, creating a health, fire, and safety hazard. Landlord and tenant, by their...

Starting Fire in Apartment Wasn’t Sufficient to Prove Tenant Nuisance

February 27, 2017    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for creating a nuisance, claiming that tenant intentionally damaged the apartment by starting a fire. Police found tenant burning clothes in the bathtub while the gas...

Trial Court Improperly Gave Tenant Two-Year Probation Period

January 18, 2017    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nuisance by engaging in a pattern of objectionable conduct. The trial court ruled for landlord but stayed execution on the eviction warrant to give tenant time to cure her behavior....

Landlord Claims Tenant Breached Agreement to Refrain from Excessive Noise

December 15, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court in which tenant agreed to refrain from permitting excessive noise during a specified probationary...