TENANT NUISANCES

Landlord Seeks Tenant's Eviction for Illegal Activity

November 24, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for conducting illegal activity in her apartment. Landlord tried to introduce proof of tenant’s criminal records. But those records had been sealed four months before landlord...

Landlord Claims Tenant’s Smoking at Window Created Nuisance

October 21, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for creating a nuisance. Landlord claimed that tenant smoked cigarettes daily at her apartment window, which interfered with the comfort of other tenants. The court...

Court Sets Aside Jury Verdict Finding Tenant Created a Nuisance

October 20, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance. Other tenants of the six-unit building were disturbed by tenant’s conduct. They described the smell of cigarettes and marijuana coming from the apartment,...

Termination Notice Sufficiently Described Objectionable Conduct

September 24, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for creating...

Landlord Claims Criminal Activity by Tenant's Household Member

September 24, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for permitting criminal activity in her apartment by a household member. The court ruled for landlord without a trial. Tenant appealed and won. An unsworn letter signed by an Assistant U...

Landlord's Termination Notice Insufficient

August 24, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance and violating a substantial obligation of his tenancy by maintaining a “Collyers” condition in his apartment. Landlord claimed that the apartment was...

Landlord Can Evict Tenant for Abusive Behavior

July 19, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict rent-...

Collyers Condition Not Curable

July 14, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance by the dangerous accumulation of refuse and debris that was stacked from floor to ceiling throughout tenant’s apartment, including where the gas stove was...

Landlord Can Evict Tenant Who Was Abusing Elderly Co-Tenant

July 14, 2015    

Landlord, a senior citizen, sued to evict two month-to-month...

Landlord Can Evict Tenant Based on Son's Illegal Activity

July 14, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict 79-year-old tenant...

Single Incident with Tenant's Dog Didn't Amount to Nuisance

June 15, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nuisance because tenant kept a dog in violation of his lease, the dog bit a child outside the building, and this caused a confrontation between tenant and the child’s mother....

Settlement Agreement Didn't Provide for Eviction If Tenant Violated It

June 15, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court. Tenant agreed not to make or permit any of the loud noises or stomping sounds that landlord claimed...