TENANT NUISANCES

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...

Tenants' Cluttered Apartment Prevented Repairs

April 20, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict HUD tenants for failure to provide access for landlord to make repairs. Landlord claimed that tenants' apartment was so cluttered with boxes, bags, and clothes that it prevented repairs and...

Landlord's Notice to Cure Was Insufficient

April 19, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized SRO tenant for violating substantial obligations of her tenancy. Landlord claimed that tenant allowed her boyfriend to stay in the apartment and that he was disturbing the quiet...

Emotionally Disturbed Tenant Harassed Building Staff and Neighbors

April 16, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict 79-year-old rent-controlled tenant for creating a nuisance. Landlord claimed that tenant harassed and interfered with the building super's performance of his duties and made loud noises...

Landlord Didn't Prove Breach of Probationary Stipulation

March 18, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for creating a nuisance due to tenant's behavior. Landlord and tenant signed a probationary settlement agreement in court. Tenant agreed to refrain from the...

Tenant's Home Day Care Service Didn't Violate Lease

February 17, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict HUD Section 8 tenant for running a day care service in her apartment. Landlord claimed that tenant violated her lease by doing so. The court ruled for tenant and dismissed the case without a...

Cigarette Smoke Odor from Tenant's Apartment Not Proved Hazardous

January 21, 2015    

Landlord, the shareholder and proprietary lessee of a cooperative apartment, sued to evict tenant for violating the building's house rules. Landlord claimed that tenant unreasonably allowed cigarette smoke to...

No Link Found Between Tenant Alterations and Leak

December 22, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for permitting a nuisance within his apartment. Landlord claimed that tenant made unauthorized alterations, which caused a flood and damaged both the apartment and other...

Tenant Can Be Evicted for Creating Unsanitary Conditions

December 17, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for creating a nuisance. Landlord claimed that tenant kept both himself and the apartment in an unsanitary condition. At trial, four tenants and landlord's managing...

Landlord Doesn't Prove Tenant Violated Agreement to Declutter Apartment

November 24, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict elderly, disabled SRO tenant for nuisance based on the cluttered and unsanitary condition of tenant's apartment. Landlord and tenant signed a probationary settlement agreement in court....