TENANT NUISANCES

Tenant Given Chance to Cure Objectionable Conduct Post-Trial

July 14, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for breaching her lease and creating a nuisance by objectionable conduct. Landlord claimed that tenant played loud music when other tenants were sleeping, banged on walls...

Landlord Didn't Send Tenant Notice to Cure Bedbug Infestation

June 16, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance. Landlord claimed that tenant's apartment was filthy and that tenant caused a bedbug infestation. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case. The court ruled...

Two Accidental Sink Overflows Didn't Amount to Nuisance

June 16, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant, claiming that tenant was creating a nuisance. Landlord claimed that tenant was seriously damaging the apartment and interfering with the comfort and safety of other...

Landlord Didn't Prove Tenant Violated Agreement to Clean Apartment

June 16, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for creating a nuisance. Landlord claimed that tenant's apartment was a "garbage dump," presenting a danger due to its cluttered condition. Landlord and...

No Proof Tenant Violated Agreement to Keep Unit Uncluttered

May 14, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized SRO tenant for creating a nuisance. Landlord claimed that tenant's unit was a "garbage dump," stacked from floor to ceiling with tenant's possessions. The room...

Co-op Tenant Can Be Evicted for Objectionable Conduct

April 18, 2014    

Landlord cooperative corporation sued to evict tenant shareholder and her family members based on objectionable conduct. The co-op board had made a decision to terminate tenant's proprietary lease after meeting...

Landlord Fails to Prove Excessive Noise by Tenants

April 16, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict tenants for making excessive noise. Landlord claimed that this violated tenants' lease. The trial court ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. The trial court fairly interpreted the...

Landlord's Notice Sufficiently Described Nuisance Condition

April 16, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant, claiming that tenant had committed a nuisance and breached a substantial obligation of his tenancy. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that landlord...

Garden Gnome Didn't Create Unsafe Condition

March 20, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for creating unsafe conditions at the building. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court by which tenant agreed not to obstruct egress to the building...

Did Single Incident of Vandalism by Tenant's Guest Violate Lease?

February 17, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict HUD tenant for violating her lease by permitting criminal activity in her apartment. The court granted tenant's request to dismiss the case before filing an answer. Landlord appealed, and...

Tenant Didn't Cure Hoarding Condition

January 13, 2014    

(Decision submitted by Manhattan attorney Eileen O'Toole, who represented the landlord.)

Tenant Can't Cure Objectionable Conduct

December 17, 2013    

Landlord cooperative corporation sued to evict tenant-shareholder based on objectionable conduct. The court denied landlord's request for a ruling without a trial and ordered a hearing on whether tenant had cured...