TENANT NUISANCES

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....

Tenant Can Be Evicted for Son's Drug Activity at Apartment

October 15, 2014    

(Decision submitted by Jeffrey H. Seiden of the Manhattan law firm of Borah, Goldstein...

Tenant Let Grandson into Apartment in Violation of Agreement

July 18, 2014    

Landlord NYCHA terminated tenancy because tenant violated an agreement to exclude her grandson from her apartment. Tenant filed an Article 78 appeal of NYCHA's decision. The court ruled against tenant. Tenant had...

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...