Landlord sued to evict rent-controlled tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed breach of the warranty of habitability. The trial court ruled for tenant, and awarded tenant a rent abatement of over $30,000. This...
Rockland County landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant admitted owing 14 months of back rent. Tenant claimed that a leak in her apartment in September 2023 caused water to pool on the carpet...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed that she was entitled to a six-month rent abatement after a fire left her apartment uninhabitable for a period of time. Landlord argued that tenant...
Landlord sued to evict successor of deceased rent-controlled tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord sought $152 per month from October 2019 through August 2023. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming...
Landlord, a co-op unit sponsor who maintained control of the building, sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant of the unit for nonpayment of rent. Landlord claimed tenant owed over $15,000. Tenant in turn asked the...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed that landlord breached the warranty of habitability and asked the court for permission to conduct discovery. The court ruled for tenant in part,...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent, claiming that tenant owed over $18,000. Tenant responded with a number of defenses, including breach of the warranty of habitability. Tenant claimed that there...
Landlord NYCHA sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant stipulated in 2020 that tenant would pay $4,929 owed by March 2020. Landlord was granted a final judgment of possession and a money...
Tenant sued landlord in State Supreme Court, claiming ongoing damages due to breach of the warranty of habitability. The court dismissed the case because tenant had already obtained relief against landlord in a...
Tenants of a townhouse sued landlord for fraud, breach of the warranty of habitability, and breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment. Tenants claimed that the house was infested with rodents and they had moved out...
Landlord, the owner of a condominium unit, sued tenant after tenant broke the lease and moved out of the apartment in December 2018. Tenant's one-year lease term started in August 2018 at a monthly rent of $19,...
Tenants sued landlord for fraud, breach of the warranty of habitability, and partial constructive eviction due to the building elevator being temporarily out of service. Tenants asked the court to rule in their favor...
