Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent, claiming that tenant owed over $14,000 in back rent. Tenant claimed breach of the warranty of habitability. Tenant had started an HP proceeding...
Tenant shareholder in a co-op building sued to evict subtenant for nonpayment of rent. Subtenant claimed breach of the warranty of habitability. The trial court ruled against tenant, gave subtenant a 100 percent rent...
Co-op building tenant sued landlord for property damage caused by a water leak from the upstairs apartment discovered in 2005 but not repaired until 2008. Tenant claimed that the repairs were improper and that he...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed that she withheld rent due to needed repairs and said that the apartment had no gas service for over nine months. The court ruled for tenant,...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed breach of the warranty of habitability. Landlord claimed that tenant had a commercial lease. The court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed, and the...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court ruled for landlord in part but gave tenant a rent abatement of $808 and awarded landlord the net sum of $1,834. Landlord appealed and lost. The court...
Tenant sued landlord for breach of the warranty of habitability. The court ruled for tenant and awarded her damages equal to a refund of 35 months of paid rent. Landlord appealed, and the case was reopened. Tenant...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent, seeking $13,000 in arrears. Tenant claimed breach of the warranty of habitability due to a foul odor coming from her kitchen almost immediately after she moved...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed that there were conditions in the apartment that violated the warranty of habitability. After trial, the court ruled that tenant owed landlord $11,...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed breach of the warranty of habitability, and the court gave tenant a substantial rent abatement. Landlord appealed, claiming that the abatement was...
Former tenant sued landlord to recover rent paid based on her claim of breach of the warranty of habitability. The court ruled for tenant after a trial and awarded her $366.49. Landlord appealed and lost. Substantial...
Cooperative shareholder tenant sued landlord. He claimed that when he bought the apartment in 1999, landlord knew and had approved his plan to convert the apartment’s lower level art studio into bedrooms but...
