Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent after tenant's lease expired. Landlord claimed that the case could still go forward because landlord accepted ERAP funds, which created an...
A former NYCHA employee sued NYCHA for sex discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the NY State Human Rights Law, and the NYC Human Rights Law. The court granted...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that there were rent-impairing violations. Tenant also asked the court for a rent abatement...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant after sending a 90-day termination notice. Tenant claimed that the eviction action was retaliatory and asked the court to dismiss the case. The court ruled for tenant. Tenant...
Landlord sued to evict the son of the deceased tenant of a project-based Section 8 apartment, claiming that he was a squatter or licensee whose right to occupy the unit had expired. The son claimed succession rights...
Former and current tenants of five buildings sued landlords, claiming that the current and prior landlords engaged in a scheme designed to evade New York's rent regulations. The court granted landlord's...
Landlord of a building under a federally assisted housing program sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. In January 2020, the parties settled the case with a stipulation granting landlord a possessory judgment...
After the tenant-shareholder of a Mitchell-Lama co-op apartment died, her nephew claimed succession rights to the apartment. HPD held a hearing, ruled against the nephew, and issued a certificate of eviction to the...
Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant, claiming that he was a squatter. The occupant asked the court to dismiss the case. He claimed that he was a licensee of the former tenant and that landlord therefore failed...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for illegally subletting his rent-stabilized apartment to his daughter. The court granted tenant's motion to dismiss the case. Landlord's predicate notice failed to set forth...
Landlord sued to evict tenant, claiming that her rental agreement expired on Feb. 29, 2024. The building contained fewer than six apartments and had been rent controlled at one time when the building received 421-a...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court granted tenant's request to dismiss the case based on a defective rent demand. The rent demand didn't fairly tell tenant of the periods of rent...
