Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that landlord's rent demand and the court petition were defective because they failed to accurately set...
Landlord sued to evict an apartment occupant in May 2024 after sending a 10-day notice to vacate. Tenant had sent landlord a 30-day notice dated Dec. 30, 2023, stating that he was moving out. Landlord received the...
Tenant sued landlord's attorneys for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress for statements he claimed were made by the attorneys to the New York Post alleging that tenant hadn't...
Landlord sued to evict tenant after sending a 90-day termination notice. Landlord claimed that the apartment wasn't subject to rent regulation because the building was built after 1974 and there was no applicable...
Landlord sued to evict month-to-month tenants whose lease had expired on Mar. 31, 2024. Tenants asked the court to dismiss the case without trial. They claimed that landlord's papers described the premises...
Landlord sued to evict tenant in September 2023, claiming that tenant was exempt from rent stabilization due to high-rent deregulation. In response, tenant claimed that the apartment was rent stabilized. Prior...
Landlord sued to recover a low-income co-op apartment from occupant after the shareholder tenant moved out. Occupant claimed that she was a shareholder, but there was no proof supporting this claim. Landlord got a...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that the rent demand was incorrect. The court ruled for tenant. The rent demand included monthly rent amounts...
Tenants sued landlord, claiming that their child was injured from lead-based paint in the 1898 house they rented. They asked the court to find landlord responsible without trial for the damages, based on negligence....
Tenant sued landlord for discrimination based on disability, race, and income. He claimed violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA). Tenant's complaint stated...
Tenant sued landlord for illegal lockout in June 2024. The court ruled for tenant after an inquest at which landlord failed to appear. Tenant had lived in his apartment for 23 years and showed he had been locked out...
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...