Landlord NYCHA terminated tenant's lease following an agency hearing on the issues. Tenant appealed NYCHA's decision and lost. NYCHA then sued to evict tenant in housing court. The court ruled for tenant and...
After the DHCR ruled that landlord wasn't entitled to collect a washing machine surcharge from rent-stabilized tenant, landlord filed an Article 78 court appeal claiming that the agency's decision was...
Tenant's family member claimed succession rights to Cadman Towers apartment after tenant died. HPD ruled against the family member, who filed an Article 78 appeal and lost. The family member was listed as an...
Landlord sued to evict Section 8 tenant, claiming that tenant refused to pay rent for a portion of the premises that wasn't approved by a public housing agency. Tenant otherwise had paid her portion of monthly...
Tenant sued NYCHA after she slipped and fell when she got out of a taxi and stepped onto a curb in front of landlord's building. Tenant claimed that NYCHA was negligent in failing to properly remove snow ...
Tenant sued landlord for negligence, after slipping and falling on stairs in the building. The court granted landlord's request to dismiss the case withouta trial. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant's...
Loft tenant sued landlord, seeking restitution for improvements he made to eight lofts in landlord's building. Landlord, in turn, sought ejectment and recovery of the eight units. The court ruled for landlord....
New York's highest court ruled that, in a rent overcharge proceeding, the DHCR could look back more than four years and freeze the tenant's rent at the level determined in a prior rent reduction order based...
Tenant sued landlord for negligence after her apartment was robbed. She claimed that landlord had failed to fix a broken lock on the building's front door entrance despite notice. Landlord asked the court to...
NYCHA tenant's granddaughter claimed succession rights to tenant's apartment after tenant died. NYCHA ruled against the granddaughter, who filed an Article 78 appeal. The court and appeals court ruled against...
Landlord sought to retroactively exit New York's J-51 tax benefit program by paying back all the tax benefits it received through the program. Landlord argued that both the city and landlord had misunderstood the...
NYCHA denied the request by tenant's son for succession rights after tenant died in 2009. The son filled an Article 78 court appeal. The court and appeals court ruled against the son. Tenant's son didn't...
