Landlord sued to evict tenant and her mother. At trial, tenant notified the court that she had a pending ERAP application, which automatically stayed the proceeding. Landlord asked for a hearing to vacate the stay...
Tenant sued landlord in federal court, claiming violations of the Fair Housing Act and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Tenant used a wheelchair, and said landlord was about to start an eviction proceeding...
Landlord sued to evict tenant of a single-family rental for material breach of tenant's lease. Tenant uncovered large trailers and shipping containers filled with bags labeled "asbestos" while doing...
Landlord sued to evict tenant's daughter after tenant died. Landlord claimed that the daughter was a licensee who no longer had a right to be in tenant's apartment. The daughter asked the court to dismiss the...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent, then evicted tenant after obtaining a default judgment. Tenant then filed an order to show cause, seeking restoration to the premises. Tenant pointed out that he...
Landlord of a two-family house sued to evict tenant, who received Section 8 vouchers. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case or give tenant time to file an amended answer. The court ruled for tenant because...
Tenant, who received Section 8 vouchers, sued landlord in an HP action in December 2021 for housing code violations and harassment. Landlord failed to appear at a follow-up court date, and the court issued a Default...
Tenant, a community nonprofit organization, sued to evict apartment occupant, whom their deceased client/subtenant had permitted to live in the apartment in violation of tenant's house rules. Before the COVID...
Landlord sued to evict tenants for illegally subletting their apartment to unknown occupants and for failure to comply with income certification requirements. Tenants asked the court to dismiss the case. They claimed...
HPD sued landlord in housing court, seeking correction of violations of the Housing Maintenance Code, as well as penalties for failure to complete repairs. Landlord claimed that it had completed repairs and that...
Landlord sued to evict tenant, who was landlord's former employee. Landlord claimed that the tenancy was subject to employment, which had been terminated. Tenant argued that he had a five-year lease that...
Tenant sued landlord in an HP proceeding, seeking an order to correct housing violations as well as a finding that landlord had harassed her. In response to the case, HPD inspected and found 13 unreported violations...
