Tenant sued landlord for rent overcharge and fraudulent deregulation of his apartment. Tenant moved into the unit in 2014 under a one-year lease that included a deregulation notice. Tenant claimed that the...
Landlord provided supportive low-income housing in a building it owned. Landlord sued in State Supreme Court to eject tenant, along with a money judgment for use and occupancy and damages. Landlord claimed that...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant, claiming that tenant violated his lease by causing damage to the unit, failing to keep the unit clean, and exceeding occupancy limitations in violation of the parties...
Tenant social service agency sued to evict subtenant after his rental agreement expired and he had remained as a month-to-month tenant. Tenant claimed the apartment was exempt from rent regulation under Rent...
Tenant sued landlord for negligence after she fell down an exterior staircase of her apartment building. Tenant claimed that she fell because the staircase was dark, there was no handrail, and there was garbage on...
Landlord sued to evict a month-to-month tenant and claimed that tenant was unregulated because the building contained fewer than six apartments. Landlord had bought the building in bankruptcy in 2015, and it...
Tenant brought an HP action against landlord, seeking a court order to correct violations. Access dates were selected in court so that landlord could correct a violation issued to abate a nuisance caused by...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant in order to recover the apartment for his son's use under the Rent Stabilization Law's owner occupancy provisions. Tenant later asked the court to dismiss the...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent in 2019 and claimed that tenant's apartment was unregulated. Tenant argued that the deregulation was improper and asked the court to dismiss the case. The...
Tenants sought appointment of a court-appointed 7-A administrator for a building containing 22 apartments, although the building's Certificate of Occupancy listed only 16 units. HPD asked the court to dismiss the...
Tenants sued landlord in an HP proceeding, claiming harassment and seeking an order to correct repairs. Tenants claimed that landlord withheld essential services. The court ruled for tenants, in part, noting that...
Tenants asked the housing court to appoint an Article 7A Administrator for their building, after settling an HP proceeding with prior landlord and HPD. The settlement included prior landlord's consent to the...
