NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL

Court Finds Landlord and Tenant Agreed to Vacate Money Judgment in 2010

August 23, 2021    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent in 2010. The parties signed a settlement agreement that was approved by the court, giving landlord a judgment in the amount of $11,808 for all rent due through...

Court Finds Reasonable Excuse for Occupant's Default at Inquest

August 23, 2021    

Landlord sued to evict an employee from an apartment in its building after her employment as a property manager was terminated. Landlord asked the court to grant a default judgment of possession since the employee...

New Trial Needed to Decide Tenant's Overcharge Claim

August 23, 2021    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed rent overcharge, based on a 2002 DHCR rent reduction order that froze the apartment rent at $800 per month.

Court Dismisses Roommate's Illegal Lockout Claim Against Tenant

July 26, 2021    

Former roommate sued tenant and new apartment occupant, claiming that tenant illegally locked him out of a room he had rented in tenant's apartment. The court noted that the roommate, as a licensee, normally didn...

CEEFPA Hardship Declaration Stayed Eviction Case Against Former Super

July 26, 2021    

Landlord sued to evict former building super after terminating the super's employment. The super had never paid rent or use and occupancy while employed by the landlord. In response to the eviction petition, the...

Fire from Cigarette on Tenant's Fire Escape Didn't Create a Nuisance

July 26, 2021    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance. Before starting the court case, landlord sent tenant a notice to cure stating that tenant violated her lease by installing a partition and using a washing...

Court Won't Issue Injunction to Force Co-op Tenant to Wear Mask in Lobby

July 26, 2021    

Cooperative shareholder tenant sued another building lessee and asked the court for an injunction forcing the lessee to wear a face mask within the building's common areas. The shareholder claimed that the lessee...

Conviction of Landlord Who Caused Building Explosion, Death, and Injury Upheld

July 26, 2021    

In 2015, two people were killed and 13 injured in the explosion of an unauthorized gas line rigged between two apartment buildings. The landlord and his general contractor were convicted in criminal court on multiple...

Punitive Damages Imposed on Landlord Who Shut Off Tenant's Water During Pandemic

July 26, 2021    

Tenant sued landlord in an HP proceeding, seeking correction of apartment violations and also claiming harassment by landlord. Tenant claimed that landlord caused, or intended to cause, her to move out by using or...

Court Finds No Fraudulent Scheme to Deregulate Apartment

July 26, 2021    

Tenant sued landlord in 2019, claiming rent overcharge, improper deregulation of his apartment, and a fraudulent scheme to deregulate his apartment. While all units in the building had been registered as either rent...

Landlord Penalized $5,000 for Harassing Tenant

July 26, 2021    

Tenant sued landlord, claiming harassment. Tenant had previously filed an HP action, seeking an order to correct a mold condition in her apartment. In the new case, tenant claimed that landlord shut off electricity...

Did Landlord's Window Contractor Cause Tenant's Injuries?

July 26, 2021    

Tenant complained to landlord that the bottom part of his window was difficult to open. Landlord hired a glass and awning installation company to fix the window. Tenant later sued landlord and the glass company,...