NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL

Landlord Gets TRO Against Tenant Who Refused to Wear Mask

May 25, 2021    

Landlord filed an emergency order to show cause for injunctive relief and a temporary restraining order (TRO) against tenant, based on claims of offensive and nuisance conduct creating health-related and safety risks...

Eviction Case Dismissed Based on Improper Service of Court Petition

May 24, 2021    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance through improper conduct. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case based on improper service of the court papers. Tenant pointed out that landlord's notices...

Landlord Never Served Tenant with Petition

May 24, 2021    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance. Landlord later asked the court for permission to amend its notice of petition. Tenant, in turn, asked the court to dismiss the case. Landlord had sent its court...

Court Finds Nothing to Support Harassment Claim Against Landlord

May 24, 2021    

Tenant, who lived in a basement apartment, sued landlord, claiming harassment. Tenant previously had a friendly relationship with landlord, who lived upstairs. Tenant claimed that landlord yelled, cursed, and...

Eviction of Nuisance Tenants Delayed Under CEEFPA

May 24, 2021    

Landlord sued to evict tenants, claiming that they were committing a nuisance. The court ruled for landlord, who proved tenants were causing a nuisance. While tenants were still in the apartment, the CEEFPA went into...

No Dates, Times, or Facts Set Forth in Notices to Tenant

May 24, 2021    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for creating a nuisance. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case because landlord's papers contained no details of specific incidents or identities of tenants...

Tenant Not Eligible for Stay of Eviction Under CEEFPA

May 24, 2021    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance. Tenant failed to appear in court, and the court granted a judgment for landlord after inquest. In November 2020, the court granted landlord's request to...

Landlord Claims Illegal Alterations and Unauthorized Subletting

May 6, 2021    

Landlord sued to evict tenant and other occupants, claiming that tenant illegally altered the premises without landlord's consent, constructed an illegal partition wall, and improperly sublet the apartment....

NYCHA Not Responsible for Murder of Tenant's Daughter During Gang Fight

May 6, 2021    

Tenant, on behalf of her daughter's estate, sued landlord NYCHA after her daughter was murdered in tenant's building. Tenant claimed that NYCHA's building security was negligent. Tenant's son was...

No Proof CEEFPA Nuisance Exception Applied to Tenant

April 23, 2021    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance through harassing behavior. Tenant claimed retaliatory eviction and asked for a temporary stay of the case until May 1, 2021, under CEEFPA after filing a hardship...

Court Won't Apply CEEFPA Nuisance Exception to Case

April 23, 2021    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating or permitting a nuisance. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court by which tenant agreed to keep her two adult sons away from the apartment for as long as...

Tenant Can't Sue NYCHA Over Accommodations in Scheduling Repairs

March 29, 2021    

Tenant sued landlord NYCHA, seeking apartment repairs. In February 2019, the court ordered landlord to repair mold and plaster issues. Some scheduled repairs were missed in 2019 and, after tenant was diagnosed with...