NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL

Landlord Must Produce Rent History Records Back to 2002

October 28, 2020    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed rent overcharge due to a 10-year gap in DHCR annual apartment registrations between 2003 and 2014. Tenant also claimed that the...

Tenant Gets 55 Percent Rent Abatement After Some Repairs Done

October 28, 2020    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed that there were ongoing repair issues in her apartment since 2016. NYCHA had suspended tenant's Section 8 benefits based on the apartment...

Landlord Waited Too Long to Object to Tenant's Second, Oversized Dog

October 28, 2020    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for violating the pet policy in tenant's lease. The lease permitted tenant to have one dog that was under 50 pounds. But tenant had added a second dog and that dog was over 50 pounds...

Building Contained Sixth, Illegal Apartment

October 28, 2020    

Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant who had no lease. Tenant claimed that he was rent stabilized and asked the court to dismiss the case. Landlord argued that the building contained only five apartments and...

1999 Rent Reduction Order Still in Effect

October 28, 2020    

Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant after sending a 30-day termination notice. The court ruled for landlord after holding an inquest when tenant failed to appear in court. Tenant was evicted in October 2018 but...

Landlord Must Pay NYCHA Back $28,000 for Overpaid Rent Subsidy

September 27, 2020    

NYCHA sued landlord condominium unit owner for failing to reimburse $28,000 for overpayment of Section 8 subsidy payments. Landlord had rented his apartment to tenant while NYCHA made monthly Section 8 payments to...

Case Reopened to Permit Proof for Setting Base Rent Under Default Formula

September 27, 2020    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed improper deregulation of a rent-stabilized apartment and rent overcharge. The trial court ruled for tenant, finding that the base date rent was...

Eviction Stayed Based on Potential Succession Claim

September 27, 2020    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court ruled for landlord based on tenant's default. Tenant then asked the court to vacate the default judgment. While this request was pending, tenant...

Use and Occupancy Denied Due to Outstanding Class "C" Violation

September 27, 2020    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance by flooding his apartment as well as a downstairs neighbor's apartment. While the case was pending, landlord asked the court to award use and occupancy based...

Landlord Must Correct Continuous Lack of Hot Water

September 27, 2020    

Building tenants brought an HP proceeding against landlord, claiming consistent lack of hot water with worsening conditions. Given the current COVID-19 pandemic, the court limited the matter to conditions alleged to...

Landlord Didn't Prove Tenants Ran Illegal Hotel Through Airbnb Sublets

July 27, 2020    

Landlord sued four tenants, claiming that their illegal rental of their apartments through Airbnb caused landlord to receive DOB violation notices. One tenant failed to respond and landlord asked the court for a...

Landlord Illegally Locked Out Apartment Occupant After Tenant Died

July 27, 2020    

Apartment occupant sued landlord for illegal lockout. Occupant moved into the apartment that tenant lived in during February 2020 and obtained a key fob to the building from landlord. Tenant died of COVID-19 in March...