Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for using, or permitting the use of, her apartment for illegal activity. Landlord claimed that drugs were sold from the apartment. Tenant claimed that she didn't know...
Tenants brought a proposed class action lawsuit against landlord, claiming that they were improperly deregulated. Landlord claimed that a class action would be improper. The court ruled against landlord, and found...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant, who claimed that landlord's action was retaliatory, in violation of Real Property Law Section 223-b. The court ruled for tenant. An HRA program paid most of tenant...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. In response, tenant claimed rent overcharge. Tenant asked the court for permission to conduct pretrial questioning with document production....
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant's rent was $1,500 per month. Tenant claimed rent overcharge. Before tenant moved into the apartment in 2016, the apartment had been...
Tenant sued landlord, claiming harassment. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case. He claimed that tenant no longer lived in the apartment and therefore had no standing to sue. Tenant denied that she had moved...
Landlord sued to evict HUD housing tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and failure to state a cause of action. The court found that tenant...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant, claiming that tenant violated, and continued to violate, a substantial obligation of her tenancy by permitting constant loud noises and music to come from her apartment...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed that he was rent stabilized and had been overcharged. He also asked the court for permission to conduct pretrial questioning. The court...
Landlord sued to evict month-to-month unregulated tenant. Landlord said that the building was exempt from rent stabilization because it contained fewer than six dwelling units. Tenant argued that the building...
Tenant sued landlord, claiming illegal lockout. Landlord claimed that tenant had voluntarily surrendered possession of the apartment. Tenant said that she was locked out on several occasions through December 2019 and...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed that landlord couldn't collect rent because the building didn't have a proper Certificate of Occupancy (C of O). The court ruled for tenant...
