HPD brought an "HP" proceeding against landlord, seeking correction of Housing Maintenance Code violations against landlord's building. Landlord agreed in court to correct 17 Class "C"...
Landlord sued to evict tenant. Landlord claimed that the building contained fewer than six apartments and therefore wasn't rent stabilized. Tenant agreed to move out but later asked the court to vacate the...
Tenant sued to evict subtenant from hotel-stabilized unit. The court ruled against tenant and dismissed the case. Subtenant had lived in the unit since 2004 and paid rent to tenant. Although a tenant can terminate a...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed rent overcharge and that the apartment had been improperly deregulated in 2014. Tenant asked the court for permission to conduct pretrial...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case without trial. Tenant had lived in the apartment since 2000 and said she had had no other address....
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant's daughter from apartment after tenant died. The daughter claimed succession rights. Landlord sought document production as part of pre-trial questioning, including...
Landlord sued to evict apartment tenant, claiming that the unit wasn't rent regulated because it wasn't designed for residential use. Tenant claimed that he was rent stabilized. The court ruled for tenant and...
Condominium unit owner sued upstairs neighbor, claiming that the neighbor made disturbing noises in violation of the condo bylaws. The upstairs neighbor counterclaimed, claiming that unit owner played and taught...
Landlord sued to evict month-to-month tenant from a four-family residence. Tenant claimed that landlord's court petition improperly described the premises and that he was rent-stabilized because the building...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed rent overcharge and rent fraud warranting review of the apartment's rent history going back more than four years. The court agreed and granted...
Landlord sued to evict tenant from two-family dwelling. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court, by which tenant agreed to move out. Tenant later obtained an attorney and asked the court to vacate...
Tenant asked the court to appoint an Article 7A administrator to manage landlord's building. Landlord claimed that tenant didn't have the required participation of one third of building tenants to make this...
