Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant in order to recover the apartment for owner occupancy. The court granted tenant's request to conduct pre-trial questioning. Information sought concerning landlord...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed that the rent demand was defective and asked landlord to dismiss the case. The court ruled for tenant. Tenant had paid rent for April, May, and...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for keeping a dog in violation of his lease. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case because landlord accepted rent payment during the window period after his tenancy was terminated...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for chronic nonpayment of rent after commencing eight nonpayment proceedings against tenant within 30 months. In each case, tenant paid the back rent owed and didn't raise defenses....
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for creating a nuisance. At trial, landlord showed that tenant caused two apartment fires in three months. The first fire, in tenant's bathtub, created a smoke...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenants for creating a nuisance. On the first court date, tenants and landlord signed a settlement agreement by which tenants agreed to move out. Tenants later asked the court...
Building tenants sued to seek appointment of an Article 7-a administrator to manage the building. Landlord asked for disqualification of tenants' attorneys based on an unsanctioned interaction with landlords...
Tenant's sister filed an Article 78 court appeal of landlord NYCHA's decision that she didn't qualify for succession rights to tenant's apartment. The sister claimed that she moved in with tenant in...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant. Tenant claimed that his apartment was improperly deregulated and that he was overcharged. The court ruled for tenant. Prior landlord last registered the apartment as rent...
Tenants sued landlord for housing discrimination based on race and national origin, claiming violations of the Fair Housing Act, NYC Human Rights Law, NYC Housing Code, and the Rent Stabilization Law. They claimed...
Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant after rent-stabilized tenant died. Occupant claimed that she was tenant's daughter and had lived in the apartment with tenant since 1970. Landlord sought pre-trial...
Building tenants complained about bedbugs in 2008. By 2013, the building had a severe infestation. Landlord hired an exterminator to treat individual apartments. Tenants complained that the chemical treatment method...
