Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for breach of a substantial obligation of her tenancy. Landlord claimed that tenant failed to maintain her Section 8 subsidy due to fraud. Tenant argued that her subsidy...
Landlord sued to evict tenant after tenant's lease expired. Tenant claimed that she received enhanced voucher assistance through the Section 8 program and therefore was protected from eviction without cause. The...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant's daughter after tenant died. The daughter claimed succession rights. The trial court ruled for the daughter. She presented testimony that she had lived in the...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for failing to sign a renewal lease. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court. Eviction was delayed to allow tenant to pay back rent owed. Tenant later...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed that she withheld rent due to needed repairs and said that the apartment had no gas service for over nine months. The court ruled for tenant,...
Prospective tenant sued landlord, claiming discrimination when landlord rejected her rental application. Landlord claimed that it denied the application due to negative credit history, verified by a TransUnion credit...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court granted tenant's request to dismiss the case. Tenant's father was the prior tenant, who died in September 2016. HPD granted the son's...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for keeping a pitbull dog in his apartment, in violation of tenant's lease. Landlord also claimed that tenant created a nuisance by letting the dog roam the halls unattended where it...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant, claiming that tenant failed to sign a renewal lease before tenant's current lease ended. Tenant argued that the renewal lease offered was unlawful. The court ruled...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant. Landlord claimed that the building was substantially rehabilitated and a new certificate of occupancy was issued in 1974. Tenant claimed that the building was built before...
Tenant sued landlord, claiming that tenant's temporary relocation agreement was void as it improperly waived tenancy benefits. Tenant claimed that she was forced out of her apartment for landlord to use as a...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for unauthorized subletting. The court granted tenant's request to dismiss the case because landlord's predicate notice was defective. Landlord appealed and won....
