NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL

Tenant's Son and Granddaughter Get HUD-Subsidized Apartment

September 27, 2017    

Landlord sued to evict tenant's son and granddaughter from HUD-subsidized housing after tenant died. They claimed succession rights to the apartment. The court ruled for the family members and dismissed the case...

Landlord Showed No Good Faith Attempt to Determine If Tenant Tried to Cure

September 27, 2017    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for keeping a dog in violation of her lease and for illegally subletting the apartment. Tenant claimed that landlord waived any right to evict her for having the dog. Tenant also claimed...

Landlord Doesn't Prove Tenant Lived in Another Neighborhood Building

September 27, 2017    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. The trial court ruled against landlord and dismissed the case. Landlord presented no documentary proof that tenant lived at another address....

Pre-War Building with Sixth Illegal Apartment Was Rent Stabilized

September 27, 2017    

Landlord sued to evict month-to-month tenants, claiming that the building was unregulated. Tenants claimed that the building was rent stabilized and asked the court to dismiss the cases. The court ruled for tenants,...

Landlord Can Amend Defective Verification of Court Petition

August 29, 2017    

Landlord sued to evict tenant, claiming that the building wasn't a multiple dwelling and that tenant was unregulated. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case because the termination notice and court petition...

City Must Protect Neighboring Building While Enforcing DOB Demolition Order

August 29, 2017    

The City of New York sued landlord, seeking an order granting it access to a building's exterior and land in order to perform emergency demolition of an adjoining abandoned building. DOB had issued an emergency...

Garage Space Eviction Case Dismissed for Failure to Identify Space

August 29, 2017    

Landlord sued to evict residential tenant from a parking space in the building's garage. Landlord claimed that tenant didn't have a valid lease for the space. But landlord didn't describe which space...

Building that Contained at Least Six Apartments Was Rent Stabilized

August 28, 2017    

Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant and claimed the building contained four apartments. Tenant claimed that she was rent stabilized and that the building contained 10 apartments. Tenant said that landlord had...

Eviction Case Dismissed for Improper Delivery of Court Papers

August 28, 2017    

Landlord sued to evict a squatter from a rent-stabilized apartment after serving a 10-day notice to quit. The squatter asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming improper service. The court ruled for the squatter...

Tenant Shows Ample Need for Production of Rent History Records

August 28, 2017    

Landlord sued to evict tenant, claiming that her apartment was unregulated. Tenant claimed that she was rent stabilized and asked the court for permission to conduct pre-trial questioning. The court ruled for tenant...

No Prospective Rent Overcharge Found After Late Rent Registrations Filed

August 28, 2017    

Tenant sued landlord in May 2016, seeking a judgment that he was rent stabilized and that he'd been overcharged. Tenant claimed that landlord owed him $139,000 plus triple damages, interest, and attorney's...

Landlord Presented Insufficient Proof of Recurring Objectionable Conduct by Tenant

August 28, 2017    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for creating a nuisance. Landlord claimed that tenant complained to HPD about building conditions without giving landlord any advance notice of any complaints. Landlord...