Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized, voucher-based Section 8 tenant for violating her lease. Landlord claimed that tenant caused apartment conditions that resulted in violations and termination of her Section 8...
Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant after rent-controlled tenant died. Occupant claimed that he had lived with tenant for 43 years in a nontraditional, spousal, family relationship, and therefore had succession...
Condominium tenant sued landlord, seeking restoration to possession and claiming illegal lockout. Tenant left the apartment one morning, later came back, and found the locks changed and other people occupying the...
Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant, who claimed succession rights. Landlord then asked the court to strike that defense, claiming that occupant failed to meet the income qualifications in the regulatory...
Prior landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent and signed a settlement agreement in court. The eviction warrant agreed to was stayed pending payment, upon which landlord would give tenant a lease. New...
Landlord sued real estate broker who had rented landlord's Southampton property to tenant, after tenant never paid rent and landlord had tenant evicted. Landlord claimed that the broker had assured him that it...
Landlord sued to evict month-to-month tenant. Tenant claimed retaliatory eviction and harassment. The court ruled for tenant and dismissed the case. Tenant had complained of a lack of heat and essential services and...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed rent overcharge based on two 1987 DHCR rent reduction orders that were still in effect. Landlord argued that it had bought the...
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 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 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....
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,...
