Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed breach of the warranty of habitability, and the court gave tenant a substantial rent abatement. Landlord appealed, claiming that the abatement was...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance. Landlord and tenant signed a probationary settlement agreement that landlord later claimed that tenant violated. The court ruled for landlord and ordered...
Tenant’s wife sued HPD, claiming that HPD denied her due process, discriminated against her on the basis of her sex, and acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner contrary to federal and local law by denying...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. The court ruled against landlord after a trial. Although tenant was away from the apartment for more than 183 days per year during the relevant...
Landlord sued to evict SRO tenant for creating a nuisance by cramming garbage and other debris from floor to ceiling in his apartment, creating a health, fire, and safety hazard. Landlord and tenant, by their...
Tenant sued landlord, claiming illegal lockout from his apartment. Tenant had lived in the apartment for 12 years under an oral agreement. One day while tenant was outside the apartment, landlord changed the locks...
Landlord sued to evict tenant’s husband after tenant died. Landlord claimed in its court papers that tenant’s apartment was not rent stabilized. Instead, landlord claimed that the apartment was federally...
Landlord sued to evict tenant who occupied an illegal basement apartment. Landlord claimed that DOB issued a violation finding that there was an illegal conversion to residential space, contrary to the building...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for creating a nuisance, claiming that tenant intentionally damaged the apartment by starting a fire. Police found tenant burning clothes in the bathtub while the gas...
Landlord sued to evict rent-controlled tenant’s grandson after tenant died. The court granted the grandson’s request to dismiss the case. In a prior court case, the court had ruled that the grandson had...
Landlord sued to evict tenant. When tenant failed to appear in court on an adjourned trial date, the court held an inquest and ruled for landlord. Tenant later asked the court to vacate the default judgment. The...
Landlord, a nonprofit entity providing protection and assistance to immigrants, sued to evict various month-to-month tenants in its building. Landlord and tenants signed a settlement agreement in court in March 2015...
