Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant in a building under a Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) contract for violating a substantial obligation of her tenancy by failing to recertify with NYCHA Section 8. The...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant’s estate, as well as remaining apartment occupant, for nonpayment of rent. Tenant’s last renewal lease had expired, there was no representative appointed for...
Tenant sued landlord, claiming that landlord terminated her tenancy due to tenant’s service dog, in violation of the Fair Housing Act (FHA). The court ruled against tenant because he didn’t state facts...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed that landlord’s rent demand was defective. The court ruled for tenant and dismissed the case. The rent demand was seven...
Wife sued husband, claiming that he illegally locked her out of their apartment in collusion with their landlord. She claimed that after a fight, she had obtained from the courts orders of protection against the...
Rent-stabilized tenants of SRO building sued landlord, claiming that landlord was using the building for short-term stays in violation of the Multiple Dwelling Law, and resulting in breach of the warranty of...
Landlord sued to evict apartment occupants, claiming that they were licensees or squatters. One of the occupants asked the court to dismiss the case. He claimed that landlord failed to name a necessary party because...
Landlord sued to evict tenant, claiming that the apartment wasn’t located in a multiple dwelling and that tenant was unregulated. Tenant claimed that the building contained six apartments and that the first...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for chronic nonpayment of rent. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case on procedural grounds. Tenant argued that landlord’s filing of its court petition was completed two days...
Disabled tenants used two parking spaces at a Yonkers building for 13 years until landlord denied their use of one space so that it could provide parking to another tenant. Tenants sued landlord, seeking a reasonable...
Landlord sued former tenant in small claims court for repair expenses that exceeded tenant’s security deposit. The court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Landlord proved that tenant caused damages...
Former tenant sued landlord for the return of his $6,300 security deposit. The court found that there were issues of fact requiring a trial. Tenant appealed and won. No trial was needed, and landlord must refund the...
