NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL

Settlement Agreement Incorrectly Identified Apartment

November 27, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant, claiming that his...

Landlord Recertified HUD Tenancy After Sending Termination Notice

November 27, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict HUD tenant after sending a 30-day termination notice. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial. The court ruled for tenant. After sending the termination notice, landlord sent...

Applicant's Discrimination Claims Against HUD Dismissed

November 27, 2016    

Prospective tenant, a 68-year-old disabled Vietnam veteran, received benefits under HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH). Tenant sued HUD, HUD-VASH, and landlord after landlord rejected his application...

Rent Demand Sought More Than SCRIE Tenant's Share of Rent

November 23, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant...

Tenant Can Review Rent History Records Going Back More Than Four Years

November 23, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment...

Tenants Claiming Improper Deregulation in J-51 Building Get Class Action Status

November 23, 2016    

Tenants sued landlord, claiming improper deregulation of...

Tenant Gets Rent Abatement for Mice in Apartment

November 23, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. In response, tenant claimed breach of the warranty of habitability due to flooding and rodent problems in the apartment. The court ruled for tenant in part....

Illegal Basement Apartment Was Subject to Rent Stabilization

November 23, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict licensee occupants from basement apartment after tenant moved out. Landlord claimed that the apartment was unregulated. Occupants claimed that the apartment was rent stabilized. The court found...

Landlord Must Pay Fine for Harassing Rent-Stabilized Tenant

November 22, 2016    

Rent-stabilized tenant sued landlord in housing court for...

Tenant Claimed Advance Rent Payment Was Made While He Traveled

November 22, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict rent-controlled tenant for nonpayment...

Landlord Can Start New Eviction Case for Owner Occupancy

November 22, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant in order to recover the apartment for his own use. The court ruled against landlord and dismissed the case. Landlord sent a lease nonrenewal and termination notice to...

Tenant Gets Attorney's Fees After Settling Disability-Related Claim

November 22, 2016    

Tenant sued landlord in federal court. Tenant suffered from renal disease and couldn’t safely go up and down seven flights of stairs to his apartment independently. Landlord didn’t offer tenant any...