Tenant sued landlord, claiming that he was illegally locked out of his apartment. Tenant asked to be restored to possession. Landlord claimed that tenant had abandoned the apartment before March 2016 and that...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court. Tenant agreed to pay $6,600, and landlord agreed to make repairs. Landlord later claimed that tenant...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant of 421-a building for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed that he had paid rent and that there were apartment conditions warranting a rent abatement. Tenant later got an...
Landlord sued to evict project-based Section 8 tenant for failing to complete her annual recertification. The court ruled against landlord and dismissed the case. Tenant showed that she complied with, and landlord...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nuisance. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that landlord didn’t have a valid assignment of leases and rents. Landlord obtained the right to...
Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant, claiming that a license granted by former landlord had expired and occupant had no right to remain. Occupant claimed that she was a rent-stabilized tenant. She worked for...
Landlord sued to evict tenant who received Section 8 housing vouchers for nonpayment of rent. Part of tenant’s rent also was paid by DSS. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that part of the...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant based on illegal subletting and nuisance. The court granted tenant’s request to dismiss the case. Landlord’s notice claimed that tenant illegally sublet her...
Landlord sued to evict rent-controlled tenant for creating a nuisance. Landlord’s termination notice set forth 45 instances of conduct falling into three categories--subletting a portion of the apartment,...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement. Landlord got a judgment and eviction warrant, which was stayed to give tenant a chance to pay the $3,000 back...
Landlord sued to evict tenant based on the sale of narcotics by tenant’s son at the building. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in which tenant agreed that the son would move out immediately and...
Tenant sued landlord in court for rent overcharge after discovering, when landlord decided not to renew her unregulated lease, that she was rent stabilized because the building received J-51 tax benefits during her...
