Landlord sued to evict tenant, claiming that the apartment was unregulated. Tenant claimed that the apartment was improperly deregulated and that he was rent stabilized. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case...
Tenant’s attorney spotted five pinholes in the ceiling molding across the hallway from tenant’s apartment and discovered small cameras behind the pinholes that were pointed at tenant’s apartment...
Landlord sued to eject six “three-quarter house” tenants from two buildings after it failed to obtain evictions in housing court cases. The premises weren’t half-way houses where residents were...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for violating a substantial obligation of her lease. Landlord claimed that tenant failed to certify her income under the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. Tenant argued that...
Tenant's grandson claimed succession rights to tenant's NYCHA apartment. NYCHA ruled against the grandson, who then filed an Article 78 appeal. NYCHA had ruled after a hearing that the grandson failed to...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed rent overcharge and fraud. Tenant claimed that she was the first rent-stabilized tenant of the apartment after rent control. She...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed breach of the warranty of habitability and asked for a rent abatement because there was no heat or gas in the apartment. Landlord...
Tenant sued landlord NYCHA, claiming that landlord failed to properly remediate mold in tenant’s apartment and didn’t grant her requested apartment transfers. Four prior actions by tenant against landlord...
Co-op shareholder tenant sued landlord cooperative corporation to recover $13,000 in attorney’s fees spent in connection with a NYC administrative proceeding. Tenant claimed that landlord should indemnify her....
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nuisance. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that landlord failed to make a claim and that the court papers weren’t properly delivered. The...
Tenant sued landlord, seeking to rescind his lease for the summer rental of a Southampton property for $180,000. The court ruled for tenant. Landlord appealed and lost. Shortly after the lease started in May...
