Tenant sued landlord in small claims court, claiming that he made a $1,000 rent payment in 2002 that was never credited to his rent account. The court ruled against tenant, who appealed and lost. The small claims...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for violating her lease by chronic nonpayment of rent. The court granted tenant’s request to dismiss the case. A prior case based on chronic nonpayment was settled and converted to...
Landlord sued to evict Section 8 tenant for illegal sublet or assignment of her apartment to “John Doe” or “Jane Doe.” Tenant claimed that landlord’s notice to cure and termination...
Landlord cooperative corporation sued shareholder tenant after terminating his proprietary lease. Landlord claimed that tenant kept a dog in his apartment in violation of the building’s occupancy agreement and...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for breaching her lease after tenant attacked another tenant with a cane. The attack resulted in the other tenant’s hospitalization and tenant’s arrest. On the eve of trial...
Public housing tenants brought a class action against landlord NYCHA in federal court under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). They claimed that NYCHA failed to abate mold and excessive moisture in their...
