Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. When landlord asked the court for permission to conduct pretrial questioning, tenant claimed that landlord’s attorneys were already...
Tenant shareholder sued landlord cooperative corporation for racial discrimination after landlord denied tenant’s 2010 application to buy an apartment next door to the three-bedroom unit he purchased in 1992....
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for creating a nuisance. Landlord claimed that tenant smoked cigarettes daily at her apartment window, which interfered with the comfort of other tenants. The court...
Landlord sued to evict Section 8 tenant for nonpayment of rent in 2014. Tenant had moved out of the apartment, and her daughter unsuccessfully sought to have the rent subsidy transferred to her name. The court ruled...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court. By the time of trial, tenant owed $5,000 and claimed there were conditions in the apartment that...
Landlord sued to evict tenant from federally subsidized apartment for nuisance based on a violation of the building’s no-pet policy. One of tenant’s dogs bit another tenant. The other tenant had sued...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant’s legal registered monthly rent was $1,930, her preferential rent was $1,608, and a “discount rider” in tenant’s...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. After tenant failed to answer or appear in response, landlord asked the court to be relieved of its obligation to file a sworn statement that tenant wasn’t...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for profiteering. Landlord claimed that tenant engaged in short-term rentals that she advertised online. Tenant had lived in the three-bedroom apartment since 1995 and...
Landlord sued to evict tenant, claiming that tenant was unregulated. Tenant claimed that he was rent stabilized. The building was an SRO, but landlord claimed that it was used for transient occupancy. The court ruled...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance. Other tenants of the six-unit building were disturbed by tenant’s conduct. They described the smell of cigarettes and marijuana coming from the apartment,...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. Tenant’s former domestic partner claimed succession rights. Tenant had moved into the apartment in 1983. His partner moved in with him in...