Tenants sued HPD to stop HPD from enforcing a vacate order issued on Dec. 9, 2014. HPD claimed that there were various unsafe conditions at the building. Tenants claimed that HPD’s inspection report was false...
Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant, claiming that he was a squatter. The court dismissed the case because landlord’s notice to quit was insufficient. The notice stated only that “Landlord elects to...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant from a studio apartment based on nonprimary residence. Landlord claimed that tenant had abandoned the apartment and lived primarily in Yonkers with her mother. The court...
Tenant sued to evict apartment occupants, who were a woman and her son, claiming that they were licensees who no longer had his permission to live in the apartment. Occupant claimed that she had a family relationship...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. The court ruled for landlord after a trial. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that the court improperly denied his request for a ruling...
Landlord sued to eject occupant from illegal cellar apartment. The apartment had been rented to occupant’s ex-wife in 1997. Occupant had been listed on the household composition form until 2006 when his name...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for unlawful conduct based on drug activity. Tenant demanded a jury trial. Landlord argued that tenant’s lease contained a jury waiver clause. But landlord didn’t base its...
Landlord sued to evict elderly, disabled tenant for illegal use of tenant’s apartment after tenant’s son was arrested there. Police removed three ounces of marijuana, a digital scale, and $1,900 in cash....
Landlord cooperative corporation sued to evict tenant shareholder for unpaid maintenance. Tenant in turn claimed breach of the warranty of habitability. The court ruled for landlord and granted a judgment for $45,000...
Landlord sued to evict Mitchell-Lama co-op tenant for nonprimary residence. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that landlord couldn’t sue for eviction for an illegal sublet to an immediate...
Landlord sued to evict month-to-month tenant, claiming that the apartment was deregulated. Landlord said that the maximum legal rent had reached over $2,000 in 2006 when the apartment became vacant. Tenant claimed...
