Tenant sued landlords after her child was found to have elevated blood lead levels. Landlords failed to appear in court, and the court ordered an inquest. Landlords also failed to appear at the inquest. In 2008, the...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. The court ruled against landlord after a trial. Tenant lived in the one-bedroom apartment with his mother and nephew. But tenant also rented...
Property manager pleaded guilty to wire and bank fraud for embezzling funds from his employer condominium association and taking out an unauthorized loan in the association's name. The association had to raise...
African-American HUD tenant and her daughter sued landlord for discrimination. The daughter lived with tenant as her aide in a one-bedroom apartment. They claimed that landlord violated the Fair Housing Act, the...
Landlord sued tenant for unpaid rent. Tenant claimed that her lease wasn't valid and that no rent was owed. The court ruled for landlord. Tenant took possession of the unit, landlord cashed tenant's security...
Landlord sued to evict tenants for nonpayment of rent. Tenants claimed that landlord couldn't collect rent because the apartment was an illegal attic unit that violated the building's Certificate of Occupancy...
FNMA foreclosed on tenant-shareholder's cooperative apartment and then brought an eviction proceeding against tenant. Tenant, in turn, sued FNMA, claiming that the foreclosure was improper. Tenant asked the court...
Tenant sued landlord and its elevator maintenance repair company for negligence, claiming that he was injured one day when he entered an elevator in the building. Tenant explained in pretrial questioning that...
Tenant sued landlord for lack of hot water. in February 2013, tenant asked the court to hold landlord in contempt for failing to restore hot water in her apartment for over two years. After a hearing, the court ruled...
NYCHA held a hearing based on a claim of tenant's chronic late payment of rent and ruled that tenant could be evicted after tenant failed to appear for the hearing. Tenant filed an Article 78 appeal and argued...
Landlord sued to evict the tenant of a condominium unit for keeping a small dog in the apartment. Tenant claimed waiver because landlord's employees knew for at least two years that she had the dog before...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence and rent profiteering. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court in 2009. Landlord agreed to drop the case provided tenant...
