NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL

Jury Waiver Lease Clause Applied to Tenant and Daughter

April 20, 2015    

Co-op shareholder tenant, along with her husband and daughter, sued landlord cooperative corporation, claiming disability discrimination. Tenant's husband bought the apartment with her in 2001, and their daughter...

Tenant Agreed to Vacate in Exchange for Reduced Attorney's Fees Award

April 20, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed rent overcharge. After lengthy proceedings, the court ruled for landlord, and landlord's request for attorney's fees was...

Tenant's Son Gets HUD Section 8 Apartment

April 20, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict tenant's son from HUD project-based Section 8 apartment after tenant died. The son claimed succession rights, and the court ruled in his favor. The son, his sister, and a neighbor all...

Tenants' Cluttered Apartment Prevented Repairs

April 20, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict HUD tenants for failure to provide access for landlord to make repairs. Landlord claimed that tenants' apartment was so cluttered with boxes, bags, and clothes that it prevented repairs and...

Housing Court Can't Order Removal of Tenant's Washing Machine

April 20, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict rent-controlled tenant for nonprimary residence. While the case was pending, landlord asked the court to order tenant to remove a washing machine she recently installed in the apartment....

Tenant Can Conduct Pre-Trial Questioning Regarding Apartment Deregulation

April 19, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict tenant, claiming that the apartment was deregulated. Tenant claimed that she was rent stabilized and asked the court for permission to conduct pre-trial questioning on how the apartment was...

Tenant's Life Partner Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment

April 19, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant after rent-stabilized tenant died. Occupant claimed succession rights based on a nontraditional marital relationship with tenant. The court ruled for occupant and dismissed...

Landlord's Notice to Cure Was Insufficient

April 19, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized SRO tenant for violating substantial obligations of her tenancy. Landlord claimed that tenant allowed her boyfriend to stay in the apartment and that he was disturbing the quiet...

Super Resumed Rent-Stabilized Status When Employment Ended

March 24, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict building super and his family in 2008 after the super's employment was terminated. Landlord claimed that the apartment was exempt from rent stabilization because the super lived there...

Did Faulty Entry Door Locks Cause Attack in Building?

March 19, 2015    

Tenant sued landlord for negligence after she was attacked in the building by an intruder. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial, claiming that it wasn't responsible. The court ruled...

Tenant Awarded $900,000 for Child's Lead Paint Exposure

March 19, 2015    

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...

Tenant Rented Second Apartment for His Adult Children

March 19, 2015    

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...