Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance by making excessive noise. The court ruled against landlord after a trial and awarded tenant attorney's fees of over $22,000. Landlord appealed and lost....
Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant, claiming that he was a licensee. Both sides were represented by attorneys, who signed a settlement agreement in court. Under the agreement, a judgment was awarded to...
Landlord sued to eject tenants from a six-apartment building, claiming that they weren't subject to rent stabilization. While the case was pending, landlord asked the court to order tenants to move out...
Landlord, the owner of unsold shares for 50 rent-stabilized apartments in a 338-unit building, applied for MCI rent hikes based on exterior restoration work. The co-op corporation that owned the building had...
Landlord sued to evict HUD Section 8 tenant for running a day care service in her apartment. Landlord claimed that tenant violated her lease by doing so. The court ruled for tenant and dismissed the case without a...
Landlord sued to evict Section 8 tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed breach of the warranty of habitability. The court ruled for tenant and granted her a 100 percent rent abatement through Dec. 31, 2014....
Tenant's acquaintance sued tenant and landlord after tenant's dog bit the acquaintance on the hand. The court granted landlord's request to dismiss the case as against landlord. The dog was in tenant'...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant based on nonprimary residence. Tenant admitted he moved out of the apartment in October 2011. But tenant's brother claimed that he lived in the apartment as his...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for chronic nonpayment of rent. Landlord claimed that it had to commence eight nonpayment proceedings against tenant in housing court between 2006 and 2013. Tenant asked...
Rent-controlled successor tenant sued landlord and owner of adjoining building, and asked the court to order that the adjoining 25-story residential building be torn down. Tenant claimed that a cantilevered structure...
Landlord sued to evict tenant. Landlord claimed that tenant created a nuisance and substantially breached his lease by chronic nonpayment of rent. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that landlord...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for permitting a nuisance within his apartment. Landlord claimed that tenant made unauthorized alterations, which caused a flood and damaged both the apartment and other...
