NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL

Court Vacates Settlement Agreement as Too Harsh

November 21, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict project-based Section 8 tenant based on illegal drug activity at tenant's apartment. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court by which tenant agreed to move out. Tenant...

Tenant's Grandson Gets HUD Section 8 Apartment

November 21, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict HUD Section 8 tenant's grandson after tenant died. The grandson claimed succession rights. Landlord argued that the grandson wasn't listed on tenant's annual income certifications....

Landlord Wasn't Required to Send Termination Notice to Tenant's Husband

November 21, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonprimary residence. Tenant and her husband asked the court to dismiss the case because landlord hadn't served a copy of its lease termination notice on the husband. The court...

Brother Who Was Live-In Aide to Tenant Can't Claim Succession Rights

October 27, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict elderly tenant's brother from rent-stabilized, federally subsidized apartment after tenant moved out to live with her daughter. The brother claimed succession rights. He claimed that he had...

Tenant Claims Landlord Didn't Clean Stairwell, Causing Slip and Fall

October 27, 2014    

Tenant sued landlord NYCHA for negligence after she slipped and fell on the fourth-floor landing of a stairwell in landlord's 14-story building. She claimed that there was urine on the landing. Landlord's...

No Proof Tenant's Parents Paid Rent Arrears

October 27, 2014    

Former landlord sued tenant for $10,000 in back rent owed for the period between September 2009 and June 2010. Tenant claimed that her parents had paid the rent. The trial court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed...

Landlord Must Accept DSS Shelter Allowance Payments as Rent

October 27, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized Section 8 tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed that it had tendered the rent claimed due but that landlord had rejected the payment. Tenant also claimed that landlord...

Landlord Can Evict Manufactured-Home Park Tenants

October 27, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict 25 mobile-home tenants from a manufactured home park. Tenants asked the court to dismiss the cases, claiming that landlord's termination notices were improper and that landlord failed to...

Co-op Didn't Prove Tenant's Share of Maintenance Claimed Due

October 27, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict cooperative shareholder-tenant for nonpayment of rent or maintenance charges. Tenant claimed landlord's rent demand was improper and asked the court to dismiss the case. He argued that...

Landlord Not Responsible for One Tenant's Attack on Another

October 27, 2014    

Tenant of a rented room sued landlord for negligence after another tenant attacked him in the building. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial. The court ruled for landlord. Tenant argued that...

Prior Rent History Can Be Examined

October 24, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized SRO tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed rent overcharge and asked the court for permission to conduct pre-trial questioning. Specifically, tenant sought production of...