Tenant sued landlord for negligence, claiming that she slipped and fell on dirty paper and urine in an interior stairway of her apartment building. She claimed that landlord failed to maintain the stairway in a...
Landlord NYCHA terminated tenant's public housing tenancy based on illegal drug activity. Tenant filed an Article 78 appeal of NYCHA's decision. The court ruled against tenant. NYCHA's decision that...
Co-op tenant shareholder sued apartment occupant, claiming that in 1990 they had agreed that occupant would live in the apartment without paying rent but that occupant would pay maintenance, assessments, and other...
Pedestrian sued landlord NYCHA for negligence after she slipped and fell on a patch of snow on a sidewalk in front of landlord's building. The court denied NYCHA's request to dismiss the case without a trial...
Rent-stabilized Section 8 tenant sued landlord, seeking repossession of apartment. Tenant claimed that he went to Virginia in May 2014 to visit his sick grandmother. When he returned in early June, another tenant was...
Landlord sued to evict a not-for-profit corporation from a rent-stabilized apartment based on nonprimary residence. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case. Tenant argued that landlord knew that its purpose was to...
Landlord sued to evict tenant of a YWCA residence for nonpayment of rent. Tenant in turn sued landlord in federal court, claiming that landlord brought the eviction proceeding in retaliation for tenant's...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court. Tenant later sought more time to pay back rent owed under the agreement. Landlord...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant's granddaughter after tenant moved out of the apartment to enter a nursing home in 2010. The granddaughter claimed succession rights. The court ruled for the...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant had begun withholding rent after landlord failed to make repairs and tenant complained to HPD. Landlord didn't make repairs for almost a year. Tenant...
NYCHA tenant's son claimed remaining family member status after tenant died. NYCHA ruled against the son, who filed an Article 78 appeal and lost. The son was an original tenant in the apartment, but his mother...
NYCHA tenant's daughter asked for a lease in her name after tenant died. NYCHA denied the request. The daughter filed an Article 78 appeal, claiming that NYCHA's decision was arbitrary and unreasonable. The...
