NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL

Eviction Case Stayed Pending Outcome of Criminal Case

June 16, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict tenant, claiming that the apartment was used illegally after tenant and her son were arrested there. Tenant's son pleaded guilty to criminal possession and sale of drugs and was undergoing...

Rent Demand Didn't Provide Good Faith Statement of Rent Due

June 16, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that landlord's rent demand was fatally defective. The court ruled for tenant, finding that the rent...

Tenants Claim Postal Worker Conspired with Landlord Against Them

May 16, 2014    

Landlord cooperative corporation sued tenant shareholders in state Supreme Court, claiming that the tenants harassed and threatened other shareholders, the co-op board, building staff, and the building's managing...

Court Orders Landlord to Accept Back Rent

May 16, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court. Tenant agreed to move out by a certain date, and, in return, landlord agreed to waive a significant...

Landlord Must Produce Rent History Records Back to 1984

May 16, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant's monthly rent was $1,575. Tenant claimed rent overcharge and asked the court for permission to conduct pre-trial questioning and...

DHCR Properly Granted Landlord's Rent Restoration Application

May 16, 2014    

The DRA reduced rent-stabilized tenant's rent based on a reduction in services. The DRA found that tenant's refrigerator and kitchen cabinets weren't properly maintained by landlord. The DRA later granted...

Landlord HDFC Denied Tenant Due Process

May 16, 2014    

Landlord, a nonprofit housing development fund cooperative corporation, sued to evict tenant when her lease expired, without first sending tenant a termination notice. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case,...

NYCHA Tenant Allowed Drug Activity in Apartment

May 16, 2014    

Tenant appealed NYCHA's decision to terminate her tenancy. In her Article 78 petition, she claimed that NYCHA's decision was unreasonable. The court ruled against tenant. There was substantial proof that...

Judgments Mistakenly State They Were Based on Settlement Agreement

May 16, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court ruled for landlord, awarding it possession and rent arrears totaling $4,852. The court also awarded landlord attorney's fees in the amount of $3,900...

Landlord Co-op Must Permit Tenant to Add A/C System

April 18, 2014    

Cooperative tenant-shareholders sued landlord co-op corporation, seeking to compel landlord to permit tenants to install an exterior air conditioning system, including three condenser units in the terrace adjoining...

Co-op Tenant Can Be Evicted for Objectionable Conduct

April 18, 2014    

Landlord cooperative corporation sued to evict tenant shareholder and her family members based on objectionable conduct. The co-op board had made a decision to terminate tenant's proprietary lease after meeting...

Roommate Can't Be Restored to Possession

April 18, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant agreed to move out by Jan. 31, 2014, and did so. Tenant and landlord signed a settlement agreement in court that gave landlord a judgment of possession,...