Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant showed that she had filed an appeal of OTDA's denial of her application to the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). This stayed the eviction...
Tenant sued landlord in an HP proceeding and claimed harassment. The court ruled for tenant after hearing credible testimony that landlord came to her right after she called 311 to report lack of heat. Landlord told...
Neighborhood residents sued the city, and asked the court to compel the city to take various actions in connection with a housing development project. They claimed that they lived in the neighborhood and insisted...
Tenant sued landlord for personal injuries after an accident where he walked into his apartment bathroom and the floor collapsed, causing him to fall into the boiler room below. Tenant asked the court to rule in his...
Landlord sued to evict Section 8 tenant for objectionable conduct affecting the health or safety of other tenants and persons. At trial, landlord showed that over several years, tenant exposed himself and screamed...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The case was automatically stayed after tenant filed an ERAP application with the state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) in September 2021....
Landlord cooperative corporation sued to evict shareholder tenant after sending a notice to cure and tenancy termination notice. Landlord claimed nuisance by apartment occupants, who were tenant's licensees--her...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. The tenant was a nonprofit organization that provided supportive housing to adults with mental disabilities. Landlord also named "John Doe...
Dutchess County landlord sued to evict tenant in its Poughkeepsie building for nonpayment of rent. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case without trial and challenged his most recent increase of 5 percent over...
Tenants sued landlord in a class action, claiming that they were rent controlled or rent stabilized. Former landlord bought the building in 1989 and listed the apartments in DHCR rent registrations as "...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant's rent was subsidized through NYSHC's Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program. After the case was commenced, tenant filed an ERAP...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant lived in NYCHA Section 8 housing, so landlord sued tenant only for her portion of the outstanding rent. Tenant advised the court that she...
