HPD commenced proceedings against landlords seeking an order to correct violations, to find harassment, and to assess civil penalties in connection with the state of two buildings. In July 2024, the court granted HPD...
Former tenant sued landlord, claiming damage to, destruction of, and loss of personal property that he claimed landlord removed from tenant's apartment and threw in the garbage left out for street collection....
Potential tenant, a domestic violence survivor who was staying at a shelter with her child, had no current income but had a FHEPS program voucher that would pay 100 percent of her rent. She applied to landlord for...
Landlord sued two apartment tenants for back rent and use and occupancy. The lease originally was between landlord and one of the tenants alone. A two-year lease renewal starting April 1, 2020, added the second named...
Tenant, the mother of a young child, sued landlord, claiming landlord was responsible for injuries to the child from exposure to lead paint in tenant's apartment. Tenant asked the court to find landlord...
Tenant sued landlord, claiming that she was injured and that her personal property was damaged when landlord's contractor negligently made repairs in her apartment, causing construction dust and debris to...
Landlord sued to evict tenant from a rented house after sending a 90-day lease nonrenewal notice. Landlord sought $10,000 in unpaid rent in her court petition. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case because the...
Landlord sued to evict rent-controlled tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed breach of the warranty of habitability. The trial court ruled for tenant, and awarded tenant a rent abatement of over $30,000. This...
Landlord sued tenant and another individual for unpaid rent under a rent-stabilized lease. Landlord asked the court for a default judgment against the parties after they failed to respond. The court ruled against...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant based on nonprimary residence. Tenant didn't appear, but her son successfully claimed succession rights. He appeared without an attorney. The court and appeals court...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for payment of use and occupancy. Tenant had rented two combined apartments from landlord. In a prior action, tenant sued landlord claiming rent overcharge and improper...
A proprietary lessee in a co-op building filed a housing discrimination complaint with HUD. The tenant kept a series of parrots in her apartment and in 2015 acquired a new parrot that neighbors complained was...
