Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. Tenant had in fact moved out of the apartment while her daughter lived there. Tenant and tenant's daughter asked the court to dismiss the...
Cooperative shareholder tenant sued landlord cooperative corporation to challenge amendments to her apartment's proprietary lease. Tenant claimed that landlord acted in bad faith. Landlord had amended the...
Public housing tenant's son claimed succession rights to tenant's apartment after tenant died. HPD ruled against tenant's son, who then filed an Article 78 court appeal to challenge HPD's decision....
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for profiteering by engaging in short-term rentals of the apartment. Landlord asked the court to decide the case without a trial. The court ruled against landlord, who...
Landlord sued to evict Mt. Vernon apartment occupant after the apartment's rent-stabilized tenant died. The occupant claimed that he was tenant's grandson, that he had continuously lived at the apartment with...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant's sister after tenant died. The sister claimed succession rights. The trial court ruled for the sister and dismissed the case. Landlord appealed and lost. The sister...
Tenant sued landlord NYCHA, claiming that her child was injured by exposure to lead-based paint in their apartment. Landlord claimed that there was no hazardous lead paint condition in the apartment, but the court...
DOB issued violation notices to landlord for converting apartments in a multiple dwelling to transient use. Landlord objected, and argued that tenants used their apartments for transient rentals without landlord'...
Landlord sued to evict tenant, claiming that tenant was unregulated. Tenant claimed that he was rent stabilized and that landlord had overcharged him. The court ruled for tenant, dismissed the case, and awarded...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance based on "Collyer"-type conditions in tenant's apartment. The court appointed a guardian ad litem (GAL) to assist tenant with the case. Tenant and...
Tenant sued landlord after she was injured when her apartment bathroom ceiling collapsed and struck her. Tenant asked the court to bar landlord from offering trial testimony because landlord failed to appear for...
Landlord sued to evict tenant after tenant's lease expired. Landlord claimed that tenant's apartment was unregulated, after prior high-rent vacancy deregulation. Tenant claimed that the apartment was...
