Landlord sued to evict tenant for chronic nonpayment of rent. Tenant consented to the entry of a judgment of possession in landlord's favor, with execution of the warrant stayed provided she pay her rent by the...
Tenant claimed that he was rent controlled and asked the DHCR for a ruling on the issue. The DRA ruled for tenant. Landlord appealed and won. The DHCR ruled that tenant was rent stabilized, not rent controlled....
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for failing to renew his lease. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that the renewal rent offered was more than the legal regulated rent. The court...
Tenant sued landlord for rent overcharge based on landlord's failure to charge rent-stabilized rents while receiving J-51 tax benefits. The court granted landlord's request to dismiss the case without a trial...
Landlord cooperative corporation sued to evict shareholder tenants for keeping a large, unregistered dog in their apartment in violation of co-op rules. Landlord asked the court to decide the case without a trial,...
Landlord sued to evict apartment occupants after rent-controlled tenant died. The occupants claimed that they were disabled and that they had succession rights. The court ruled for landlord and against the occupants...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant's daughter 14 years after tenant died. The daughter claimed succession rights. After pre-trial questioning, landlord asked the court to rule in its favor without a...
Tenant sued landlord for negligence, after she slipped and fell on a wet staircase in her apartment building. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial. The court ruled against landlord, who...
Tenants brought an HP proceeding against landlord, seeking correction of building violations and also claiming harassment by landlord. Landlord and tenants signed a consent order to correct violations, and a trial...
Residential tenants sued landlords and sponsors of their buildings, which were converted to cooperatives or condominiums, claiming that they had the right to seek nonpurchaser tenant status based on their status as...
Tenant, a not-for-profit organization, and apartment occupant sued landlord, claiming that the rented apartment was subject to rent stabilization and that landlord unreasonably withheld consent when tenant asked to...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance because tenant created clutter and trash conditions in the apartment while refusing landlord access to exterminate bedbugs. Tenant, with a court-appointed...
