Landlord asked the DHCR for a ruling in 2002 on a building's status, and claimed that the building was deregulated based on substantial rehabilitation completed between 1989 and 1991. The DHCR ruled against...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant after tenant's lease expired. Tenant claimed that she was rent stabilized and had been overcharged. The court ruled for tenant in part. Landlord claimed that the...
Condominium unit owners sued condo board, which had replaced the building's roof despite individual unit owners' renovation work. The court ruled against the unit owners, who appealed and lost. The unit...
Landlord cooperative corporation sued to evict shareholder tenant for altering her apartment without landlord's permission. Landlord claimed that tenant performed extensive work in her apartment bathroom,...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance. Landlord claimed that tenant continually and repeatedly complained to HPD about apartment conditions, then refused to permit landlord to correct issued...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court, which put tenant on probation for one year. Tenant specifically agreed not to smoke in the building...
Former rent-stabilized tenant sued landlord, seeking to be restored to possession as a tenant in landlord's building. The court ruled against tenant, who appealed and lost. After a fire in 2002 made tenant's...
Tenant, who was the former building owner and who sold the building to current landlord, asked the court for an injunction to prevent her eviction from the building. The court ruled against tenant, who appealed and...
Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant after rent-stabilized tenant died. Occupant claimed succession rights. He said he was the former spouse of the deceased tenant. The court ruled for occupant and dismissed the...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance. During the course of the eviction proceeding, tenant's attorney was disbarred. This resulted in an automatic stay of the proceeding until 30 days after...
Landlord sued to evict tenant. After tenant's lease expired, landlord claimed that tenancy became month to month, and landlord sent a 30-day termination notice before starting the eviction proceeding. On the date...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for illegally subletting her apartment without landlord's knowledge or consent. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that the apartment occupant in...
