Landlord sued to evict deregulated tenant, who claimed that he was rent stabilized. The court ruled for tenant and dismissed the case based on the Appellate Division's decision in Altman v. 285 W....
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DHCR ruled for tenant and froze her base date rent based on a pre-base date rent reduction order that was still in effect. The DHCR also ordered landlord to...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for creating a nuisance. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement putting tenant on probation for some period. During that period, tenant agreed not to resume...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge and claimed that landlord improperly deregulated his apartment. The DHCR ruled against tenant, who then filed an Article 78 court appeal, claiming that the DHCR's decision was...
Landlord sued to evict vacancy-deregulated tenant. Tenant claimed rent overcharge. The court denied landlord's request to decide the case in its favor without a trial, based on rent history records. The court...
Landlord cooperative corporation sued to evict shareholder tenant for installing a washing machine in her unit in 2017 in violation of the building's house rules. Tenant pointed out that landlord had allowed her...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonprimary residence, along with her brother, who occupied the unit and who claimed himself to be a permanent hotel-stabilized tenant under Rent Stabilization Code Section 2520.6(j...
Landlord sued to evict Mitchell-Lama tenant for illegal use of his apartment in violation of Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law Section 711(5) and Real Property Law Section 231(1). The court ruled for landlord...
Landlord sued to evict tenant from cooperative apartment. The court granted tenant's request to dismiss the case, finding that the apartment wasn't properly identified in the court papers. Landlord appealed...
Brother of rent-stabilized tenant, who died in December 2017, sued landlord, claiming illegal lockout. The court granted landlord's request to dismiss the case. The brother claimed that he had lived with...
Tenant asked the housing court to be restored to possession of his apartment seven months after the eviction. The court ruled against tenant, who appealed and lost. The court petition papers were properly served by...
