Tenant sued landlord for rent overcharge and improper deregulation of a rent-stabilized apartment. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the complaint because the first claimed overcharge occurred more than four years...
Mitchell-Lama tenant's sister sought succession rights after tenant moved out. HPD ruled against the sister, who then filed an Article 78 court appeal. The sister claimed that HPD's decision was unreasonable...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court, but tenant was later evicted for defaulting under the terms of that agreement. The court then granted...
The stepdaughter of deceased rent-stabilized tenant sued her stepmother, claiming that she had succession rights to tenant's apartment. The stepmother was still living in the apartment and claimed that...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for failing to renew his lease. The court ruled for landlord. Tenant then asked the court to permanently stop execution on the eviction warrant because tenant had now...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for creating or permitting a nuisance, based on actions of tenant's roommate. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, arguing that the actions alleged didn't...
Tenant sued landlord, claiming that he was improperly deregulated in 2005. Although landlord legally collected a vacancy increase from tenant that put his rent over $2,000 per month, tenant claimed that he remained...
Landlord of Mitchell-Lama building applied to HPD for a certificate of eviction against tenant. HPD scheduled a hearing in January 2015. Tenant failed to appear, and the hearing was adjourned. When tenant again...
Landlord sued to evict tenant, claiming that she was unregulated. Tenant claimed that she was a hotel-stabilized permanent tenant under Rent Stabilization Code Section 2520.6(j). The court ruled for tenant and...
Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant after rent-stabilized tenant died in 2011. Occupant claimed succession rights. The trial court ruled for landlord, finding that occupant didn't establish that she was a...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent and claimed that tenant was unregulated. Tenant claimed that the apartment was improperly vacancy deregulated and asked the court to dismiss the case because the...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant for nonpayment of rent in March 2016. Tenant claimed that he was rent stabilized and had been overcharged. The court denied tenant's request to dismiss the case. Tenant...
