Landlord sued to evict tenants, claiming that their building was exempt from rent stabilization due to substantial rehabilitation of the building after Jan. 1, 1974. The court ruled for landlord without a trial....
Tenant sued landlord for negligence after he was shot by intruders who gained access to the building's common areas. Tenant claimed that landlord failed to maintain the building's entrances and to properly...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge and improper deregulation of a rent-stabilized apartment. The DHCR ruled for tenant and used a sampling method to determine the legal regulated rent based on the average...
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...
