Apartment occupant claimed succession rights to tenant's Mitchell-Lama apartment in Manhattan after tenant died. HPD ruled against occupant, who then filed an Article 78 court appeal. The court ruled against...
Landlord cooperative corporation sued to evict shareholder tenant for keeping a dog in violation of his proprietary lease and house rules. Tenant claimed that the dog was a therapy animal for his husband, who...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenants, claiming nonprimary residence. Tenants, in their 80s, had lived together in the two adjoining apartments for over 40 years. The apartments were a studio and a one-...
Landlord of building receiving subsidy assistance from the National Housing Act Section 221(d)(3) Below Market Interest Rate Program sued to evict tenant based on criminal drug activity. The court denied tenant...
Mitchell-Lama landlord notified tenant's son that he must vacate the apartment after tenant died. The son claimed succession rights and appealed to HPD. HPD ruled against the son, who filed an Article 78 appeal....
Tenant sued her former landlord after she fell down an interior staircase in the two-story two-family house and was injured. The trial court ruled against tenant and dismissed the case. Tenant appealed and lost. The...
Landlord sued rent-stabilized tenant, seeking ejectment and claiming that tenant's rent-stabilized lease was validly terminated due to tenant's subletting and profiteering. Both sides sought a ruling...
Tenant sued landlord for negligence after she was sexually assaulted in the building laundry room. The court granted landlord's request to dismiss the case without a trial. Tenant appealed, and the case was...
Landlord sued to evict tenant and claimed that the building was unregulated because it contained fewer than six apartments. Landlord claimed that the building contained four apartments but once contained a fifth...
The brother of Mitchell-Lama co-op shareholder tenant sought succession rights to an apartment after tenant moved out. HPD ruled against the brother, who filed an Article 78 appeal. He claimed that HPD's decision...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord sought a default judgment after tenant failed to appear and claimed that tenant wasn't in military service. The court ruled against landlord, finding...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed rent overcharge and asked the court for permission to conduct pre-trial questioning. The court ruled against tenant and dismissed the case. The...
