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...
Tenants sued landlords, claiming landlord fraudulently deregulated their rent-stabilized apartment while receiving J-51 tax benefits. The court ruled against tenants, who appealed and lost. Landlord received J-51...
The Loft Board found that residential units in a building qualified as interim multiple dwellings (IMDs) under the Loft Law but weren't subject to rent stabilization upon prior landlord's purchase of former...
Tenants sued landlord, claiming that their apartment was improperly deregulated. The court denied landlord's request to dismiss the case, and found that the apartment was rent stabilized. Landlord appealed and...
Landlord sued to evict rent-controlled tenant for nonprimary residence. The trial court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Evidence showed that tenant wasn't present in the apartment at all from March...
