Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant failed to appear on the scheduled court date, and landlord obtained a default judgment of possession and money judgment for $2,541. After tenant was...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant's granddaughter after tenant died. The granddaughter claimed succession rights. The trial court ruled against landlord, finding that the granddaughter was disabled...
Landlord sued to evict the building super from his apartment after the super's employment was terminated. The super claimed that he started working at the building in 1999 but soon thereafter was given a...
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...
