Former tenant sued landlord in small claims court, seeking return of his security deposit. Landlord claimed that tenant’s dog damaged apartment moulding and that tenant altered an electrical outlet without...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant in order to recover the apartment for owner occupancy. The court ruled against landlord. Tenant and landlord then both asked for attorney’s fees. The court ruled...
Former tenant sued landlord to recover rent paid based on her claim of breach of the warranty of habitability. The court ruled for tenant after a trial and awarded her $366.49. Landlord appealed and lost. Substantial...
Landlord sued tenant for breach of her lease. The court ruled for landlord after tenant moved out, and awarded it $9,224 plus attorney's fees and interest. The court included an offset provision to reduce the...
Former tenant sued landlord in small claims court, seeking recovery of her security deposit. Landlord counterclaimed for rent due under the lease after landlord terminated the lease and before a new tenant moved in....
Landlord sued to evict tenant, claiming a substantial violation of the tenancy and house rules. Landlord claimed that tenant didn’t get advance permission before having overnight visitors and had overnight...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant. The court ruled for landlord after a trial but later granted tenant’s request to set aside the judgment. Tenant claimed improper deregulation of the apartment, so the...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nuisance by engaging in a pattern of objectionable conduct. The trial court ruled for landlord but stayed execution on the eviction warrant to give tenant time to cure her behavior....
Landlord sued in March 2015 to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Although tenant began receiving Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE) benefits in October 2009, landlord claimed that it discovered in December...
Tenant sued landlord for negligence, after she slipped and fell while walking down the apartment building staircase. The court denied landlord’s request to dismiss the case without a trial. Landlord appealed...
The estate of deceased shareholder tenant sued landlord co-op corporation, claiming that the co-op improperly barred the estate from voting on a family member’s succession claim to the apartment. The court...
Former homecare attendant sued landlord of two-family home, claiming that landlord harassed him by unlawfully and forcibly evicting him without due process of law. Landlord was a 94-year-old invalid who had...
