Tenant’s visitor sued landlord, claiming that she was unlawfully evicted from tenant’s apartment. The court ruled against the visitor, who appealed and lost. The visitor was a mere licensee and not...
Landlord sued to evict tenant and subtenant for tenant’s illegal subletting. The subtenant claimed illusory tenancy. The court ruled for landlord, finding that tenant and subtenant participated in a scheme to...
Tenant sued landlord for negligence and for building code violations following his fall while descending the front steps of a two-family building. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without trial, claiming...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent and asked the court to rule without a trial. The court ruled against landlord, finding that there were questions requiring a trial as to whether a fraudulent...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for unreasonably refusing access to the apartment in order to exterminate and remove bedbugs. Landlord’s termination notice stated that, although tenant claimed that she couldn...
Public housing tenant filed an Article 78 appeal of the Housing Authority’s decision to charge tenant $8.25 to fix a clogged bathtub drain in tenant’s apartment. The court ruled against tenant. The court...
Tenant sued landlord for negligence after she suffered a burn injury to her head when she used a match to try to light a burner on the top of her gas stove because the stove’s igniter didn’t work. The...
Tenant sued landlord NYCHA, claiming that landlord was negligent in failing to provide a properly locked front door at the building and that this caused her daughter’s injuries. NYCHA asked the court to dismiss...
Landlords sued the NYC Water Board after the board approved a one-time $183 credit for 664,000 owners of one-, two-, and three-family dwellings. With this rebate, the board increased charges by 2.1 percent for fiscal...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenant’s rent-stabilized apartment. Tenant claimed that he wasn’t subject to high-rent/high-income deregulation because the building...
