Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that the lease nonrenewal and termination notice was insufficient and therefore defective....
Landlord sued to evict tenant for chronic nonpayment of rent. The court ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. Tenant’s failure to pay rent led to the commencement of nine nonpayment proceedings over a...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. The trial court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. There was undisputed proof that tenant wasn’t present in the apartment at...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant whose lease had expired. Tenant claimed that landlord hadn’t first sent him a termination notice. The court ruled for tenant and dismissed the case. Landlord appealed...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for engaging in criminal activity that threatened the health or safety of other building residents, in violation of his HUD lease. The court ruled for landlord after a trial. Tenant...
Cooperative shareholder tenant sued landlord. He claimed that when he bought the apartment in 1999, landlord knew and had approved his plan to convert the apartment’s lower level art studio into bedrooms but...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court in which tenant agreed to refrain from permitting excessive noise during a specified probationary...
Tenant filed an Article 78 appeal of the public housing authority’s decision to terminate her tenancy based on violation of her lease through drug-related activity at the apartment. The court ruled against...
Landlord denied husband’s request for apartment succession rights after tenant died. The husband claimed that he was a remaining family member and filed an Article 78 appeal in State Supreme Court. The court...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for unlawful subletting of her apartment and profiteering. The court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost.
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court ruled for landlord based on tenant’s default. Tenant later asked the court to vacate the default judgment. The court ruled for...