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...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenants for keeping a pet dog without landlord’s consent in violation of the “no pets” clause of their lease. Tenants asked the court to dismiss the case...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for chronic nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court by which tenant agreed to pay rent in a timely manner going forward or else be subject to...
Deceased homeowner’s estate sued to evict the owner’s home health aide after owner died. The estate claimed that the aide was a tenant-at-will and served a 30-day termination notice before proceeding. The...
Tenant brought an HP proceeding against landlord in housing court to obtain apartment repairs, including abatement of a bathroom mold condition. The court ordered landlord to make repairs but denied tenant’s...
Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant after rent-controlled tenant died. Occupant claimed succession rights. Landlord asked the court to rule against occupant without a trial. The court refused. Landlord appealed...
Tenants sued landlord, claiming that their building was subject to rent stabilization. Landlord claimed that the building was unregulated. The court ruled for landlord and dismissed the case. Tenants appealed and...
Tenant sued landlord for negligence after she lost her balance while going down the building’s interior staircase with a heavy shopping cart, and fell down the stairs. Tenant claimed that the absence of a...
Tenant appealed a decision of the NYC Loft Board, which found that the fourth-floor loft that tenant entirely occupied consisted of two separate apartment units, and that he was the tenant of record of only one of...
Tenants brought a class action against landlord, seeing a declaration as to their rent-stabilized status and payment of damages for rent overcharges. Tenants claimed that landlord had improperly deregulated...
