Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on building-wide installation of new windows. The DHCR ruled for landlord. One tenant filed an Article 78 appeal, claiming that the DHCR’s decision was unreasonable...
Tenant sued landlord after he was injured by contact with an exposed radiator in his apartment. The court denied landlord’s request to dismiss the case without a trial. Landlord appealed and lost. There was a...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. The trial court ruled for tenant and dismissed the case. Landlord appealed and lost. The apartment was listed on various important documents,...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for violating the lease by having multiple roommates in tenant’s four-bedroom apartment. Tenant’s lease limited occupancy to named tenants and their immediate family or...
A police officer sued landlord for negligence, after responding to a 911 call at the building. The officer tripped when she descended the two front steps of the building, fell to the sidewalk, and broke her elbow....
The nephew of former tenant sued landlord, claiming that he was injured by lead paint in the apartment he visited when he was a child. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial. The court ruled...
Husband sued to evict his wife’s sister from a house owned jointly by husband and wife. The court dismissed the case. The issues presented in the case must be addressed in a matrimonial action presently pending...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. He claimed that landlord increased his parking space rent in excess of the legal rent when tenant renewed his lease. The DHCR ruled for tenant....
The trade association for the New York State affordable housing industry sued the New York City Council and HPD, claiming that Local Law 44 of 2012 was unconstitutional. This law provided for disclosure on a public...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. Landlord claimed that tenant didn’t live in the apartment, and owned homes in Westchester County and Florida. Tenant claimed that she...
NYCHA tenant’s niece filed an Article 78 appeal of landlord NYCHA’s denial of her request to take over the apartment as a remaining family member after tenant died. The court ruled against the niece....
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant after the building converted to cooperative ownership. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case. The trial court ruled for tenant, and granted tenant attorney’s...
