Landlord sued former tenant to recover five months’ unpaid rent. Tenant claimed breach of the warranty of habitability and asked for a setoff. Landlord presented documentation that violations were cured, and...
Former tenant sued landlord for the return of his security deposit after he moved out of the apartment. The court ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund the deposit, minus the sum of $55 to be withheld for...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court. Tenant agreed to move out by Oct. 31, 2013. In return, landlord agreed to waive...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for failure to sign a renewal lease. The court ruled for landlord and awarded landlord $49,000 in back rent owed. Tenant appealed and lost. All of tenant’s...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated, month-to-month tenant. Tenant claimed that she was rent stabilized and that she had been overcharged. Landlord argued that the apartment had been vacancy deregulated before tenant...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated, month-to-month tenant. Tenant claimed that she was rent stabilized. Landlord argued that she was entitled to collect a negotiated unregulated rent from tenant when tenant moved...
Tenants sued landlord, seeking appointment of an Article 7A administrator for their building. The court appointed a 7A administrator, and landlord later asked the court to remove the administrator and reinstate...
NYCHA tenant’s daughter filed a remaining family member grievance, seeking succession rights to tenant’s apartment. NYCHA ruled against the daughter for failure to pay use and occupancy. The daughter...
Landlord sued former tenant for unpaid rent and use and occupancy. The court ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. At trial, tenant showed that he was a month-to-month tenant at the time he moved out, that...
Landlord sued to evict tenant based on illegal activities at the apartment. The trial court ruled for landlord, and tenant appealed. The appeals court ruled that the case should be reopened. Landlord proved that the...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant based on nonprimary residence. Landlord claimed that tenant lived in upstate New York and that tenant’s son lived in the apartment. Tenant acknowledged that he didn...
Tenant filed an Article 78 appeal to challenge Yonkers Housing Authority’s decision to terminate tenant’s participation in the housing voucher program. The court ruled for tenant. The housing authority...
