Landlord sued to evict tenant, claiming that tenant was unregulated and illegally occupying a basement apartment. The court ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. Tenant’s basement apartment was...
Landlord sued tenant for a lease violation. The court ruled for landlord, finding that tenant breached its lease. The court denied landlord’s request for attorneys' fees, finding that a lease provision for...
Landlord cooperative corporation sued to evict shareholder tenant for making apartment alterations in violation of her proprietary lease and house rules. The trial court ruled for landlord and then awarded landlord...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for engaging in objectionable conduct. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court. The agreement gave landlord a judgment of possession and an eviction warrant, which was...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized SRO tenant for refusing to relocate to a substantially similar unit under Rent Stabilization Code (RSC) Section 2524.3(g). Under that provision, landlord could send tenant a 20-...
Landlord sued to evict month-to-month tenant after sending tenant a 30-day nonrenewal notice. When landlord subsequently sued to evict tenant, tenant asked the court to dismiss the case. Tenant claimed that landlord...
Deceased tenant’s estate administrator, who was tenant’s brother, sued landlord, seeking to be restored to possession of tenant’s apartment. Tenant had moved into the apartment in 1978, became...
Landlord NYCHA terminated tenant’s tenancy after finding that tenant violated a permanent exclusion agreement. Tenant signed that agreement in 2009. NYCHA and tenant agreed that, in exchange for preservation of...
Tenant sued landlord for rent overcharge. The court ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund over $875,000, including triple damages. Landlord appealed and lost.
Mitchell-Lama tenants brought a combined Article 78 proceeding and court action against landlord, claiming that landlord improperly increased their rents. Tenants claimed that landlord’s original mortgage was...
Tenant sued landlord for negligence after a slip-and-fall in the building stairway. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial, claiming that it wasn’t responsible for tenant’s injury....
Landlord appealed the decision by the State Human Rights Commission that landlord discriminated against prospective tenant based on familial status and which awarded tenant $5,000 for mental anguish. The court ruled...
