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...
The NYC Human Rights Commission ruled that landlord violated the city Human Rights Law by refusing to rent to prospective tenants who expected a baby, and ordered landlord to pay $5,000 in compensatory damages and...
NYCHA apartment occupant claimed succession rights after her tenant-stepfather died. Landlord NYCHA ruled against occupant after a hearing. Occupant then filed an Article 78 court appeal and lost. NYCHA’s...
Tenant sued landlord for negligence after falling in a building stairwell. Landlord claimed that it wasn’t responsible and asked the court to dismiss the case. The court ruled against landlord, who appealed and...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for failing to renew her expiring lease. The court ruled for landlord but gave tenant a right to cure and to sign the renewal lease. Tenant appealed and lost, but the...
Landlord filed an Article 78 appeal of the DHCR’s decision that an apartment remained subject to rent control and that landlord wasn’t entitled to rent increases for certain apartment renovations. The...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court granted tenant’s request to dismiss the case after landlord presented its side of things. Landlord appealed, and the case was reopened. Landlord...
Tenant sued landlord for negligence after she slipped and fell in the building’s “garbage room.” The court granted landlord’s request to dismiss the case without a trial. Tenant appealed, and...
Landlord sued to evict tenant and other apartment occupant. Landlord and tenant’s roommate signed a settlement agreement in court by which the roommate agreed to vacate by a certain date. The roommate later...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court. Among other things, the agreement provided that landlord would forgive rent arrears but if tenant didn...
