Tenant’s family sued landlord NYCHA for wrongful death after tenant died in an apartment fire. Landlord claimed that it wasn’t responsible and asked the court to dismiss the case. The court ruled for...
A police officer, who was injured falling down an apartment building’s steps while pursuing a suspect, sued landlord. He claimed that the condition of the steps was unsafe and that landlord knew or should have...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for creating a nuisance. Landlord’s termination notice claimed that tenant made alterations to the apartment without landlord’s written consent, failed to...
HPD denied Mitchell-Lama co-op apartment occupant’s application for succession rights after tenant moved out. The occupant, who was tenant’s nephew, filed an Article 78 appeal, claiming that HPD’s...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for creating a nuisance. The court dismissed the case, finding that landlord’s termination notice wasn’t specific enough. Landlord appealed and lost. The...
Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on resurfacing a building’s exterior brick walls. The DHCR’s Rent Administrator ruled against landlord, finding that the useful life of prior work hadn’t...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court. Tenant agreed to pay rent arrears totalling $5,760 in installment payments and landlord could execute...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant based on nonprimary residence. Tenant’s sister appeared and claimed succession rights. She claimed that she moved into the apartment when tenant did in 1979....
Landlord of apartment complex asked the DHCR for permission in 2008 to modify courtyard services by building an underground parking garage under the courtyard. Entry and exits from the parking facility would take...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance based on a cluttered apartment condition. The parties signed a settlement agreement in court. Tenant was later evicted after failing to cure the condition. The...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The trial court ruled for tenant in part and awarded some rent abatement for breach of the warranty of habitability. Tenant appealed and won, in part. The appeals...
