NEW YORK SUPPLEMENT - 2ND SERIES - LEGAL REPORTER

Landlord Not Responsible for Tenant Rape

July 19, 2015    

Tenant sued landlord and landlord’s security services contractor after she was attacked and raped at the housing project. Landlord claimed that it wasn’t responsible and asked the court to dismiss the...

Landlord Accidentally Accepted Rent After Lease Termination

July 14, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. Landlord sent a lease nonrenewal/termination notice to tenant on Jan. 5, 2010, stating that the lease wouldn’t be renewed after April 30,...

Landlord Can't Collect Rent While Performing Illegal Alterations

July 14, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized SRO...

Landlord Improperly Set First Deregulated Rent

July 14, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict month-to-month tenant, who had remained in occupancy after his lease and several renewal leases expired. Landlord claimed that the apartment was unregulated either because the apartment’s...

Tenant’s Claim for Injury from Mold Was Untimely

July 14, 2015    

Landlord sued landlord NYCHA, claiming...

Tenant Claims Landlord Was Responsible for Robbery in Lobby

July 14, 2015    

Tenant sued landlord after she was...

HPD Shelter Expenses Charged to Landlord Were Excessive

July 14, 2015    

Landlord sued to discharge a lien for...

High-Rent/High-Income Deregulation Doesn't Apply

July 14, 2015    

Tenant moved into a new building receiving 421-a tax benefits in 1994. In 2008 landlord informed tenant that, when the 421-a benefits expired in 2009, he would no longer be subject to rent stabilization. Tenant asked...

NYCHA Tenant’s Grandson Can’t Get Apartment

July 14, 2015    

NYCHA tenant’s grandson claimed...

Landlord Can Evict Tenant Who Was Abusing Elderly Co-Tenant

July 14, 2015    

Landlord, a senior citizen, sued to evict two month-to-month...

Landlord Can Evict Tenant Based on Son's Illegal Activity

July 14, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict 79-year-old tenant...

Co-Tenants May Be Responsible for Attack by Dogs Owned by Other Tenant

July 14, 2015    

The family of a 4-year-old child sued three co-tenant housemates, their landlord, the Town of Hempstead, and the County of Nassau after the child was attacked by three dogs owned by one of the tenants. The dogs...