Landlord sued to evict apartment occupants after tenant died in 2009. Landlord claimed that the apartment was rent stabilized. Occupants claimed succession rights as tenant’s wife and son, and said that the...
Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant, who claimed succession rights. Occupant had also made a succession rights claim in a complaint to the DHCR. The DHCR complaint was dismissed based on the agency’s...
A taxi driver made a reservation for a one-night stay at landlord’s SRO building on July 29, 2015, and checked in on July 30. On that day, he paid for the room and submitted a written request for a six-month...
Landlord sued to evict tenant in the commercial landlord-tenant court, claiming that tenant was illegally living in the commercial unit. The court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and won. Tenant was living in the...
Landlord sued to evict cooperative shareholder tenant for illegally subletting her apartment. The court ruled for landlord but delayed eviction to give tenant 10 days to cure the sublet by commencing a proceeding to...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. The trial court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Before trial, tenant sought landlord’s admission that tenant had lived in...
Tenant sued landlord and neighboring tenant for negligence after she tripped and fell over the neighbor’s hallway doormat. At the time of the accident, the doormat was in front of tenant’s apartment door...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court ruled for landlord and found that tenant owed $4,550. Tenant appealed, claiming that there were apartment conditions that required repair. The appeals...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. Landlord asked the court to rule in its favor without a trial, based on documentary evidence. The court ruled against landlord, who appealed and...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court ruled for landlord without a trial and dismissed tenant’s counterclaim for rent abatement based on apartment conditions. Tenant appealed, and the...
Tenant sued landlord and its managing agent in small claims court for water damage to her property caused by a broken pipe in her apartment building. The court dismissed the case against the managing agent, finding...
