Tenant sued landlord for illegal lockout. She claimed that landlord didn't give her keycards to the new locks that had been installed on the entry doors solely because she had refused to provide landlord with a...
Tenant sued landlord and the company that maintained its elevator for negligence after she tripped and fell while exiting a misleveled elevator on the first floor of the building. Landlord asked the court to dismiss...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance. In response, tenant claimed rent overcharge based on the collection of air conditioner surcharges after the building’s electricity was submetered. Landlord...
Tenant sued landlord for negligence, claiming that he was attacked by the building super. Tenant argued that landlord was negligent by keeping the super as an employee and failing to supervise him. The court...
Rent-stabilized tenant sued to evict her roommate for nonpayment of rent. The roommate in turn claimed rent overcharge, breach of the warranty of habitability, and harassment. The court ruled for roommate, in...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for making unauthorized alterations to his apartment. The trial court ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. Landlord admitted at trial that he visited tenant...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed rent overcharge and sought attorney’s fees. In response to tenant’s request, the court dismissed the case without...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenants in order to recover the apartment for use by his daughter and her family as their primary residence. The court ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. Landlord...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. The trial court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. The court reasonably found that tenant didn’t maintain a substantial,...
Rent-stabilized tenants complained of a reduction in building-wide services. The DRA ruled for tenants in 1993 and reduced their rents. In 2013, the DRA denied landlord’s application to restore rents, finding...
Tenant sued landlord, claiming that her apartment was improperly and fraudulently removed from rent stabilization. Landlord had registered the apartment with the DHCR as permanently exempt due to high-rent vacancy...
