Former tenant sued landlord for return of his security deposit. The court ruled against tenant and granted landlord's counterclaim for unpaid rent. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant had moved out of the apartment...
Trump Village, a Brooklyn housing development since 1961, left the Mitchell-Lama program in 2007 to become a private cooperative building by paying the mortgage, dissolving, and then reforming as a...
Landlord sued to eject rent-controlled tenant for renting out rooms in her apartment via Airbnb to tourists and others for short-term stays. Landlord asked the court to issue a temporary injunction against tenant...
Landlord, the shareholder and proprietary lessee of a cooperative apartment, sued to evict tenant for violating the building's house rules. Landlord claimed that tenant unreasonably allowed cigarette smoke to...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court, giving landlord a judgment of possession and money judgment of $4,900. Tenant could avoid eviction by...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of three months' rent. Landlord learned that tenant had died only when her son appeared in court and claimed that he had succession rights to the...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent totalling $52,000. Landlord had refused to accept rent directly from tenant's daughter, who claimed succession rights. Tenant asked the court...
Tenant sued landlord for damages after she was attacked in her apartment building, claiming that landlord provided inadequate building security. Landlord claimed that it wasn't responsible and asked the court to...
Landlord of cooperatively owned apartment sued to evict tenant, who claimed that she was rent stabilized. The court ruled for tenant without a trial. Landlord appealed and lost. After the building was converted to a...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. The trial court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Among other things, landlord presented compelling photographs that showed that...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed that he didn't owe the amount claimed due because he had a preferential rent that continued past his prior lease term. Tenant...
