Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant based on unauthorized subletting of the apartment. The court dismissed the case because landlord failed to send tenant a notice to cure before terminating the tenancy....
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant, who had three minor children, claimed breach of the warranty of habitability and requested a rent abatement. The court ruled for tenant...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for breaching her lease and creating a nuisance. Landlord claimed that tenant kept a dog in her apartment that barked excessively. The court ruled against landlord after...
Tenant-shareholder sued landlord cooperative corporation. She claimed that landlord rented the apartment above her to an individual who caused continuous noise for six months and that landlord took no steps to abate...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. Landlord claimed that tenant lived in a Los Angeles hotel for at least a year, hadn't voted in New York City since 1984, didn't have...
Rent-stabilized tenants in three separate cases sued landlords for reimbursement of rent overcharges and asked that the cases be declared class actions. The court and appeals court ruled for tenants in two cases. In...
Tenants sought to bring a class action in federal court, claiming that NYCHA failed to process their requests to transfer apartments under the Section 8 program in a timely manner. The court ruled for tenants to the...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for creating a nuisance. Landlord claimed that tenant kept both himself and the apartment in an unsanitary condition. At trial, four tenants and landlord's managing...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court. Tenant agreed to pay rent arrears by a certain date or else face eviction. Tenant later was evicted...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court by which tenant agreed to move out and landlord was granted a judgment of possession. Tenant later...
Landlord sued to evict cooperative shareholder-tenant for unauthorized subletting. The court ruled for landlord but delayed the eviction through Oct. 31, 2012, to give tenant a chance to cure the condition. Tenant...
