NEW YORK SUPPLEMENT - 2ND SERIES - LEGAL REPORTER

Landlord Doesn't Prove Tenant Violated Agreement to Declutter Apartment

November 24, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict elderly, disabled SRO tenant for nuisance based on the cluttered and unsanitary condition of tenant's apartment. Landlord and tenant signed a probationary settlement agreement in court....

Tenant Maintained Primary Residence at Apartment

November 24, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. Landlord claimed that tenant spent hardly any time at the apartment and maintained a residence elsewhere in New York State. The court ruled for...

Tenant Who Didn't Cite Any Conditions Can't Claim Breach of Warranty of Habitability

November 24, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed breach of the warranty of habitability and that landlord waited too long to seek the substantial amount of back rent claimed due. Landlord asked...

Was Landlord Responsible for Guest’s Fall from Roof?

November 17, 2014    

Tenant’s guest sued landlord for negligence after he fell off the setback roof of the apartment building. The guest claimed that landlord created and maintained a dangerous condition and...

Late Charge Was Excessive

November 17, 2014    

Tenant Lived in Neighbor's Apartment in the Same Building

November 17, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. Landlord...