Tenant sued landlord for negligence after she was attacked in her apartment. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial. The court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. There was no proof...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for breaching her lease and creating a nuisance by objectionable conduct. Landlord claimed that tenant played loud music when other tenants were sleeping, banged on walls...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant of a three-bedroom apartment, claiming that tenant was profiteering by renting to a series of short-term stay occupants between March and December 2010. Landlord asked...
Landlord cooperative corporation sued to eject tenants' association from the community room of a rent-stabilized building. Tenants asked the court to dismiss the case while landlord asked the court to compel...
Tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. Landlord claimed that the apartment was unregulated, but the DHCR found that tenant was rent stabilized because the building was receiving J-51 benefits. However, the...
Tenant sued landlord for negligence after she slipped and fell down a wooden staircase leading from the building's second floor. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial, claiming that she...
Landlord sued to evict tenant's son, who was the sole beneficiary of deceased rent-stabilized tenant's estate. Landlord claimed that tenant's estate had breached a substantial obligation of the tenancy by...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for failing to sign a renewal lease. Landlord and tenant, represented by an attorney, signed a settlement agreement in court by which tenant waived any defenses, admitted...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord claimed that tenant owed back rent for the period between January 2011 and November 2013. Tenant claimed that apartment conditions breached the warranty...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant had moved into the apartment on Feb. 1, 2012, under a one and one-half year lease. The monthly rent was $3,180, with a preferential rent of $2,850 for the...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant had signed a two-year renewal lease commencing Jan. 1, 2010, at a monthly rent of $671. But landlord continued to bill tenant at $611 per...
Tenant sued landlord and its fire escape installer for negligence after he was injured in a fall. Tenant had returned to his apartment at 3 a.m. after an evening of drinking. Tenant realized he had locked himself out...