Section 8 tenant sued landlord, several of her neighbors, and a police officer claiming discrimination based on gender and disability in violation of laws including the Fair Housing Act (FHA), Americans with...
Section 8 tenant sued landlord in federal court claiming discrimination based on disability. Landlord had allowed tenant to keep a dog that tenant acquired in violation of her lease because tenant claimed disability...
Landlord cooperative corporation sued tenant and sought a temporary restraining order (TRO) against tenant to prohibit her from having guests live in her apartment for more than five days if tenant wasn't also...
Cooperative shareholder tenant sued landlord co-op corporation, its directors, managing agent, and former attorneys, claiming that they made unlawful attempts to collect rent and related fees from her in violation of...
Tenant, a community advocate and housing specialist focusing on foreclosure and eviction prevention, sued the City of New York, several Housing Court judges, the police, and her former landlord. She claimed that,...
NYCHA tenant's widow filed an Article 78 appeal of NYCHA's decision denying her request to remain in tenant's apartment as a remaining family member. The court ruled for the widow. Tenant moved into the...
Rent-stabilized tenant sued landlord for rent overcharge. The court ruled for tenant but denied tenant's request for triple damages. Tenant appealed and won. Landlord made no effort to rebut the presumption of...
Tenant sued landlord for negligence after suffering second- and third-degree burns while showering in his apartment. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial, claiming that it wasn't...
Landlord sued to evict tenant of HUD project-based Section 8 housing for nonpayment of rent. Landlord had terminated tenant's rent subsidy after tenant failed to recertify her family composition and household...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. Landlord claimed that tenant spent more than 183 days during the prior year living in East Hampton, N.Y., and Highland Beach, Fla. At trial,...
Tenant sued landlord for prejudgment interest on a fair market rent appeal (FMRA) award as well as the outstanding balance of the FMRA award and attorney's fees. The court granted landlord's request to...
Tenant sued landlord for negligence after her child fell over a railing on a landing to a set of stairs outside the building. Landlord claimed that it wasn't responsible for the child's injuries and asked the...
