Landlord sued tenant for breach of lease. Tenant counterclaimed for return of his security deposit. Landlord and tenant had signed a one-year lease commencing on Aug. 1, 2011, for a house. By letter dated Sept. 4,...
Former tenant sued landlords in October 2011 for damages based on injuries she claimed resulted from exposure to lead-based paint in landlords' buildings. The court granted requests by two of the landlords to...
Tenant sued landlord, seeking damages for injuries he claimed resulted from exposure to lead paint in the apartment as a child between 1991 and 1997. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial. The...
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...
