NEW YORK SUPPLEMENT - 2ND SERIES - LEGAL REPORTER

Tenant Wasn't Rent Stabilized Until 421-a Tax Benefits Took Effect

June 12, 2014    

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 Mistakenly Failed to Collect Lease Renewal Increase

June 12, 2014    

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 Caused His Own Injury on Fire Escape

June 12, 2014    

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...

Tenant's Discrimination Claim Dismissed

June 12, 2014    

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...

Tenant Doesn't Prove Second Dog Needed to Accommodate Disability

June 12, 2014    

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...

Tenant Violated TRO Barring Guests in Her Absence

June 12, 2014    

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...

Landlord That Sought Rent Didn't Violate FDCPA

June 12, 2014    

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...

Evicted Housing Advocate Sues NYC Police for Rights Violations

June 12, 2014    

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,...

Tenant's Wife Seeks NYCHA Apartment

June 12, 2014    

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...

Triple Damages Applied to Willful Rent Overcharge

June 12, 2014    

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 Injured by Scalding Water While Taking Shower

June 12, 2014    

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 Improperly Terminated Tenant's Rent Subsidy

June 12, 2014    

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...