Landlord sued to evict elderly Section 8 tenant for chronic nonpayment of rent. Landlord claimed that, since 1991, it had to sue tenant for nonpayment at least 12 times. The court granted tenant's request to...
Landlord public housing authority sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The housing court ruled for landlord. After judgment was entered but before she was evicted, tenant filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy relief...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for breach of lease based on unauthorized alterations to the apartment. The trial court ruled for tenant and dismissed the case. The court found that the alterations had been authorized...
Former and current residents of "three-quarter houses" in Brooklyn and Queens sued housing operators, claiming deceptive business practices, unconscionable contracts, harassment and unlawful eviction,...
Tenants sued landlord for rent overcharge in Civil Court. The court referred the overcharge claims to the DHCR and otherwise marked the case off calendar pending the DHCR's determination. Tenants appealed,...
Landlord sued to evict tenant after tenant's lease expired. Landlord claimed that tenant was unregulated. Tenant claimed that he was subject to rent stabilization and that he had been overcharged. Both sides...
Landlord sued to evict tenant Orenstein after tenant's lease expired. Landlord claimed that the apartment wasn't subject to rent regulation. Tenant claimed that she was rent stabilized because the building...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord claimed that tenant owed over $2,000 in back rent for the period between October 2012 and January 2013. Landlord claimed that tenant'...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant's niece after tenant died. The niece claimed succession rights to the apartment. The court ruled for landlord without a trial. The niece appealed and lost. Since...
Landlord sued to evict HUD tenant for violating her lease by permitting criminal activity in her apartment. The court granted tenant's request to dismiss the case before filing an answer. Landlord appealed, and...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for keeping a dog and cat in his apartment in violation of his lease. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court. Landlord agreed that tenant could keep his pets if...
Tenant complained to the NY State Division of Human Rights (DHR) that landlord discriminated against her based on disability. The DHR ruled against tenant, who appealed and lost. Landlord's offer to tenant of a...
