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...
Landlord sued to evict Section 8 tenant for breach of her lease after tenant's family member was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering. The court ruled for landlord without...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court ruled for landlord and delayed eviction to give tenant 15 days to pay the rent arrears. Tenant appealed and won, in part. Tenant claimed that the court...
Tenant's home health care worker sued tenant, landlord cooperative corporation, unit owner, the building's managing agent, and the managing agent's affiliated company for damages after she was injured in...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial, claiming that the building had no valid Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) and that landlord therefore...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for chronic nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement placing tenant on probation. When tenant violated the agreement to pay rent on time, landlord sought...
Prospective tenant sued landlord for housing discrimination after landlord refused to rent an apartment to her. Tenant was an indigent woman with HIV/AIDS. The court denied landlord's request to dismiss the case...
Tenants filed a proposed class action against all New York State landlords and their managing agents, seeking rent rebates for violations of the warranty of habitability caused by Superstorm Sandy, as well as claims...
Landlord of low-income cooperative building sued to evict tenant for violating her lease by erecting a partition wall without landlord's consent. Tenant claimed discrimination and retaliatory eviction. The court...
Rent-stabilized tenant sued to evict subtenant. The trial court ruled for tenant. Subtenant appealed and lost. The subtenant claimed, but failed to prove, that she had any independent possessory claim to the...
