Landlord sued to evict project-based Section 8 tenant for conducting criminal activity at the building. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that landlord's termination notice was insufficient....
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant asked the court for permission to amend his answer to the petition, claiming breach of the warranty of habitability and constructive eviction. The court...
Landlord sued NYCHA in Civil Court for breach of contract, seeking the recovery of unpaid federally funded Section 8 rent subsidies and consequential damages. NYCHA asked the court to dismiss the case, arguing that...
A large group of 20,000 current and former rent-stabilized and rent-controlled tenants sued landlord, claiming that landlord engaged in a conspiracy to fraudulently increase rents in violation of the...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court ruled for landlord, awarding landlord possession and rent totalling $13,800. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant claimed that he was rent...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DHCR ruled against tenant, finding no overcharge. Tenant filed an Article 78 court appeal, claiming that the DHCR's decision was arbitrary and...
Attorneys representing landlord, a new client, sued to evict elderly rent-controlled tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant answered, pointing out that he had a Senior Citizens Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) and...
Landlord sued to evict tenant, who failed to appear on an adjourned court date. The court ruled for landlord based on tenant's default, granting a judgment of possession and for unpaid rent. An eviction warrant...
Tenant cooperative shareholder sued landlord co-op corporation, challenging the landlord's plan for renovation of her apartment and seeking to prevent waterproofing and facade repair work from going forward. The...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for violating her residential lease. Landlord also claimed that tenant owed $7,650 in back rent. Tenant claimed that landlord told her she could use the premises for commercial purposes...
Landlord sued to evict month-to-month tenant from a two-family house after delivering a 30-day termination notice. Landlord claimed that tenant was unregulated and had remained in the apartment after his two-year...
Landlord sued to evict tenant based on nonpayment of rent. But landlord filed a holdover proceeding instead of a nonpayment proceeding. The court ruled that this was procedurally incorrect and dismissed the case....
