After the DHCR granted landlord's application for MCI rent hikes, the building's tenants' association filed an Article 78 appeal, challenging the rent increases. The court and...
Landlord sued to evict HUD tenant for material noncompliance with his lease. The trial court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. In both his initial 2002 application and in subsequent annual income...
Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant after rent-stabilized tenant died. Occupant claimed succession rights and asked the court to dismiss the case based on documents and without a trial. She claimed that...
Landlord sued the City of New York, its Department of Homeless Services, and the Salvation Army, which had leased landlord's building. Tenant operated a homeless center there under an agreement with the...
Tenant sued landlord, seeking correction of HPD violations in his apartment. Landlord initially failed to appear in court and later signed a court-ordered settlement agreement with tenant and HPD after tenant asked...
The City of New York owned a building that was net leased to tenants' association under HPD's Tenant Interim Lease (TIL) program. Tenants' association then became the building's landlord. In 2004,...
Landlord sued tenant for damages of $6,000 and one month's unpaid rent after an air conditioner fell from tenant's fifth-floor apartment window and through a lower-floor skylight. The court ruled for landlord...
After tenant's lease expired on Dec. 31, 2011, landlord started an eviction proceeding against tenant. In March 2013, the housing court ruled for landlord but stayed eviction for six months until September 2013,...
Tenants sued landlord's attorney, claiming violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The attorney represented landlord in a real estate closing. Tenants in the building had stopped paying rent...
NYCHA terminated tenant's Section 8 rent subsidy on the grounds of fraud. Tenant appealed and lost. Substantial evidence supported NYCHA's decision. Tenant engaged in a scheme with his landlord to submit...
NYCHA terminated tenant's Section 8 rent subsidy. Tenant appealed NYCHA's decision after landlord started an eviction proceeding against her for nonpayment. The court and appeals court ruled against tenant...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. The court ruled for landlord after trial. Tenant appealed and lost, then appealed again and the court's decision was reversed. Landlord then...
