Landlord sued to evict low-income housing tenant for breach of a substantial obligation of his tenancy based on chronic nonpayment of rent. Landlord had sued to evict tenant three times in recent years. In the last...
Landlord sued to evict long-term tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court, by which tenant agreed to pay back rent by a certain date. When tenant failed to do so, he...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant, in turn, claimed a breach of the warranty of habitability and harassment. Tenant sought a 50 percent rent abatement for a six-month period...
Rent-stabilized tenant sued landlord for breach of the warranty of habitability, claiming that she was forced to endure unreasonable noise from the apartment upstairs. The court ruled for tenant and awarded her $3,...
Tenants sued landlord and real estate broker in federal court, claiming civil rights violations based on fraud. They paid a broker's commission and nearly one year's rent in advance but didn't sign a...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized SRO tenant for owner-occupancy purposes. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case because landlord had brought a separate action against a different tenant claiming that that...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent, claiming that tenant owed $700 for July 2010 and $800 for August 2010. Landlord claimed that tenant was rent stabilized. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court ruled for landlord based on tenant's default and tenant was evicted. Tenant then asked the court to be restored to possession, claiming that he...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant asked for attorney's fees after the court ruled against landlord. The court ruled for tenant but later reduced the amount of attorney's fees...
Landlord housing development fund corporation sued to evict month-to-month tenant after delivering a 30-day termination notice. Tenant claimed that he was entitled to occupy the apartment. The court ruled for...
Landlord sued to evict Section 8 tenant for "good cause," based on criminal activity that it claimed threatened the health, safety, or right to peaceful enjoyment of the premises by other residents....
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court ruled for landlord, entered a judgment, and issued an eviction warrant. Tenant later asked the court to delay execution on the warrant. The court ruled...
