The DHCR's Rent Administrator issued a rent reduction order for rent-stabilized tenant's apartment in 2021 based on a reduction in services. Landlord later filed an application to restore rent, claiming that...
Tenants sued landlord, claiming rent overcharge and a fraudulent scheme to deregulate their J-51 building apartments. The court ruled for tenants, finding that proof of a building-wide fraudulent scheme required...
Rent-stabilized tenant sued landlord in State Supreme Court, claiming rent overcharge. Tenant proposed that the case be a class action for all building tenants, claiming that landlord collected improper rents while...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. In response and among other things, tenant claimed fraudulent rent overcharge. Tenant asked the court for permission to conduct discovery reaching...
Landlord sued apartment tenant, which was a nonprofit organization that rented the unit to provide supportive housing to its occupant. Landlord sought a declaratory judgment that the apartment wasn't rent...
Tenants of two apartments in the same building sued landlord in November 2019 for rent overcharge and improper deregulation of their apartments. They claimed that they were rent stabilized and asked the court to rule...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant. In response, tenant claimed that she was subject to rent stabilization because the building contained six or more housing accommodations. The court ruled for landlord...
Landlord sued to evict an unregulated tenant who, in turn, claimed improper apartment deregulation and rent overcharge. Tenant also asked the court to dismiss the case and asked for attorney's fees. The court...
The DHCR's Tenant Protection Unit (TPU) sued landlord LLC entities of 38 buildings containing more than 2,500 rent-stabilized apartments, along with individuals who were connected with the landlord entities. The...
Tenant sued landlord in a Housing Court HP proceeding to obtain corrections of apartment conditions. Tenant also claimed harassment by landlord. Tenant and landlord both appeared on the first court date on March 20,...
Tenant sued landlord, claiming illegal lockout. She claimed that she and her family left their apartment for a one-week vacation. When they returned, the locks to the building and their apartment had been changed and...
Building tenants sued landlord for rent overcharges and engaging in a fraudulent scheme to deregulate various apartments. Among other things, tenants asked the court to rule on several key elements of their claims...
