Landlord sued to evict tenant. Tenant claimed rent overcharge and improper deregulation of the apartment. The court denied tenant's request for pretrial questioning since no colorable claim of fraud was claimed....
In 2006, the NYC Loft Board issued an Harassment Order, finding that the building's former landlord harassed tenants on various floors, by failing to maintain amenities and conduct repairs. The Loft Board found...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for breaching his lease by making excessive noise. Tenant failed to appear on the first court date, and the court scheduled an inquest. Before the inquest date, landlord...
In 2019, seven current and former building tenants sued landlord, seeking a declaration that they were rent stabilized and individual findings of the legal rents for their apartments. Among other things, the court...
Tenant sued landlord for rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation. She asked for attorneys fees in connection with this complaint. Tenant moved into the apartment under an unregulated lease on July...
A tenant at landlord's building sued landlord, various other tenants thought to be owners of the dog, and dog walkers after she was attacked by a dog outside the building and injured. The tenant asked the court...
Landlord sued to evict an 82-year-old rent-stabilized tenant who had lived in the apartment for 47 years based on nonprimary residence. Landlord asked the court for permission to conduct pre-trial questioning. Tenant...
Landlord asked the DHCR in 2017 for a determination that its building was exempt from rent regulation based on substantial rehabilitation. The DHCR ruled against landlord, who then filed an Article 78 court appeal,...
Tenant sued landlord for retaliation under RPL Section 223-b, breach of the warranty of habitability, and attorneys' fees. The court ruled against tenant, who appealed and won, in part. The appeals court affirmed...
Landlord sued to evict tenant in February 2020, seeking to recover possession of an unregulated apartment. Landlord and tenant, both represented by attorneys, signed a settlement stipulation, so-ordered by the court...
Landlord sued rent-stabilized tenants in State Supreme Court, seeking recovery of $59,000 in back rent now owed since tenants stopped paying rent in March 2020. Tenants responded with claims of rent overcharge. They...
Landlord sued attorneys who represented a tenant in its building that landlord had recently acquired. Landlord claimed that the attorneys made statements to media concerning landlord's alleged harassment of the...
