Landlord of a two-family house sued to eject occupant for failing to pay rent/use and occupancy and for creating a nuisance by accumulating garbage, which landlord claimed attracted vermin and insects to infest the...
New York's highest court issued a combined ruling on two cases where tenants were killed in apartment buildings by intruders intent on revenge. In Scurry v. NYCHA, the estate of tenant Bridget Crushshon...
Tenant sued landlord for negligence after she slipped and fell on water in the vestibule between the outer and inner entrance doors of her apartment building as she entered the building. The accident occurred on Dec...
Landlord sued to evict tenant in April 2022 for nonpayment of rent dating back to August 2021 and totalling $8,011. Among other things, tenant claimed that he had applied for ERAP rental assistance benefits. In July...
Landlord commenced a summary eviction proceeding in 2023 to evict a squatter. Landlord claimed that the squatter had no right to occupy the apartment. The court granted the occupant's request to dismiss the case...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court assigned a guardian ad litem to assist tenant, determined to be a person not able to effectively defend his rights or protect his interests. By then,...
In February 2019 landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant, Services for the Underserved, which was a not-for-profit organization that assisted people at risk for homelessness. Tenant advised the court that it wasn...
A Nassau County tenant sued former landlord in small claims court, seeking to recover her security deposit. The court ruled for tenant based on landlord's default and awarded her $1,615. The court subsequently...
Tenant sued landlord building owner, as well as the building's management company, claiming that she suffered personal injuries caused by a water leak in her apartment bathroom in September 2018. Tenant claimed...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for illegally subletting his apartment. The court ruled against tenant after tenant failed to appear in court or file an answer. The subtenant also failed to appear on an adjourned trial...
Landlord sued to evict tenant from a basement apartment based on nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed that the apartment was illegal and asked the court to dismiss the case. After reviewing documents presented by both...
Tenant sued landlord for illegal lockout in April 2023. The court dismissed the case when tenant failed to appear in court on May 1, 2023. But the court granted tenant's subsequent Order to Show Cause to vacate...
