Rent-stabilized tenant sued to evict apartment occupant as a licensee who, in turn, claimed that tenant was an illusory prime tenant and that she was entitled to be named the unit's rent-stabilized tenant....
Landlord sued tenant for breach of tenant's residential lease and sought an inquest to obtain a money judgment for back rent when tenant failed to respond to the summons and complaint served on him. Landlord...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for illegally subletting his apartment. The apartment occupant, but not the tenant, appeared in the court proceeding and showed that she had filed an ERAP application for rental...
A Mt. Vernon landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant lived in HUD project-based Section 8 housing. Tenant filed an ERAP application seeking rental assistance, resulting in an automatic stay of...
Mt. Vernon landlord sued to evict Section 8 tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant filed an ERAP application for rental assistance which, by law, stayed the eviction proceeding pending determination of the application...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord claimed tenant owed back rent of $11,714 through February 2022. Landlord sought a default judgment when tenant failed to answer the petition. Tenant then...
Landlord sued to evict its former building superintendent after the super's employment was terminated. The super asked the court to rule in his favor without a trial. Landlord in turn asked the court to rule in...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. The trial court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. The court found no grounds to disturb the court's findings, which were based...
A U.S. Postal Service mail carrier sued landlord in 2016 after he was bitten by tenant's dog while delivering the mail. The mailman claimed that landlord was strictly liable for his injuries. After pre-trial...
Landlord applied for permission from the DHCR to demolish a building containing rent-regulated tenants. The DHCR ruled in 2018 that landlord's proposal didn't constitute demolition. Landlord filed an Article...
Building complex tenants sued landlord in 2020, claiming that changes to the NYC Rent Stabilization Law made under the HSTPA in 2019 barred landlord from deregulating 6,200 apartments. Landlord argued in response...
Tenant sued landlord for negligence, claiming that she was injured in her apartment by dangerous "drug fumes" coming from a neighbor's unit. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without trial....
