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....
Landlord sued to evict tenant after tenant's lease expired. Attorneys for both sides signed a settlement stipulation in court. In that agreement, tenant agreed to move out at the end of September 2022. Tenant...
Tenant sued landlord for negligence. She was injured when she fell down a darkened stairwell in her senior apartment complex during a power outage, and broke both of her arms. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the...
Landlord sued to evict tenant. Both the landlord's predicate notice and the petition referred to the premises as the "1st Flr." apartment although it was undisputed that tenant lived in the unit above...
Tenant sued landlord in an HP proceeding, seeking correction of violations. Tenant testified that she hadn't had water in her apartment for more than three years, and that there was also an infestation of mice...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. At some point while the case was pending, tenant moved out and surrendered possession of the apartment to landlord. Landlord then asked the court for a money...
Thirteen tenants sued landlord for rent overcharge and fraudulent deregulation of apartments in their building. In 2021, The court ruled for a number of the tenants, finding rent overcharges subject to the default...
Tenants sued landlord for fraud, breach of the warranty of habitability, and partial constructive eviction due to the building elevator being temporarily out of service. Tenants asked the court to rule in their favor...
