Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant in 2021 for violating a substantial obligation of her tenancy and unreasonably refusing to provide access for inspection, repairs, and correction of violations placed by...
Tenant sued landlord and its building doorman, claiming assault and battery after two alleged incidents. Tenant said that, while he filmed the doorman on his phone, the doorman took a metal instrument out of his...
Landlord applied to the DHCR for permission to demolish its building, which housed rent-regulated tenants. The DHCR ruled against landlord, finding that landlord didn't provide post-demolition plans or proof of...
Landlord of four-family house sued to evict tenant in February 2020, after terminating the unregulated tenancy. The case was delayed by the eviction moratorium until January 2022, when it expired. Tenant then...
Tenant sued landlord, claiming rent overcharge and improper deregulation of his apartment. The court denied tenant's request for a decision in his favor without a trial. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant claimed...
Tenant sued landlord claiming that his basement apartment was subject to rent stabilization and that he had been overcharged. Landlord denied tenant's claims and asked the court to order tenant to payment monthly...
Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant, claiming that he was either a squatter or licensee. The occupant filed an ERAP application that automatically stayed the proceeding. Landlord asked the court to vacate the...
Landlord's employee, an in-house landlord-tenant attorney, sued landlord and its managing agent for disability discrimination. In March 2020, landlord had instructed the attorney and other legal staff to work...
The plaintiff, a condo unit owner, sued the condo corporation, its managing agent, and others on a number of grounds, led by failing to provide her with a reasonable accommodation for disabilities disclosed when she...
The subtenant of an apartment located in landlord's building filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition, which automatically imposed a stay on all creditors including landlord. Landlord asked the court to lift the...
Tenant sued landlord after she and her family had to vacate her apartment under an HPD vacate order. This was the second vacate order resulting from a second fire that tore through the building. HPD had relocated...
Prospective tenants sued landlord of mixed-use 421-a buildings in Hudson Yards that included affordable rental units and market-rate condominiums. The plaintiff tenants were Black and low income, and were selected by...
