Tenant sued landlord in 2020 for rent overcharge and fraudulent deregulation of her apartment due to landlord's claimed high-rent vacancy deregulation. Tenant also claimed violation of General Business Law (GBL)...
An individual sued landlord for negligence after he slipped and fell due to a claimed unreasonable accumulation of moss, algae, or other plant growth on an exterior ramp at the apartment building landlord owned....
A prospective tenant, who was a mother with two children, sued landlord of a Bronx housing complex after landlord denied her an apartment rental application because she didn't earn at least $62,000 per year. The...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenants. The court dismissed the case because landlord failed to serve tenants with a valid, statutorily required 90-day notice before starting the case. Before HSTPA was enacted on...
The Supreme Court of Albany County found that the City of Albany’s Good Cause Eviction law (Local Law F of 2021) was in direct conflict with and preempted by New York State law. The plaintiffs argued...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant's daughter after tenant died. The case was delayed, initially by occupant's filing of a Hardship Declaration, then by her pending ERAP application. After ERAP...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge in 2018. She claimed that she was being charged illegal fees or surcharges, and that landlord was billing her additional rent based on the outcome of the rent...
Current and former tenants of several buildings in Washington Heights sued landlord, claiming improper deregulation and rent overcharge in their J-51 building. Tenants asked the court to certify them as a class for...
Apartment occupants, who were recipients of transitional housing and services for homeless individuals, were placed in landlord's apartments by the Dept. of Homeless Services (DHS) under the Cluster Transitional...
Co-op shareholder tenant sued landlord co-op corporation for declaratory and injunctive relief. Tenant got a dog in February 2021, in violation of the building's policy against keeping pets. Despite seeing tenant...
