A co-op shareholder tenant sued landlord co-op corporation in federal court, claiming discrimination in violation of the Fair Housing Act. At some point, landlord asked the court to strike a jury demand made by...
In 2019, after a hearing, NYCHA denied occupant's application for succession rights to tenant's apartment as a remaining family member. The occupant then filed an Article 78 court appeal and lost. She then...
Tenant brought an HP proceeding seeking correction of violations and for a finding of harassment. In January 2022, the court issued a default order to restore heat. The order cited an HPD class "C"...
A temporary housing occupant sued the City of New York, DSS, HPD, and some private shelter organizations, claiming that they had tried to force her into NYC's shelter system when she sought housing accommodations...
Tenant sued landlord NYCHA in federal court, claiming that NYCHA deprived her of adequate heat and hot water, and may have sent an employee into her apartment when she wasn't home and without her consent....
Cooperative shareholder tenants sued landlord co-op corporation in an HP proceeding, claiming that there were hazardous violations based on mold conditions in their apartments. They further claimed the condition was...
In 2014, police officer Guerra entered a NYCHA building after observing smoke coming from the 13th floor. Officer Guerra and his partner were soon overcome by smoke and collapsed. Firefighters rescued them and took...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant after sending a 90-Day Notice of Intent Not to Renew Tenancy. Tenant advised the court that he had filed an ERAP application, which resulted in an automatic stay of the...
Landlord sued to evict Yonkers tenant for violating his lease by permitting more than three people to live in his apartment. Landlord also claimed that tenant had damaged the apartment and that he threatened the...
Tenant sued landlord in a housing court HP proceeding based on HPD violations and a harassment claim. After a trial, the court ruled for tenant based on findings that landlord had harassed her. Among other things,...
Tenant brought a lawsuit in federal court against his landlord, an HPD representative, another building tenant, an attorney from landlord's office, and the housing court judge who was presiding over a case by...
Tenant's estate sued landlord for negligence after tenant slipped and fell from an outdoor step that was covered in snow and ice. The tenant died as a result of the fall. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the...
