Shareholder-tenants of cooperative building sued landlord cooperative corporation for damages resulting from leaks into their unit and sought to withhold maintenance payments while the case was pending. The court...
Landlord of two-family house sued to eject tenants of one unit. Their lease had expired on Jan. 31, 2019, after which they remained as month-to-month tenants. Landlord sent tenants a 90-day termination notice in...
A not-for-profit group advocating against housing discrimination sued landlord for violations of the Fair Housing Act of 1968 (FHA) and the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL) based on refusal to rent to a...
Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant after rent-stabilized tenant died. The occupant filed for ERAP assistance, which automatically stayed the proceeding. Landlord then asked the court to vacate the ERAP stay....
Former tenant of a two-family house sued landlord, who was also his real estate broker, seeking a refund of $2,900 he paid to landlord when he rented the apartment. Landlord, in turn, counterclaimed for $5,000,...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for illegally subletting his apartment to an occupant. The case was stayed due to subtenant's filing of an ERAP application. Landlord asked the court to vacate the stay, arguing that...
Tenants sued landlord in an HP proceeding, claiming harassment in violation of Housing Maintenance Code (HMC) Section 27-2004(a)(48). Tenants asked the court to rule in their favor without a trial, arguing there was...
Landlord sued to evict a project-based Section 8 tenant from HUD-subsidized apartment for failure to complete the required annual recertification process for the apartment. Landlord asked the court to vacate an ERAP...
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...
