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...
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...
