Building tenants sued landlord for rent overcharge and asked the court for certification as a class action. The court ruled against tenants, who appealed and won.
Landlord sued lease guarantor for a commercial tenant's rent arrears. The court ruled against landlord and dismissed the case. Landlord appealed, and the case was reopened. The unpaid rent sought by landlord...
Tenants sued landlord for rent overcharge. The court dismissed the case based on a settlement agreement between landlord and tenants, which was signed in a prior court action where both sides were represented by...
Tenant brought an order to show cause against landlord under Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law Section 713(10), claiming landlord illegally locked him out of his apartment. Tenant was restored to possession...
Tenants sued landlord, seeking appointment of an Article 7A administrator to manage their building. The case was settled in court in 2019 without appointment of a 7A administrator. Tenants went back to court some...
Tenant's housekeeper sued landlord and elevator company, claiming that she suffered injuries due to a misleveled elevator. The housekeeper alleged that, as she walked out of the elevator in the building, her foot...
Landlord sued tenant, seeking payment of rent arrears. The court ruled for landlord, and tenant appealed. Tenant claimed that the building didn't have a valid Certificate of Occupancy (C of O), so landlord couldn...
Landlord sued a lease guarantor to enforce the guaranties covered by tenant's 2018 lease. Landlord argued that the guaranties applied to any change, extension of time, or renewal of that lease. The court ruled...
Landlord applied for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenant's rent-stabilized apartment. The DRA ruled for landlord in June 2018 based on the tenant's household income, and stated that the apartment was...
An apartment occupant complained to the DHCR that landlord refused to give him a renewal lease after rent-stabilized tenant died. The occupant claimed that he had succession rights as a nontraditional family member....
Building tenants sued landlord, claiming that they were rent stabilized and seeking correction of violations. When landlord bought the building in 2018, it contained eight residential units, including three SRO units...
Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant after serving a 10-day notice to quit in September 2021. The occupant appeared in court and, since she had filed an ERAP application, the case was stayed. Landlord asked the...
