Landlord sued tenant for $12,000 in back rent owed between May and October 2020, as well as for $1,443, which was the amount in excess of the $17,000 security deposit that landlord spent to repair and restore the...
Landlord sued to evict ETPA tenant for nonpayment of rent, claiming tenant owed $6,800 in arrears. Tenant consented to admitting landlord to the apartment to make repairs while the case was pending. But tenant later...
Landlord sued to evict tenants for nonpayment of rent. The parties settled the case in court. Landlord discontinued the nonpayment claim and agreed to make repairs in the apartment. Tenants later asked the court to...
Tenant complained to the State Division of Human Rights (DHR) of housing discrimination by landlord based on source of income. The DHR found probable cause to go forward with consideration of tenant's claim and...
Tenant sued landlord, claiming unlawful deregulation and rent overcharge. Landlord had given tenant an unregulated five-year lease when he moved into the unit in May 2003 at a monthly rent of $2,001. The apartment...
Tenant sued landlord in an HP housing court proceeding. Tenant sought an order directing landlord to correct apartment conditions and finding that landlord had harassed tenant. Ruling only on the harassment claim,...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Initially, a judgment of possession and money judgment were entered in landlord's favor in January 2020. Execution on the eviction warrant was stayed until...
Tenant sued landlord in housing court, claiming that conditions in his apartment violated the Multiple Dwelling Law (MDL), Housing Maintenance Code (HMC), and other housing standards. He also claimed that landlord...
Landlord's insurer sued landlord in federal court, seeking a declaration that the homeowner's insurance policy it issued to landlord excluded coverage for claims that landlord's tenant pursued against...
Tenants sued landlord in February 2020, claiming that they were rent stabilized, after landlord served them with 90-day lease nonrenewal notices in November 2019 and then commenced eviction proceedings in Housing...
Tenant moved into landlord's building in 2011. At that time, he had been diagnosed with a major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. In 2013, tenant requested an accommodation from landlord so...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant based on tenant's failure to execute a renewal lease. Tenant counterclaimed for rent overcharge, and asked the court to dismiss landlord's claim. The court ruled...
