Tenant sued landlord after she slipped and fell on what she claimed was a defective interior stairway located in her apartment. Tenant claimed that the risers and treads of the stairs weren't built in accordance...
Tenant sued landlord for: (a) a declaratory judgment voiding a settlement in a prior rent overcharge action against prior landlord and determining tenant's lawful rent;; and (b) damages for his claimed overcharge...
Tenant sued landlord for breach of her lease and/or the warranty of habitability. She claimed that landlord abused her by a "noise apparatus" that she claimed was used for more than five years as a "...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenants for creating a nuisance by smoking cigarettes inside their apartment. Tenants asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial. The court ruled for tenants. Landlord...
Tenant of NYCHA-operated building signed an agreement with landlord in 2014 after her brother was arrested at the apartment for unlawful possession, sale, or attempted sale of heroin. The agreement put tenant on...
Tenant sued prior and current landlords for damages after she was injured in her apartment. The building had been sold six days before the incident. Part of the ceiling collapsed on her, and she suffered tendon and...
Long-term tenant sued landlord in small claims court for $5,000, based on personal injuries he sustained in his apartment when a portion of the bathroom ceiling suddenly collapsed and fell on his head and neck....
Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenants for nonpayment of rent in 2019. Tenants claimed improper deregulation and rent overcharge, and asked the court for a ruling without trial. The court ruled for tenants....
Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance by objectionable conduct. Landlord and tenant signed a probationary settlement agreement in court. Tenant agreed to refrain from harassing other tenants in the...
Tenant sued landlord in housing court, claiming various apartment conditions required repair. HPD inspected the unit and issued violations. Landlord agreed to abate the violations and agreed upon access dates. Tenant...
Landlord sued to evict tenant in 2017. Tenant claimed rent overcharge and improper deregulation. In 2018, the court ruled for tenant, noting landlord's fraudulent scheme to deregulate tenant's apartment. At...
Downtown New Yorkers Inc., a not-for-profit organization of people who lived, worked, and owned property in NYC's Financial District (FiDi) sued NYC, seeking a declaration that the city's plan to open the...
