Tenant participated in a project-based Section 8 program in NYCHA housing. NYCHA sent tenant a T-3 termination notice dated Aug. 16, 2018, advising tenant that his Section 8 subsidy would be terminated in 45 days...
Tenant sued landlord, claiming rent overcharge and improper deregulation of his apartment. He asked the court to rule in his favor without a trial based on documentary evidence. The court ruled for tenant, finding...
Tenant sued landlord and others after a dog bit her infant child while inside another tenant's apartment. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without trial. The court ruled against landlord, finding that...
Shortly after HSTPA was enacted in June 2019, the Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP), Rent Stabilization Association of NYC (RSA), and several individual landlord entities sued the City of New York, DHCR,...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court ultimately ruled against landlord. Under HSTPA, RPAPL Section 749(3) no longer terminates a landlord-tenant relationship upon issuance of an eviction...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed rent overcharge, and the court granted tenant's request for permission to conduct pretrial questioning and document production...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant based on nonprimary residence. Tenant's niece, who occupied the unit, claimed succession rights. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the niece's claim without...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant after tenant's lease expired. Tenant claimed that the apartment had been improperly deregulated and that he was overcharged. He also sought attorney's fees. Landlord...
Landlord sued DOB and rent-stabilized building tenants, seeking ejectment of tenants in order to comply with multiple violation notices from DOB. Landlord claimed that, to correct the violations, it needed to remove...
Tenant sued HRA, Adult Protective Services (APS), the Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA), and related entities in an Article 78 court proceeding, claiming that they didn't provide appropriate...
Tenants and the City of New York sued landlord for offering improper short-term rentals at an Upper West Side building. All parties entered into a court-ordered settlement by which landlord agreed to comply with the...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court ruled for landlord, and tenant was evicted. Tenant later asked to be restored to possession. The court ruled for tenant on condition...
