Rent-stabilized tenant sued landlord in 2018, claiming rent overcharge. Tenant moved into the apartment in February 1988, 30 years before filing the overcharge claim. Current landlord bought the building in 2005....
Tenant sued landlord for negligence based on injuries she claimed she suffered when the bathroom ceiling in her apartment collapsed; struck her on the neck, back, and shoulder; and knocked her to the ground. Tenant...
HPD sued landlord after placing violations for inadequate heat and/or hot water on landlord's building. HPD claimed that the violations were issued on Dec. 17 and Dec. 24, 2019, and sought fines ranging from $250...
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...
