Prospective tenant sued landlord's real estate broker in small claims court, seeking return of $500 that she paid to the broker in connection with her potential rental of an apartment. Tenant claimed that she...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant's granddaughter after tenant died. The trial court ruled against landlord, finding that the granddaughter proved succession rights.
Ulster County tenant sued landlord for negligence after she slipped and fell on a patch of ice on the single exterior step between the sidewalk and a small porch in front of her apartment door. Following pre-trial...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The housing court appointed a guardian ad litem (GAL) for tenant. The parties signed a court-ordered settlement agreement in 2017, which included a money judgment...
Tenant sued landlord for negligence, after she tripped and fell on a door saddle at the bathroom entrance in her apartment. Landlord owned the building and was a social services organization that rented units to...
Landlord cooperative corporation, a former Mitchell-Lama co-op, that went free market in 2015, filed an Article 78 appeal of the DHCR's decision that former shareholder tenant's daughter had succession rights...
Tenant sued landlord, claiming breach of the warranty of habitability and that his unregulated apartment was uninhabitable due to mold, vermin, dust, and broken appliances. Landlord denied tenant's claims and...
Tenant sued someone he claimed was his landlord for illegal lockout. Since the court action took place during the COVID-19 public health emergency, the court denied tenant's request for a jury trial and instead...
Tenant sued a person who attacked her in her apartment building and sued her landlord for negligence. In April 2015, after a night on the town, tenant returned to her building, followed by another woman. The doorman...
Landlord sued former tenant of a single-family house in small claims court for $5,000, based on unpaid rent and damage to property. The court ruled for landlord in part, finding that tenant owed unpaid rent of $2,950...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant in April 2019 based on nonpayment of rent. In response, tenant claimed rent overcharge based on a 2016 DHCR decision. Landlord claimed that it already had credited tenant...
Landlord cooperative corporation sued a shareholder tenant for defamation. The co-op claimed that after losing an election for board president to another proprietary lessee, the tenant created a public Facebook group...
