NEW YORK SUPPLEMENT - 2ND SERIES - LEGAL REPORTER

Was Landlord Responsible for Pedestrian's Slip-and-Fall Outside Building?

June 26, 2020    

Pedestrian, who was injured in a slip-and-fall in the snow in front of landlord's building, sued landlord for negligence. The court granted landlord's request to dismiss the case without a trial. ...

Court Must Take Back Dismissed Rent Overcharge Case After Collazo Ruling

June 26, 2020    

Tenant sued landlord, claiming improper deregulation and rent overcharge. Tenant claimed that he was rent stabilized. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case, arguing that the DHCR had primary jurisdiction over...

Landlord Couldn't Prove Individual Apartment Improvements

June 26, 2020    

Rent-stabilized tenant sued landlord, claiming rent overcharge.  The court ruled for tenant, without trial, based on documents presented by both sides. The prior tenant's last rent was $869 per month. Tenant...

Landlord Proved Apartment Was Vacancy Deregulated

June 26, 2020    

Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant. The trial court ruled for landlord and granted landlord's request that tenant pay use and occupancy totalling $10,880.

Landlord Can Eject Loft Tenant for Illegal Short-Term Sublets

June 26, 2020    

Landlord sued rent-regulated tenant in a loft building designated as an interim multiple dwelling (IMD) and asked the court for a declaration that tenant illegally profited from and commercially exploited the loft...

Court Orders Joint Trial of Two Tenants Claiming Overcharge in 421-g Building

June 26, 2020    

In separate court actions, two tenants sued landlord, claiming that they were improperly deregulated and being overcharged by landlord. The building received 421-g tax benefits. Landlord asked the court to...

Tenant's Sister-in-Law Gets Apartment as Nontraditional Family Member

June 26, 2020    

Landlord sued to evict the sister-in-law of rent-stabilized tenant after tenant died. The sister-in-law claimed succession rights. The trial court ruled in her favor, finding that she was a nontraditional family...

Tenant's Daughter and Granddaughter Get Rent-Stabilized Apartment

June 25, 2020    

Landlord sued to evict apartment occupants after rent-stabilized tenant died. One occupant claimed that she was tenant's granddaughter and demanded succession rights. The other occupant claimed that she was...

Four-Year Rule Applies to Overcharge Claims

June 25, 2020    

Building tenants sued landlord, seeking a declaration that they were rent stabilized and were overcharged. In a prior appellate ruling, a court declared that the building was subject to rent stabilization as of April...

Landlord Can't Prove Tenants Breached Court Stipulation Promising Not to Smoke

June 25, 2020    

Landlord sued to evict tenants for smoking in their apartment. Landlord and tenants signed a settlement agreement in court. Tenants agreed to refrain from smoking or to permit any visitors to smoke in their apartment...

Landlord Brings Improper Proceeding Against Tenant's Children

June 25, 2020    

After rent-stabilized tenant died, tenant's son and daughter claimed succession rights and asked landlord for a renewal lease. Landlord instead offered them a vacancy lease, which they refused to sign. Landlord...

New Landlord Claims It's Not Responsible for Old Overcharge Finding

June 25, 2020    

Former rent-stabilized tenant sued prior landlord and current landlord (NYU) in 2019, seeking enforcement of a prior court's judgment for rent overcharge in the amount of $132,985 which was issued in 2017 against...