The city sued landlord of several Manhattan buildings and sought nuisance abatement. After three years of unsuccessful administrative enforcement efforts, the city claimed that landlord had failed to stop illegally...
Landlord sued to evict former Starrett City Mitchell-Lama tenant's son for nonpayment of rent since August 2016, when tenant's last lease expired. The son had claimed successor status after tenant died. The...
Former NYC homeless shelter resident sued the city for negligence after he was violently assaulted by another shelter resident. NYC owned the shelter. Resident also sued the NYC Dept. of Homeless Services (DHS) as...
Tenant sued landlord for negligence, claiming that she was injured when a pot of hot oil fell on her. Tenant also sued the manufacturer of the two-burner electric stove involved in her injury.
In 2009, rent-stabilized tenant left her apartment for Antigua to care for her mother. She returned to the apartment frequently but, in the meantime, sublet the apartment for the past 20 years to a family friend. The...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Initially, tenant and landlord signed a so-ordered settlement agreement. Tenant paid $1,700 and agreed to pay an additional $5,700 claimed due. An...
Landlord sued to evict month-to-month tenant. Tenant claimed he was rent stabilized because his building and the two buildings next door together formed a horizontal multiple dwelling (HMD). The court agreed that...
Landlord of loft building sued tenants and the NYC Loft Board, seeking an injunction against building occupants from interfering with landlord's work to legalize the building and pursuing its amended legalization...
Landlord sued to evict tenant based on tenant's failure to restore his discontinued Section 8 rent subsidy. The court ruled for landlord based on tenant's default.
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent, claiming that tenant owed over $4,900. In response, tenant claimed that at least some rent had been paid, that there was a breach of the warranty...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed rent overcharge and asked the court for permission to conduct pretrial questioning. Tenant, relying on the Housing Stability and...
Landlord sued former tenant for unpaid rent. Tenant, in turn, counterclaimed for return of his $12,750 security deposit. The court ruled against tenant, who appealed and won. Landlord had failed to give tenant notice...
