Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case because landlord had accepted checks from the Dept. of Social Services (DSS) issued to cover tenant's rent. The...
After Local Law 1 of 2018 required HPD to identify buildings that shared characteristics of "building distress," which indicated a likelihood of suspected harassment of existing lawful occupants within...
Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant after rent-stabilized tenant died. Occupant claimed that she was a nontraditional family member who had succession rights. The trial court ruled for landlord, finding that...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant and his daughter. Landlord claimed that tenant left the apartment in 2004 and began living elsewhere, without notifying landlord of the change in circumstances. After...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for illegal subletting and profiteering. Landlord claimed that tenant sublet his apartment for about 10 years and charged the subtenant more than the rent permitted under...
Landlord sued to evict tenant and claimed that the apartment was unregulated because it was located in a private home with fewer than six dwelling units and no lease in effect. Landlord started the housing court case...
Tenant sued landlord for negligence after he slipped and fell on the floor of an apartment building lobby. The trial court ruled against tenant and dismissed the case. Tenant appealed, and the case was reopened....
The granddaughter of a deceased Mitchell-Lama co-op tenant in an apartment regulated by HPD claimed succession rights after tenant died. HPD held a hearing and ruled against the granddaughter, who filed an Article 78...
Rent-controlled tenant objected to the maximum base rent (MBR) adjustment obtained by landlord. The DHCR ruled against tenant and upheld the DRA's increase of the tenant's MBR for the 2016-2017 biennial...
Landlord sued to evict the estate of deceased rent-stabilized tenant and remaining apartment occupant. Landlord claimed that tenant illegally sublet the apartment to occupant. Occupant claimed that he had succession...
