Homeless shelter occupant sued landlord for negligence after he was assaulted and battered by his roommate. He claimed that landlord negligently hired and trained staff and failed to supervise them. Landlord asked...
Current and former building tenants sued landlord, claiming rent overcharge and improper deregulation of apartments while landlord received J-51 tax benefits for the building. Tenants asked the court to certify the...
Landlord sued to evict month-to-month tenant. Tenant claimed that she was protected by either the Loft Law or the rent stabilization law. Tenant asked the court to hold off on deciding the case until her application...
Landlord sued to evict rent-controlled tenant for creating a nuisance by permitting a "horrific bed bug infestation to develop." Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case because landlord failed to deliver...
Landlord sued to evict tenant, claiming that tenant's apartment was exempt from rent stabilization due to high-rent vacancy. Tenant claimed that he was rent stabilized. The court ruled against tenant, who...
Landlord condominium unit owner sued to evict tenant from the unit. Tenant claimed that he was rent stabilized because the building received J-51 tax benefits and that he had been overcharged. The court ruled for...
A woman who was injured after a tenant's dog bit her sued the building's landlord. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that it wasn't responsible for the dog bite. The court ruled...
The DHCR's Tenant Protection Unit (TPU) filed a complaint with the DRA claiming that landlord had overcharged tenant. The DRA found there was a willful overcharge since landlord failed to produce sufficient proof...
Tenants commenced a class action against landlord for rent overcharge and improper deregulation of a building receiving J-51 tax benefits. After the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (HSTPA) amended...
Landlord sued tenant for nonpayment of base rent and additional rent owed under tenant's lease. The court ruled for landlord, finding that tenant defaulted in rent payments. Tenant appealed and won. The late fees...
Four tenants applied for Loft Law coverage in 2014. In 2015, landlord and tenants signed a settlement agreement, submitted to the Loft Board, providing that tenants would withdraw the coverage application and...
Tenants applied for Loft Law coverage for their units under Multiple Dwelling Law Article 7-C. The NYC Loft Board ruled against tenants, who then filed an Article 78 court appeal of the Loft Board's decision. The...
