Landlord sued to evict tenant's adult daughter after tenant died. The daughter had filed an Article 78 appeal of NYCHA's decision denying her remaining family member grievance, and it was undisputed that the...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant from two-family house for nonpayment of rent. Landlord claimed that tenant owed rent totalling $35,680 for the period between January 2018 and May 2019. Tenant asked the...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. When tenant failed to comply with an agreement to produce certain documents during pretrial questioning, landlord asked the court to...
Nonpurchasing tenants in a cooperative building complex sued landlord co-op corporation, claiming that they were rent stabilized. The court ruled against tenants, who appealed and lost. The complex didn't become...
Tenant sued landlord for negligence, after she tripped and fell over a mat placed in front of an elevator in the building lobby. Tenant claimed that the mat was defective because it had curled-up edges. She also said...
Mitchell-Lama apartment occupant claimed succession rights after tenant died. HPD ruled against the occupant, who then filed an Article 78 court appeal. The court ruled against the occupant. Although occupant was a...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that his basement apartment occupancy violated the building's Certificate of Occupancy. The court ruled...
Tenant sued landlord, its real estate broker, and other individual agents for discrimination based on lawful source of income, in violation of the NYC Human Rights Law. Tenant asked the court to decide the case in...
Landlord sued to evict SRO tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed rent overcharge and breach of the warranty of habitability. The court ruled for tenant. Landlord's failure to register the apartment barred...
Landlord sued to evict apartment occupants after tenant moved out. The court ruled for landlord, finding that occupants were licensees, not tenants. The court gave occupants five months to move out, provided they...
Landlord of Mitchell-Lama building sent tenant a notice to cure, claiming that tenant didn't primarily reside in his apartment. Landlord then sought a certificate of eviction from HPD. Tenant appeared at HPD'...
Tenants sued landlord for rent overcharge. In September 2018, the court granted landlord's request to dismiss the complaint because the DHCR had concurrent jurisdiction and the court found that "the issues...
