Tenants sued landlords in 2013 for rent overcharge and improper deregulation of their apartments. The court found that tenants were rent stabilized, that there were overcharges based on fraud, and that triple...
Tenants sued landlord in a 2009 class action, claiming rent overcharge and wrongful deregulation of apartments while landlord received J-51 tax benefits starting in July 2003, and for failing to return previously...
Landlord sued tenants in small claims court, claiming that they breached their lease by moving out early. Tenants counterclaimed for breach of the warranty of habitability and constructive eviction. The court ruled...
Landlord sued to evict tenant of three-family house for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed source-of-income discrimination under NYC Human Rights Law. The court ruled against tenant. Tenant failed to prove that she...
Landlord sued to evict tenant of three-family house based on nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed breach of the warranty of habitability. The court ruled for tenant. Tenant credibly testified that there were persistent...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized SRO tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court dismissed landlord's claim at trial based on landlord's default, but considered the counterclaims raised in tenant's...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed rent overcharge. The court ruled for tenant and later calculated the amount of the overcharge by applying the June 2019 amendments...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court ruled for landlord and denied tenant's request to vacate the judgment entered in Nov. 2013. Tenant appealed and won. The nonpayment petition, and...
Former tenant sued landlord in small claims court to recover $2,900 security deposit paid for rental of landlord's house. Landlord counterclaimed for $1,906 in property damage, repairs, lost wages, late fees, and...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed that court papers weren't properly served, and asked the court to dismiss the case. The court ruled against tenant, who appealed and lost....
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent, claiming tenant owed $5,106. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that landlord failed to properly credit his Senior Citizen Rent...
Former tenant sued landlord, claiming that landlord damaged tenant's personal property, in violation of their lease agreement and the implied warranty of habitability. The City Court ruled for tenant and awarded...
