Tenant sued landlord in small claims court, claiming that landlord caused $5,000 in damages to her personal property due to a bedbug infestation in her apartment. The court ruled for tenant in part and awarded her $2...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. The court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. The trial court relied on sufficient proof that tenant actually lived in Tennessee from...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed that no rent was owed under Multiple Dwelling Law (MDL) Section 302. The court ruled for tenant and dismissed the case. Landlord appealed and lost...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant. The court ruled against landlord and dismissed the case. The court also ruled that tenant could file a fair market rent appeal with the DHCR to challenge her apartment's...
Tenant sued landlord for rent overcharge and improper apartment deregulation. The court ruled for tenant, found the apartment was rent stabilized, and awarded tenant triple damages for willful rent overcharge....
Subtenant sued landlord and tenant for negligence based on injuries she suffered when she fell on the apartment building's interior concrete staircase. The court denied tenant's request to dismiss any of the...
Tenant sued landlord for negligence and breach of contract, claiming personal injuries arose from her exposure to secondhand smoke in her apartment. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial. The...
Tenants in a building that received Real Property Tax Law (RPTL) 421-g tax benefits sued landlord, and asked the court to declare that they were rent stabilized. The court ruled for tenants. Landlord appealed, and...
Tenant sued landlord NYCHA for damages based on injuries suffered in a slip-and-fall accident in the building stairway. Tenant slipped on urine on the stairs. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for breaching her lease by failing to maintain her Section 8 benefits. The court ruled against landlord and dismissed the case. Landlord appealed and lost. Tenant had...
Landlord applied for high-rent/high-income deregulation of tenant's rent-stabilized apartment in 2015. Landlord noted in its application that it contested the amount of the household income claimed by tenant...
