NYC CIVIL COURT

Landlord Didn't Illegally Lock Out Person Claiming to Be Apartment Occupant

March 19, 2018    

(Decision submitted by Eileen O'Toole, of the Manhattan law firm of Borah, Goldstein, Altschuler, Nahins & Goidel, P.C., attorneys for the landlord.)

On-Time Rent Concession Didn't Become Tenant's Legal Rent

February 26, 2018    

(Decision submitted by Tony Subraj, Vice President of landlord Zara Realty.)

Landlords Seeking Owner Occupancy Didn't Offer Tenant Another Rent-Stabilized Unit

January 24, 2018    

(Decision submitted by David Hershey-Webb, Esq. of the law firm of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph, LLP, attorneys for the tenant.)

Landlord Can Continue Collecting Cumulative 2.2 Percent Rent Surcharge After 421-a Benefits Expire

November 27, 2017    

(Decision submitted by Lester J. Figueroa of the Manhattan law firm of Borah, Goldstein, Altschuler, Nahins & Goidel, P.C., attorneys for the landlord.)

Landlord Can Evict Low-Income Housing Tenant Who Didn't Report Income

November 27, 2017    

(Decision submitted by William J. Neville of the Manhattan law firm of Mitofsky Shapiro Neville & Hazen LLP, attorneys for the landlord.)

Tenant Repeatedly Refused Access to Landlord

September 28, 2017    

(Decision submitted by Paul Gruber, Esq. of the Manhattan law firm of Borah, Goldstein, Altschuler, Nahins & Goidel, P.C., attorneys for the landlord.)

Tenant's Son Gets Rent-Controlled Apartment

September 24, 2017    

(Decision submitted by Noah E. Levenson, Esq. of the Manhattan law firm of Levy Tolman LP, attorneys for the occupant.)

Landlords' Challenge to 2014 Rent Stabilization Code Amendments Concerning Four-Year Rule Denied

June 27, 2017    

Landlords and real estate organizations sued the DHCR to challenge the DHCR's adoption of 2014 amendments to the Rent Stabilization Code (2014 Amendments) as unconstitutional. Among other things, landlords sought...

Landlords' Challenge to Creation of DHCR Tenant Protection Unit Denied

June 27, 2017    

Landlords and real estate organizations sued the DHCR to challenge the DHCR's adoption in 2014 of amendments to the Rent Stabilization Code as unconstitutional. Among other things, landlords sought to eliminate...

Allowing Full IAI Costs Resulted in Vacancy Deregulated Apartment

May 29, 2017    

Tenant complained of rent overcharge. Landlord claimed that the apartment had been deregulated. The DHCR ruled for tenant and found that the apartment wasn't eligible for deregulation. Landlord filed an Article...

Apartment Was Deregulated More Than Four Years Before Tenant Claimed Overcharge

May 29, 2017    

Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed that he was rent stabilized and had been overcharged. He asked the court to dismiss the case. The court ruled against tenant. The...

Disabled Shareholder-Tenant Needed More Time to Make Apartment Alterations

May 26, 2017    

Shareholder-tenant filed a complaint against  landlord cooperative corporation with the New York State Division of Human Rights (DHR) for discrimination. Tenant claimed that landlord should have given her an...