Tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. Landlord claimed that it had properly set an unregulated initial rent for a newly created apartment when tenant moved in. Prior tenant had paid $831 per month for a...
Landlord sued to evict month-to-month tenant, claiming that the apartment was deregulated. Tenant claimed that he was rent stabilized, that his apartment had been improperly deregulated, and that he had been...
Landlord sued to evict month-to-month tenant, who had remained in occupancy after his lease and several renewal leases expired. Landlord claimed that the apartment was unregulated either because the apartment’s...
Landlord cooperative corporation sued to evict month-to-month tenant. Tenant claimed that she was rent stabilized. The court ruled for tenant after trial and dismissed the case. Tenant had lived in the building for...
Landlord sued to evict SRO housing occupant, claiming that he was a licensee whose license had expired. Occupant claimed that he was a rent-stabilized tenant and that landlord had refused to give him a lease....
Landlord sued to evict building super and his family in 2008 after the super's employment was terminated. Landlord claimed that the apartment was exempt from rent stabilization because the super lived there...
Tenant asked the DHCR to determine the status of his apartment. Tenant claimed that he was rent stabilized. The DRA ruled for tenant, finding that the building was constructed before Jan. 1, 1974, and had at least...
Landlord sued to evict former building super from Room A1 after the super's employment was terminated. The super claimed that he was previously rent stabilized and therefore again subject to rent stabilization....
Tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled against tenant, who appealed and lost. Landlord proved that prior tenant lived in the apartment from 1977 until 2010. Landlord then did a full demolition of the...
Landlord sued to evict apartment hotel tenant, claiming that she was unregulated. Tenant claimed that she was subject to rent stabilization. The court ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. Landlord claimed...
Landlord claimed that its building was exempt from rent stabilization based on substantial rehabilitation. The DRA ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. Landlord pointed out that a renovation application had...
