UNIT/BUILDING COVERED

Tenant Who Switched Apartments Remains Rent Stabilized

July 15, 2013    

Landlord sued to evict when tenant's lease expired. Landlord claimed that tenant was unregulated. Tenant claimed that she was rent stabilized. The court ruled for tenant and dismissed the case. A tenant who...

Homeless Person Became Hotel-Stabilized Tenant

May 16, 2013    

Landlord sued to evict SRO hotel tenant. The court ruled for tenant and dismissed the case, finding that tenant was a permanent tenant subject to hotel stabilization under Rent Stabilization Code Section 2520.6(j)....

DOB Records Contradict Landlord's Claim

May 16, 2013    

Landlord sued to evict month-to-month tenant after sending a 30-day termination notice, claiming that tenant was unregulated. After starting the case, landlord asked the court for permission to amend its petition to...

Prior Court Ruling Held Co-op Tenants Were Rent Stabilized

April 15, 2013    

Landlord cooperative corporation sued to evict tenants, claiming that they were unregulated. Tenants argued that they were subject to rent stabilization and cited a prior court ruling. The court ruled for tenants and...

Illegally Converted Building Was Rent Stabilized

April 15, 2013    

Landlord sued to evict two month-to-month tenants, claiming that their apartments were unregulated. The court ruled against landlord and found that the two apartments were rent stabilized. Landlord appealed and lost...

Former Building Super Was Rent-Stabilized Tenant

April 11, 2013    

Landlord sued to evict the former building super, claiming that the apartment she occupied in the building was unregulated. The super claimed that she was in fact rent stabilized. The trial court ruled for landlord....

Former Super's Apartment Improperly Deregulated

November 16, 2012    

Tenant complained of a rent overcharge. Landlord claimed that tenant was deregulated. The DHCR ruled for tenant, landlord appealed, and the court sent the case back to the DHCR for reconsideration. The DHCR looked at...