Federal Court Can't Hear Eviction Cases

September 26, 2014

LVT Number: #25758

Landlord sued to evict 22 tenants in separate holdover proceedings. Tenants together filed a lawsuit in federal court to move the cases there. Tenants claimed that landlord violated their rights under the Fair Housing Act and discriminated against African Americans and Hispanics. The court ruled against tenants. Federal court didn't have the authority to hear the cases because landlord's eviction claims didn't fall under the U.S. Constitution or federal law. And tenants could raise their civil rights claims in state court.

Landlord sued to evict 22 tenants in separate holdover proceedings. Tenants together filed a lawsuit in federal court to move the cases there. Tenants claimed that landlord violated their rights under the Fair Housing Act and discriminated against African Americans and Hispanics. The court ruled against tenants. Federal court didn't have the authority to hear the cases because landlord's eviction claims didn't fall under the U.S. Constitution or federal law. And tenants could raise their civil rights claims in state court.

Frontier Park Co., LLC v. Contreras: Index No. 14-cv-03624, NYLJ No. 12026677898823 (EDNY; 8/5/14; Spatt, J)

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