Landlord Can Evict Tenant for Abusive Behavior

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for creating a nuisance. The trial court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Landlord showed that tenant engaged, over a period of years, in a pattern of objectionable conduct at the building. This included repeated instances of verbally abusive and physically violent conduct toward landlord’s property manager. Tenant was convicted of second-degree harassment, and the property manager had a two-year order of protection against tenant. Tenant’s behavior placed an intolerable burden on other tenants and the building staff.