Landlord sued to evict tenant but asked the court for a discontinuance of the proceeding after pretrial discovery raised questions about the nature of tenant's occupancy. The court agreed and denied tenant's...
(Decision submitted by Ronald S. Languedoc, Esq. of the Manhattan law firm of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP, attorneys for the tenants.)
Tenant sued landlord for: (a) a declaratory judgment voiding a settlement in a prior rent overcharge action against prior landlord and determining tenant's lawful rent;; and (b) damages for his claimed overcharge...
Rent-stabilized tenant who moved into an apartment in 2010 complained of rent overcharge in 2016. The DRA ruled for tenant in 2018 and ordered landlord to refund $5,384 with triple damages and interest. The DRA then...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant. The court ruled against landlord and ordered landlord to offer tenant a proper renewal lease within 15 days. Tenant later asked the court to hold landlord in contempt...
Landlord sued to evict occupant of rent-stabilized apartment who claimed succession rights. The court ruled for the occupant, who then asked the court to restore the proceeding for a hearing on her request for...
Rent-stabilized tenant asked for attorney's fees as the prevailing party after the court dismissed landlord's holdover eviction proceeding against tenant. The court denied tenant's request for attorney...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court granted tenant's request to dismiss the case but denied tenant's request for attorney's fees. Tenant appealed and lost. Real Property Law...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance. Landlord later discontinued the case without prejudice in order to avoid a court-ordered traverse hearing based on tenant's claim of improper service of...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance. The court ruled against landlord and set the case down for a hearing months later on the amount of attorney's fees to be granted to tenant under the terms of...
Cooperative shareholder tenant sued landlord co-op for failing to transfer shares to her for another apartment in the building owned by her husband. In response, landlord counterclaimed for attorney's fees. The...
Landlord sued to evict tenant. After tenant's lease expired, landlord claimed that tenancy became month to month, and landlord sent a 30-day termination notice before starting the eviction proceeding. On the date...
