Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance. During a traverse hearing, landlord and tenant agreed to discontinue the case, leaving tenant's request for attorney's fees to be decided by the court....
Landlord sued to evict tenant for performing illegal alterations in his apartment. The court ruled for landlord and awarded a judgment of possession. Landlord then sought attorneys' fees in the amount of $650 per...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for failing to keep his apartment in good condition and in compliance with fire codes because the apartment had become unsanitary and cluttered. At some point while the case was pending...
Landlord cooperative corporation sued to evict proprietary lessee tenant for nonpayment of maintenance fees. The case was dismissed because tenant paid the fees due while the case was pending. Tenant then asked for...
Landlord condominium board sued to evict condo unit owner and obtained from the court a judgment of possession and a money judgment for $24,000. Condo owner appealed and won, so the case was dismissed along with the...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for illegal subletting. The court ruled against landlord without a trial, and awarded tenant $262,000 in attorney's fees as the prevailing party. Landlord appealed, and the case was...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant in order to recover the apartment for owner occupancy. The court ruled against landlord. Tenant and landlord then both asked for attorney’s fees. The court ruled...
Tenant sued landlord in federal court. Tenant suffered from renal disease and couldn’t safely go up and down seven flights of stairs to his apartment independently. Landlord didn’t offer tenant any...
Landlord sued to evict tenant. Later, landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court that expressly gave tenant the right to seek attorney’s fees. But the housing court then denied tenant’s...
Occupant sued landlord for illegal lockout, claiming that he became a permanent tenant of a hotel-stabilized unit at landlord’s building. The court ruled against occupant, who appealed and won. Occupant used...
Tenant sued landlord claiming illegal lockout. The court ruled that tenant was illegally locked out but wouldn’t give tenant possession out of fairness to new apartment tenants. Tenant then sought attorney...
Tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered refund of $30,278, including interest. Tenant appealed and lost. Among other things, tenant demanded attorney’s fees. The DHCR ruled...
