Tenant sued landlord for lack of hot water. in February 2013, tenant asked the court to hold landlord in contempt for failing to restore hot water in her apartment for over two years. After a hearing, the court ruled...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance by making excessive noise. The court ruled against landlord after a trial and awarded tenant attorney's fees of over $22,000. Landlord appealed and lost....
Rent-stabilized tenant moved into an apartment in 1991 at a monthly rent of $5,747 with a preferential rent of $3,000. Prior landlord renewed the lease a number of times at the preferential rate, but in 2004,...
Co-op shareholder tenant sued landlord cooperative corporation, co-op board members, and HPD in housing court, seeking repairs arising from a pipe that burst in 2006. She asked the court to order landlord to...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge in 2008. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund the overcharge with triple damages. Tenant appealed, claiming that there was further overcharge...
In separate proceedings, landlord sued to evict tenants for improperly combining apartments without approval from landlord or DOB. The court joined the cases together, then marked the cases off calendar and said that...
Co-op shareholder-tenant complained to HUD that landlord was discriminating against her based on disability. Landlord had sued to evict her for keeping a dog in violation of her lease. Tenant claimed that it was an...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $138,375, including triple damages. The DRA also directed landlord to refund to tenant $33,000 in attorney...
Landlord cooperative corporation sued to evict shareholder tenant for breaching his lease. The court ruled for landlord, who then asked for attorney's fees. Tenant objected, claiming that the lease violation had...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for unauthorized subletting or assignment. The court ruled for landlord, finding that tenant lived in Florida and the subtenant had no succession rights. The court awarded landlord...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund the overcharge with interest. Tenant appealed and lost. Tenant pointed out that the DRA’s order...
