Landlord sued to evict family member of rent-stabilized tenant who claimed succession rights. The court ruled against landlord. Family member asked for attorney's fees. The court ruled for family member in part,...
Tenant sued landlord in housing court for harassment and asked for a restraining order. The court ruled against tenant after a trial and dismissed the case. Landlord then asked the court for attorney's fees. The...
Landlord sued to evict tenant. The court ruled against landlord and awarded tenant $7,395 in attorney's fees. Both landlord and tenant appealed. Landlord claimed that that court wasn't authorized to award...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant asked for attorney's fees after the court ruled against landlord. The court ruled for tenant but later reduced the amount of attorney's fees...
Landlord cooperative corporation sued in 2004 to evict tenant shareholder for nonpayment of maintenance. The court ruled for landlord in 2006. While the case was pending the co-op also voted to terminate tenant...
Tenant brought an HP proceeding in housing court to force repairs. Tenant claimed that noise coming from the boiler directly beneath her apartment created a violation. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case and...
Landlord cooperative corporation sued to evict tenant shareholder for nonpayment of maintenance. Tenant claimed constructive eviction and asked for a maintenance abatement and attorney's fees. In 2004,...
Landlord sued to evict tenant in two separate proceedings. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the cases, claiming that landlord had abandoned them for more than a year. Tenant also asked for attorney's fees. The...
Westchester County landlord sued to evict Section 8 tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court ruled for landlord, awarding possession, $5,000 in rent arrears, and attorney's fees totaling $1,340. Tenant then asked...
Landlord cooperative corporation sued apartment shareholder for violation of her proprietary lease. Landlord claimed that shareholder failed to cure cat urine odors or to give landlord access to do so, in violation...
Tenant brought an HP proceeding against landlord, seeking correction of building violations and conditions. The trial court dismissed the case and awarded landlord $93,000 in attorney's fees. Tenant appealed and...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for refusing to renew his rent-stabilized lease. The court ruled against landlord because it was undisputed that the renewal lease offered to tenant was not on the same terms and...
