Tenant asked the housing court to be restored to possession of his apartment seven months after the eviction. The court ruled against tenant, who appealed and lost. The court petition papers were properly served by...
In 2007, NYCHA charged tenant with nondesirability based on its claim that tenant's son possessed and sold crack cocaine at or near the building complex grounds. Tenant signed a settlement agreement with landlord...
Tenant sought a writ of prohibition against enforcement of a housing court order after the court granted landlord's request for re-executing a warrant of eviction. The court ruled against tenant, who appealed and...
Landlord sued to evict month-to-month tenant after sending a 30-day termination notice. Tenant claimed that the eviction action was retaliatory and that the building was an interim multiple dwelling (IMD) subject to...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for chronic nonpayment of rent after commencing eight nonpayment proceedings against tenant within 30 months. In each case, tenant paid the back rent owed and didn't raise defenses....
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court, but tenant was later evicted for defaulting under the terms of that agreement. The court then granted...
Tenant sued landlord for illegal lockout. He claimed that he lived in a basement room with landlord's cousin since 2016, went to jail in November 2017, and returned in February 2018. Landlord said that she didn...
Landlord of Mitchell-Lama building applied to HPD for a certificate of eviction against tenant. HPD scheduled a hearing in January 2015. Tenant failed to appear, and the hearing was adjourned. When tenant again...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant, who was also subject to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program, for failing to recertify her household income as required by Section 42 of the program and in...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for chronic nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court. Landlord later obtained eviction based on tenant's default. The court then granted tenant...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant of five contiguous SRO units. The court ruled against landlord and ordered landlord to pay tenant damages totalling $250,000. Landlord appealed and lost. Prior landlord...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant after tenant's lease expired and tenant had remained as a month-to-month tenant. Tenant claimed retaliatory eviction. The court ruled for landlord and found that,...
