Landlord sued to evict tenant after sending a 30-day termination notice. Landlord claimed that tenant's lease expired on Jan. 31, 2019, and that tenant then became a month-to-month tenant. Landlord said that the...
A group of Westchester County landlords sued Governor Cuomo, seeking in federal court to block Cuomo's temporary eviction moratorium issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, they objected to the...
Apartment occupant sued landlord for illegal lockout. Occupant moved into the apartment that tenant lived in during February 2020 and obtained a key fob to the building from landlord. Tenant died of COVID-19 in March...
Occupant sued landlord for illegal lockout from an apartment that she and her brother occupied. The court ruled for occupant after landlord failed to appear in court. After the police removed occupant and her brother...
Tenant sued landlord in 2015, claiming illegal lockout and breach of the warranty of habitability. Tenant also sought $1 million in damages. Although tenant filed the case in State Supreme Court, the court...
Occupant sued building landlord and Bronx Parent Housing Network, Inc. (BPHN), which net-leased the building from landlord to provide temporary emergency housing to vulnerable formerly homeless individuals. Occupant...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for drug-related criminal activity in tenant's apartment, following the arrest of an occupant at the apartment. Landlord said that the HUD Voucher Program,...
Tenant sued landlord, claiming illegal lockout. Landlord claimed that tenant had voluntarily surrendered possession of the apartment. Tenant said that she was locked out on several occasions through December 2019 and...
Resident sued an operator of the Lighthouse program, claiming that he was unlawfully evicted without legal process. He sought restoration to the premises. The operator argued that resident wasn't a tenant and had...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for failing to maintain his Section 8 rent subsidy benefits. Landlord claimed that tenant violated his lease when he was terminated from the Section 8 program in 2017. Tenant asked the...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The housing court appointed a guardian ad litem (GAL) for tenant. The parties signed a court-ordered settlement agreement in 2017, which included a money judgment...
Tenant sued someone he claimed was his landlord for illegal lockout. Since the court action took place during the COVID-19 public health emergency, the court denied tenant's request for a jury trial and instead...
