Landlord sued to evict the prior owner of a two-family house in 2020, after serving a 10-day notice to quit. Landlord claimed that the occupant had been a licensee, whose license had now expired since title passed to...
Former building owner, who lived in the building, sued mortgage company for illegal lockout. The court ruled for the owner after trial. The owner testified that he'd lived at the building since July 2007 and...
Former tenant and another person sued landlord for breach of bailment and emotional distress, claiming that landlord had removed and damaged personal property from an apartment after tenant's eviction. Landlord...
Tenant sued landlord, claiming illegal lockout. She claimed that she and her family left their apartment for a one-week vacation. When they returned, the locks to the building and their apartment had been changed and...
Upstate landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant in 2020. The case was delayed due to the eviction moratorium, tenant's Hardship Declaration, and, later, tenant's filing of an ERAP application for rental...
Tenant sued landlord for retaliation under RPL Section 223-b, breach of the warranty of habitability, and attorneys' fees. The court ruled against tenant, who appealed and won, in part. The appeals court affirmed...
Landlord sued to evict tenant in February 2020, seeking to recover possession of an unregulated apartment. Landlord and tenant, both represented by attorneys, signed a settlement stipulation, so-ordered by the court...
Tenant sued landlord for illegal lockout in April 2023. The court dismissed the case when tenant failed to appear in court on May 1, 2023. But the court granted tenant's subsequent Order to Show Cause to vacate...
Tenant (HCCI) was a scatter site housing program that claimed to have an agreement with the NY Human Resources Administration (HRA) to house participants in HCCI's program. HCCI provided housing to its subtenant...
Subtenant sued the building owner, its managing agent, and the building super, claiming illegal eviction. Subtenant claimed that, about a month after he sublet an apartment, the super changed the locks to the front...
Landlord sued to eject tenant and for rent arrears. Tenant's lease expired on Feb. 29, 2022, and tenant remained in the apartment without paying rent. Tenant, in turn, claimed rent overcharge and improper...
Landlord cooperative corporation sued to evict shareholder tenant after sending a notice to cure and tenancy termination notice. Landlord claimed nuisance by apartment occupants, who were tenant's licensees--her...
