Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DHCR ruled for tenant, and landlord filed an Article 78 appeal of the DHCR's final decision. The court ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. The...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge and a lease violation. When she sought to add her son as a co-tenant to her lease, landlord agreed and gave them a vacancy lease. The DRA ruled for tenant, finding...
Landlord sued to evict tenant and other apartment occupants, claiming that tenant was month-to-month, after sending a 30-day termination notice. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that landlord'...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated month-to-month tenant after sending a 30-day termination notice. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that he had a one-year lease signed in March 2019 and which...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and directed a refund, including interest. Landlord appealed and lost. The DRA properly found that the initial $1,659 rent charged per...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $6,021, including triple damages. Landlord appealed and lost. The DHCR found that the DRA correctly...
Cooperative shareholder tenant sued landlord cooperative corporation to challenge amendments to her apartment's proprietary lease. Tenant claimed that landlord acted in bad faith. Landlord had amended the...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant after lease expired, claiming that tenant had agreed to end the lease. The court ruled against landlord and dismissed the case. Landlord appealed and lost. Tenant's...
Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant, claiming that tenant didn't have a current lease. Tenant disagreed and claimed that prior landlord gave him a five-year lease that was still in effect. While Real...
Occupant of rent-stabilized apartment, who had been prior tenant's roommate, complained that landlord refused to offer him a renewal lease after tenant died. Instead, landlord offered occupant a vacancy lease....
Rent-stabilized tenant complained of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant and ordered landlord to refund $2,296, including interest after the DRA disallowed a portion of the individual apartment improvement (IAI...
