PETS

No Proof Tenant's Three Pit Bulls Created Hazardous Condition

June 20, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for keeping dogs in violation of tenant’s lease. Landlord also claimed that keeping three pit bulls was a hazardous act because it would increase landlord’s insurance...

Landlord Waived Right to Object to Tenant’s Dog

March 17, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for violating her lease by keeping a dog without landlord’s permission. The court ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. Tenant showed that she had kept the dog openly and...

Tenant Claims Dog Needed as Assistance Animal

January 25, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for keeping a dog without landlord’s prior written consent, in violation of tenant’s lease. The court appointed a guardian ad litem (GAL) for tenant. Landlord...

Notice Inconsistently Gave Tenant Option to Remain If Dog Removed

January 19, 2016    

Landlord cooperative corporation sued shareholder tenant after terminating his proprietary lease. Landlord claimed that tenant kept a dog in his apartment in violation of the building’s occupancy agreement and...

Landlord Waived No-Pet Provision

November 24, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for keeping a dog in violation of her lease. Landlord also claimed that the dog created a nuisance. Tenant claimed that landlord waived the no-pet clause by waiting more...

Insufficient Proof Tenant’s Dog Created a Nuisance

October 20, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict tenant from federally subsidized apartment for nuisance based on a violation of the building’s no-pet policy. One of tenant’s dogs bit another tenant. The other tenant had sued...

No Lease Violation Where Sister's Dog Only Visited Tenant’s Apartment

October 20, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict tenants for violating their lease. Landlord claimed that tenants were illegally keeping a dog in their apartment without landlord’s prior written permission. Tenants and landlord signed a...

Landlord May Be Responsible for Dog Attack on Tenant’s Guest

August 18, 2015    

After a child attended a Halloween party at landlord’s apartment building, he visited tenant’s apartment and was bitten by tenant’s pit bull dog. The child’s family sued tenant and landlord...

Co-Tenants May Be Responsible for Attack by Dogs Owned by Other Tenant

July 14, 2015    

The family of a 4-year-old child sued three co-tenant housemates, their landlord, the Town of Hempstead, and the County of Nassau after the child was attacked by three dogs owned by one of the tenants. The dogs...

Former Tenants Claim Landlord Misrepresented They Could Have Dog

June 16, 2015    

Warren County landlord sued former tenant for breach of the lease after tenants moved out of the apartment early, without notice. Tenants claimed fraud in the inducement. They said they told landlord they were...

Landlord Waived Right to Object to Tenant's Dog

February 20, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict the tenant of a condominium unit for keeping a small dog in the apartment. Tenant claimed waiver because landlord's employees knew for at least two years that she had the dog before...

Landlord Didn't Object to Tenant's Dog in Time

February 13, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for keeping a dog in violation of her lease. Tenant claimed that she had kept the dog for more than 90 days without objection from landlord and that the dog was a service...