Landlord sued to evict an 82-year-old rent-stabilized tenant who had lived in the apartment for 47 years based on nonprimary residence. Landlord asked the court for permission to conduct pre-trial questioning. Tenant...
Tenant filed a lease violation complaint with the DHCR, claiming that landlord failed to renew his lease that was set to expire on Nov. 30, 2022. The DRA ruled for tenant based on landlord's failure to answer the...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. The trial court ruled for tenant and dismissed the case. Landlord appealed and won. At trial, tenant testified that he became ill while on a...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. The trial court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. The court found no grounds to disturb the court's findings, which were based...
Husband and wife, who lived in New York County, owned a second home in Suffolk County. The wife retreated there in March 2020 when the COVID pandemic struck. In August 2020, the husband sued for divorce in Suffolk...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR that landlord failed to renew her lease. In response, landlord argued that tenant wasn't maintaining the apartment as her primary residence. Tenant's last lease...
Landlord sued to eject former rent-stabilized tenant, one named apartment occupant, and other "John Does" or "Jane Does." Landlord claimed that tenant was a nonprimary resident, while occupants...
Landlord sued to evict rent-regulated tenant for nonprimary residence. The trial court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Building employees credibly testified that tenant didn't use his apartment as...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant based on nonprimary residence. The trial court ruled for landlord, finding that tenant didn't have a substantial physical nexus to the apartment. Tenant appealed and...
Landlord sued to evict a loft tenant in an interim multiple dwelling (IMD) based on nonprimary residence. The trial court ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. The appeals court upheld the lower court...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant in Nassau County for nonprimary residence. Among other things, tenant claimed that landlord failed to serve a timely notice of lease nonrenewal under ETPR Section 2503.5...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant based on nonprimary residence. The trial court ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. Tenant and her seven witnesses demonstrated that she maintained an ongoing...
