PRIMARY RESIDENCE

Nonrenewal Notice Ineffective for Deemed Lease

November 18, 2013    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant in 2012 for nonprimary residence after sending tenant a 90- to 150-day lease nonrenewal notice. Tenant claimed that landlord's nonrenewal notice was untimely because...

Court Denies Landlord's Request for Pretrial Questioning

June 12, 2013    

(Decision submitted by David Hershey-Webb of the Manhattan law firm of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph, attorneys for the tenant.)

Tenant Owned Luxury Co-op in Riverdale

June 10, 2013    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant of Manhattan apartment for nonprimary residence. The trial court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. The trial judge didn't believe tenant's testimony....

Tenant Lived in Another Apartment Under Forged Leases

April 15, 2013    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized SRO hotel unit tenant for nonprimary residence. The trial court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. The SRO unit was on West 79th Street in Manhattan. Landlord proved...

Landlord Can Question Apartment Occupant Before Trial

April 12, 2013    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. Landlord named another apartment occupant as a party to the proceeding and asked the court for permission to conduct pretrial questioning of the...

Daughter's Occupancy Doesn't Bar Claim Against Tenant

February 8, 2013    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. The court granted tenant's request to dismiss the case after tenant claimed that landlord had acknowledged that tenant's daughter...

Landlord Claims Tenant Primarily Resided in Husband's Studio

February 8, 2013    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. The trial court ruled against landlord and dismissed the case. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord claimed that tenant lived primarily ...

Vermont House Wasn't Tenant's Primary Residence

November 16, 2012    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. The trial court and first appeals court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed again and won. Tenant moved into the studio apartment in 1980. In...