PROCEDURE-COURT

Landlord Violated Tenant COVID-Era Protections

November 27, 2023    

Landlord sued to evict tenant after serving a 90-day termination notice. Tenant had no lease, and the apartment was located in a two-family dwelling. The termination notice stated that the apartment wasn't legal...

Eviction Petition Dismissed Because Rent-Stabilized Apartment Wasn't Registered

November 27, 2023    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court petition alleged that the premises had been duly registered with the DHCR and that the rent charged didn't exceed the registered...

Rent Demand Didn't Specify Monthly Sums Due

November 27, 2023    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent, claiming that tenant owed $21,618 in back rent. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case because the rent demand was defective. The court ruled for tenant....

Court Vacates Stipulation Between Parties to Lift ERAP Stay

November 27, 2023    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant filed an application for ERAP rent assistance, and the court stayed the proceeding. Landlord then made a motion to vacate the ERAP stay. When landlord and...

Service of Nonpayment Petition Didn't Comply with CEEFPA

November 27, 2023    

Landlord sued to evict unregulated co-op apartment tenant for nonpayment of rent. The case was stayed while tenant's application for ERAP rental assistance was pending. Tenant then asked the court to dismiss the...

Eviction Proceeding Was Improperly Dismissed Without Trial

November 25, 2023    

Landlord sued to evict an unregulated tenant who, in turn, claimed improper apartment deregulation and rent overcharge. Tenant also asked the court to dismiss the case and asked for attorney's fees. The court...

Holdover Petition Against Section 8 Tenant Dismissed for Improper Service on NYCHA

November 25, 2023    

Landlord sued to evict tenant after serving a 60-day termination notice. Since tenant received a Section 8 rent subsidy through NYCHA, landlord also served copies of the holdover petition on NYCHA. Tenant asked the...

DHCR Can Withhold Certain Records from Landlord Under Law Enforcement Exception

November 25, 2023    

The DHCR's Tenant Protection Unit (TPU) sued landlord LLC entities of 38 buildings containing more than 2,500 rent-stabilized apartments, along with individuals who were connected with the landlord entities. The...

Landlord's Request for Use and Occupancy Pendente Lite Was Premature

October 26, 2023    

Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant, who was tenant's grandson, after rent-stabilized tenant died and his lease had expired. The first court date was June 22, 2023, and the case was adjourned by the court...

Eviction Proceeding Commenced After ERAP Application Filed Must Be Dismissed

October 26, 2023    

Landlord sued to evict the month-to-month tenant of an unregulated apartment in a two-family house after sending a 90-day termination notice. Landlord claimed that tenant owed rent and/or use and occupancy totalling...

Landlord Can't Get Money Judgment Where Tenant Moved Out While Case Pending

October 26, 2023    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant was referred to Legal Services program for representation on the first court date, and the case was adjourned to June 29, 2023. Before the second court...

Nonpayment Proceeding Dismissed Because There Was No Lease

October 26, 2023    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case because no rental agreement was in place. Tenant's lease had expired. Landlord argued that a third-party occupant...