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Nonpayment Proceeding Dismissed Where No Proof of Rental Agreement Between Parties

November 25, 2024    

Landlord sued to evict tenant of an unregulated apartment for nonpayment of rent. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case because he never entered into an agreement with landlord to pay $2,140 per month for rent....

Landlord Entitled to Unpaid Rent from Tenant Who Broke Lease During Pandemic

November 25, 2024    

Landlord who owned a condominium unit sued former tenant to recover unpaid rent for the apartment after tenant broke her lease in 2020 and moved out before her lease expired. Landlord asked the court to grant a money...

Additional Tenant Added to Renewal Lease May Be Responsible for Back Rent

October 28, 2024    

Landlord sued two apartment tenants for back rent and use and occupancy. The lease originally was between landlord and one of the tenants alone. A two-year lease renewal starting April 1, 2020, added the second named...

Landlord Can't Sue Deceased Tenant or Nontenant for Unpaid Rent

October 28, 2024    

Landlord sued tenant and another individual for unpaid rent under a rent-stabilized lease. Landlord asked the court for a default judgment against the parties after they failed to respond. The court ruled against...

Landlord Can Sue Tenant for Back Rent as U&O for Period When No Renewal Lease in Effect

October 28, 2024    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for payment of use and occupancy. Tenant had rented two combined apartments from landlord. In a prior action, tenant sued landlord claiming rent overcharge and improper...

Court Upholds Mayor's Veto of FHEPS Voucher Program Expansion

October 28, 2024    

The New York City Council passed the City Fighting Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement (CityFHEPS) Reform Laws, which Mayor Adams ultimately vetoed. The City Council then overrode the mayor's veto and...

Nonpayment Case Dismissed Due to Defective Rent Demand

September 20, 2024    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court ruled for landlord based on tenant's default with a money judgment based on back rent due at $1,559 per month. After later receiving the marshal...

Some of Tenant's Rent Arrears Severed from Judgment of Possession under TSHA Program

August 27, 2024    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent totaling over $40,000. Tenant and landlord, each represented by attorneys, settled the case. Tenant agreed he owed $49,649, to be paid by Oct. 31, 2023. After that...

Landlord Suing Condo Tenant Can Seek Indemnification from Condo Board

August 27, 2024    

Landlord, the owner of a condominium unit, sued tenant for breach of tenant's lease by failing to pay rent between Aug. 15, 2019, and Dec. 14, 2019, and for refusing to grant access to landlord and the condo'...

Landlord Can't Seek Full Rent After Tenant's Section 8 Subsidy Is Terminated

July 26, 2024    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent for periods between October 2019 and January 2024. Landlord claimed that tenant owed $124,746. Tenant claimed that landlord was asking for back rent at an...

Nonpayment Petition Dismissed Due to Unclear Rent Ledger

June 25, 2024    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent in the amount of $1,455. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that landlord's rent demand didn't specify the amounts due and included non-...

Landlord Can't Collect U&O While Ejectment Case Pending

May 24, 2024    

Prior landlord sued to eject tenant. New landlord later asked the court for permission to substitute into the case as the plaintiff, and also asked the court to direct tenant to pay past, present, and future use and...