Former tenant sued landlord in small claims court, seeking return of her $4,803 security deposit plus damages. Tenant claimed that landlord willfully violated GOL Section 7-108(1-a)(e). After trial, the court awarded...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge. The DRA ruled for tenant but found that tenant's rent arrears totalling $3,162 were greater than the $713 overcharge. So no overcharge refund was...
A Nassau County tenant sued former landlord in small claims court, seeking to recover her security deposit. The court ruled for tenant based on landlord's default and awarded her $1,615. The court subsequently...
Former tenant of a condominium unit sued landlord in small claims court, claiming that landlord failed to return tenant's $10,000 security deposit after tenant moved out on March 26, 2021. Landlord disputed the...
Former rent-stabilized tenant sued landlord in small claims court seeking $2,655 in damages for failure to return her security deposit, among other things. Tenant later amended her claim to increase the amount of...
Tenant sued former landlord in small claims court for return of her security deposit as well as damages for a breach of the warranty of habitability. The trial court ruled for tenant and awarded her $2,738.
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR of rent overcharge after moving out of her Yonkers apartment. She claimed that landlord charged her two months' security deposit when she moved in, along with two...
Tenant complained to the DHCR in 2013 of rent overcharge. He lived in a building that received a RPTL 421-g tax abatement. But landlord claimed that the unit was unregulated and had refused to give tenant a renewal...
Landlord sued tenant for $12,000 in back rent owed between May and October 2020, as well as for $1,443, which was the amount in excess of the $17,000 security deposit that landlord spent to repair and restore the...
Former tenant sued landlord in Yonkers City Court, seeking a refund of her $2,035 security deposit. The trial court ruled for tenant in part and awarded her $1,026.
Former tenant sued landlord in Suffolk County District small claims court, claiming that landlord improperly withheld her $2,400 security deposit. The court ruled for tenant. Landlord appealed and lost. In a small...
Rent-stabilized tenant complained to the DHCR that landlord offered an improper renewal lease by seeking to increase tenant's security deposit by more than a guidelines increase over the preferential rent paid by...
