SUBLETTING

Claim That Tenant Illegally Sublet Apartment Was Too Vague

January 19, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict Section 8 tenant for illegal sublet or assignment of her apartment to “John Doe” or “Jane Doe.” Tenant claimed that landlord’s notice to cure and termination...

Appeals Court Upholds Tenant’s Eviction for Short-Term Rental Profiteering

January 19, 2016    

(Decision submitted by Paul N. Gruber of the Manhattan law firm of Borah, Goldstein, Altschuler, Nahins & Goidel, P.C., who represented the landlord.)

Landlord Can Evict Rent-Stabilized Tenant After More Than 100 Short-Term Airbnb Rentals

October 20, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for profiteering. Landlord claimed that tenant engaged in short-term rentals that she advertised online. Tenant had lived in the three-bedroom apartment since 1995 and...

Post-Judgment 10-Day Cure Doesn’t Apply to Illegal Sublet

September 19, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict cooperative shareholder tenant for illegally subletting her apartment. The court ruled for landlord but delayed eviction to give tenant 10 days to cure the sublet by commencing a proceeding to...

No Proof Subtenants Lived in Apartment with Tenant

July 24, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for illegal subletting. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial, claiming that he lived in the apartment with his children and never assigned or sublet...

Tenant Illegally Sublet Apartment

July 23, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for unauthorized subletting. Landlord claimed that tenant and his family lived in another rent-stabilized apartment while subletting landlord’s apartment to an...

Landlord Can Evict Tenants for Short-Term Rental Profiteering

May 13, 2015    

(Decision submitted by Steven Sidrane of the Rockville Centre law firm of Sidrane & Schwartz-Sidrane LLP, attorneys for the landlord.)

Tenant Claims No Illegal Sublet or Profiteering

April 18, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for unauthorized subletting and profiteering. The court ruled for landlord based on tenant's default. Tenant appealed, and the case was reopened. Tenant's...

Tenant Used Apartment for Short-Term Rentals

March 17, 2015    

(Decision submitted by Jeffrey H. Seiden of the Manhattan law firm of Borah, Goldstein, Altschuler, Nahins & Goidel, P.C., who represented the landlord.)

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized...

Tenant Must Stop Short-Term Rentals While Eviction Case Is Pending

January 21, 2015    

Landlord sued to eject rent-controlled tenant for renting out rooms in her apartment via Airbnb to tourists and others for short-term stays. Landlord asked the court to issue a temporary injunction against tenant...

Case Dismissed for Failure to Send Notice to Cure

December 23, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant based on unauthorized subletting of the apartment. The court dismissed the case because landlord failed to send tenant a notice to cure before terminating the tenancy....

Co-op Shareholder Tenant Allowed to Cure Illegal Sublet

December 17, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict cooperative shareholder-tenant for unauthorized subletting. The court ruled for landlord but delayed the eviction through Oct. 31, 2012, to give tenant a chance to cure the condition. Tenant...