Landlord, the owner of a condominium unit, sued tenant after tenant broke the lease and moved out of the apartment in December 2018. Tenant's one-year lease term started in August 2018 at a monthly rent of $19,...
Tenants sued landlord for fraud, breach of the warranty of habitability, and partial constructive eviction due to the building elevator being temporarily out of service. Tenants asked the court to rule in their favor...
Tenants sued landlord and its management company, claiming that landlord obtained temporary certificates of occupancy (COs) for an additional floor atop four adjoining buildings in order to avoid complying with the...
Landlord sued former tenant in small claims court for unpaid rent totalling $3,850. Tenant claimed the apartment was in bad condition, creating a breach of the warranty of habitability. The court ruled for landlord...
Shareholder-tenants of cooperative building sued landlord cooperative corporation for damages resulting from leaks into their unit and sought to withhold maintenance payments while the case was pending. The court...
Landlord sued former tenant for unpaid rent after tenant moved out. Landlord claimed that tenant owed $7,850, and held on to tenant's $2,150 security deposit when tenant vacated. Tenant had moved out in November...
Tenant sued landlord, claiming that landlord breached the warranty of habitability for building tenants by depriving them of use of elevators while modernizing the building. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the...
Tenants sued landlord, claiming breach of the warranty of habitability based on rodent and insect infestation, freezing conditions, lack of building security and waste-line failure. The lower court dismissed the case...
Tenant sued landlord and property manager, seeking compensation for her 34-day relocation to a temporary apartment after a hole in the building's roof allowed extensive water damage to her apartment during a...
Tenant sued landlord on behalf of her children, claiming that they were bitten by bedbugs in their apartment. Among other things, tenant claimed constructive eviction, intentional infliction of emotional distress,...
Rent-stabilized tenant sued landlord, claiming willful refusal to fix a damaged roof and repeated water leaks into her apartment and the adjoining corridor. Tenant claimed that these acts resulted in intentional...
Tenant sued landlord, claiming breach of the implied warranty of habitability. She said that landlord refused to remediate loud noises and bad smells or to provide hot water and adequate water pressure. Tenant sought...
