Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent, claiming that tenant owed over $18,000. Tenant responded with a number of defenses, including breach of the warranty of habitability. Tenant claimed that there...
Landlord NYCHA sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant stipulated in 2020 that tenant would pay $4,929 owed by March 2020. Landlord was granted a final judgment of possession and a money...
Tenant sued landlord in State Supreme Court, claiming ongoing damages due to breach of the warranty of habitability. The court dismissed the case because tenant had already obtained relief against landlord in a...
Tenants of a townhouse sued landlord for fraud, breach of the warranty of habitability, and breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment. Tenants claimed that the house was infested with rodents and they had moved out...
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...
