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...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed that there were ongoing repair issues in her apartment since 2016. NYCHA had suspended tenant's Section 8 benefits based on the apartment...
Tenant moved into an apartment in January 2019 at a monthly rent of $4,560. The apartment was on the sixth floor, two floors below the building's roof. When a real estate broker showed tenant the apartment, there...
Tenant sued landlord, claiming breach of the warranty of habitability and that his unregulated apartment was uninhabitable due to mold, vermin, dust, and broken appliances. Landlord denied tenant's claims and...
Tenants sued landlord of a building complex for breach of the warranty of habitability, unjust enrichment, and injunctive relief. They claimed that there were defects in the windows, insulation, and heating/cooling...
Rent-stabilized tenant sued landlord for breach of the warranty of habitability and sought $25,000 in damages resulting from building renovations in 2017 and 2018. Tenant was an affordable housing tenant in a 421-a...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant claimed breach of the warranty of habitability and sought a rent abatement. Based on tenant testimony and HPD violations, the trial court...
Former rent-stabilized tenant sued landlord in small claims court, seeking $5,000 in damages based on landlord's failure to make apartment repairs. Tenant showed that a major leak due to a burst pipe occurred in...
