Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant, claiming that occupancy of the basement/cellar apartment was unlawful. The court granted tenant's request to dismiss the case. Landlord didn't deny that tenant...
Former building owner, who lived in the building, sued mortgage company for illegal lockout. The court ruled for the owner after trial. The owner testified that he'd lived at the building since July 2007 and...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for breach of lease and creating a nuisance. The court granted tenant's request to dismiss the case. Landlord sent tenant a Notice of Termination dated two days after...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case. Tenant claimed that the building didn't have a valid certificate of occupancy (C of O) and that a temporary C of O...
Landlord sued to evict tenant after issuing a 90-day termination notice. The termination notice stated that the tenancy ended on the 15th day of the month. But the month-to-month tenancy term ran from the first to...
Landlord sued to evict tenant in 2021, basing the holdover proceeding on a 2020 termination notice that had been used in a prior eviction proceeding that had been dismissed. Landlord asked the court to vacate tenant...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for violating substantial obligations of her tenancy. The parties settled the case in court in February 2023. The stipulation addressed the lease breach claims, called...
Landlord sued to evict tenant in a holdover proceeding. Landlord and tenant settled the case during trial. Tenant agreed to move out, and landlord agreed to waive rent owed. When tenant failed to vacate by the agreed...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent, seeking $2,600 per month for the months of August 2022 through February 2023. In response, tenant claimed rent overcharge, breach of warranty of...
Landlord sued to evict Mitchell-Lama tenant for nonpayment of rent, claiming that tenant owed $6,863. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, pointing out that $546 of claimed arrears were air conditioning and...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for creating a nuisance. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that the predicate notice was too vague and didn't comply with the requirements of the...
Landlord sued to evict tenant. Tenant then filed an ERAP application for rental assistance, and the case was stayed by law. Landlord asked the court to vacate the ERAP stay. In response, tenant asked the court to...
