Landlord of a two-family house sued to evict tenant, who received Section 8 vouchers. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case or give tenant time to file an amended answer. The court ruled for tenant because...
Tenant, who received Section 8 vouchers, sued landlord in an HP action in December 2021 for housing code violations and harassment. Landlord failed to appear at a follow-up court date, and the court issued a Default...
Tenant, a community nonprofit organization, sued to evict apartment occupant, whom their deceased client/subtenant had permitted to live in the apartment in violation of tenant's house rules. Before the COVID...
Landlord sued to evict tenants for illegally subletting their apartment to unknown occupants and for failure to comply with income certification requirements. Tenants asked the court to dismiss the case. They claimed...
HPD sued landlord in housing court, seeking correction of violations of the Housing Maintenance Code, as well as penalties for failure to complete repairs. Landlord claimed that it had completed repairs and that...
Landlord sued to evict tenant, who was landlord's former employee. Landlord claimed that the tenancy was subject to employment, which had been terminated. Tenant argued that he had a five-year lease that...
Tenant sued landlord in an HP proceeding, seeking an order to correct housing violations as well as a finding that landlord had harassed her. In response to the case, HPD inspected and found 13 unreported violations...
Landlord sued to evict a charitable non-for-profit organization that was a successor in interest to landlord's former month-to-month tenant, which was also a charitable not-for-profit. Landlord claimed that the...
Landlord sued to eject rent-stabilized tenant based on claimed "Collyer" conditions in tenant's apartment. While the case was pending, landlord brought an order to show cause asking the court to order...
Tenant brought an HP proceeding in housing court, claiming that landlord had harassed her. She also asked for a restraining order and restoration of a terrace screen outside her apartment. She claimed that landlord...
Landlord sued to evict tenant. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case without trial. She claimed that the eviction action was retaliatory. Landlord sued to evict tenant after she made numerous good-faith...
Two building tenants sued landlord for rent overcharge and asked the court for certification as a class action. In connection with that, they also asked the court to direct landlord to provide contact information for...
