Rockland County landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant admitted owing 14 months of back rent. Tenant claimed that a leak in her apartment in September 2023 caused water to pool on the carpet...
Yonkers tenant sued to evict another apartment occupant he claimed was the subtenant of a room in his apartment. The occupant asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that tenant had no standing to maintain a...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent, based on rent owed between March 2020 and May 2021 totalling $34,495. At trial, it was shown that after a prior rent-stabilized lease expired in...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent, claiming that tenant owed $38,800. Tenant retained counsel, filed an answer, and engaged in motion practice and in failed settlement negotiations...
Landlord sued tenant, seeking $5,000 in damages, attorneys fees, and interest, for damage caused by a fire started by tenant's electric bicycle (e-bike). Landlord asked the court to find tenant liable without...
Landlord sued tenant and Airbnb, claiming that tenant used her apartment for short-term rentals through Airbnb and other platforms, in violation of her lease. Landlord also claimed that Airbnb failed to verify that...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement stipulation in court by which landlord was granted a judgment of possession and an eviction warrant, stayed so that...
Tenant sued landlord for disability discrimination, seeking a reasonable accommodation for a claimed disability. Tenant claimed that he had multiple physical disabilities, including chronic back pain, arthritis, and...
Tenant sued landlord in 2017 for personal injuries he suffered when an allegedly defective soap dish cracked while tenant's hand was on it as he was cleaning his bathtub. After answering and conducting pre-trial...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court granted tenant's request to dismiss the case and denied landlord's request for summary judgment granting possession without a trial. Landlord...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for breach of lease, claiming that tenant illegally installed an air conditioner in his living room window, contrary to the terms of his lease. In addition, landlord...
In 2018, various tenants complained to the DHCR of a reduction in building-wide services. They claimed that landlord changed the front entrance door lock from one using traditional keys to one with non-duplicable...