Tenants’ son claimed succession rights to an apartment regulated by HPD. HPD ruled against the son, who then filed an Article 78 appeal claiming that HPD’s decision was arbitrary and unreasonable. The...
Tenant sued landlord after she claimed that she slipped and fell on a patch of ice in the parking lot next to the apartment building. The court granted landlord’s request to dismiss the case without a trial....
HPD terminated tenant’s Section 8 rent subsidy because tenant misrepresented his family composition. HPD ordered that the tenancy was terminated. Tenant filed an Article 78 appeal, claiming that HPD’s...
Landlord sued to evict tenant of an unregulated apartment. The court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Landlord previously withdrew the building from the Mitchell-Lama program, and tenant signed several...
Landlord brought a commercial eviction proceeding against rent-stabilized tenant after terminating tenant's garage lease. Landlord asked the court to rule in its favor without a trial. The court ruled for...
Landlord filed an Article 78 appeal to challenge an ECB ruling that landlord violated NYC administrative code provisions that required a permit to change occupancy of landlord’s building and which prohibited...
Tenant sued landlord for negligence after slipping and falling on kitty litter she claimed was left on the building’s interior staircase. Tenant claimed that she was forced to use the stairs due to a continuing...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nuisance and lease violation by constantly allowing cigarette smoke to emanate from his apartment and thereby disturbing other tenants and endangering their health....
Tenant and the family of another tenant sued landlord for negligence after they were shot in the building’s public vestibule. One of the tenants died. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without a...
Loft tenant appealed a decision by ECB that reinstated a violation against her for obstructing the sprinkler system in her loft unit in violation of the NYC Fire Code and fined tenant $475. The court denied tenant...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a probationary settlement agreement in court. Tenant was later evicted for failing to make payments of back rent as promised in the...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nuisance. The court ruled for landlord based on tenant’s failure to appear for trial. Tenant later asked the court to vacate the judgment. The court agreed, a new judgment was...
