Landlord sued to evict tenant and tenant's sister. Both sides were represented by attorneys and signed a settlement agreement in court. Tenant and her sister later asked the court to vacate the agreement,...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for creating unsafe conditions at the building. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court by which tenant agreed not to obstruct egress to the building...
Landlord sued to evict the granddaughter of deceased rent-controlled tenant. She claimed succession rights and won. The granddaughter then asked for attorney's fees. Landlord objected, pointing out that there was...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court. Tenant later obtained an attorney and asked the court to vacate the agreement and...
Landlord sued to evict two rent-stabilized sisters for nonprimary residence. Their brother claimed succession rights to the apartment, arguing that he had lived with the sisters for at least two years before they...
Injured tenant sued landlord NYCHA after she slipped and fell in snow outside the apartment building. The court ruled for landlord without a trial. Tenant appealed, and the case was reopened. There were genuine...
Tenant sued landlord after she slipped and fell going down the stairs in her apartment building. Landlord claimed that it wasn't responsible for tenant's injuries and asked the court to dismiss the case...
Landlord sued to evict month-to-month tenant. Tenant claimed that he had a five-year renewal option after his leases expired in 2009 and that he had renewed the lease. Landlord argued that the renewal option was...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord claimed that it had an oral lease with tenant, by which tenant agreed to pay a monthly rent of $800. Landlord said that tenant owed $4,...
Landlord asked the court to reconsider an order vacating a default judgment of possession and eviction warrant that were entered after tenant filed for bankruptcy. The court ruled for landlord and reinstated the...
Landlord sued to evict elderly Section 8 tenant for chronic nonpayment of rent. Landlord claimed that, since 1991, it had to sue tenant for nonpayment at least 12 times. The court granted tenant's request to...
Landlord public housing authority sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The housing court ruled for landlord. After judgment was entered but before she was evicted, tenant filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy relief...
