NEW YORK SUPPLEMENT - 2ND SERIES - LEGAL REPORTER

Tenant Gets Attorney's Fees After Defeating Breach-of-Lease Claim

February 17, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for breach of lease based on unauthorized alterations to the apartment. The trial court ruled for tenant and dismissed the case. The court found that the alterations had been authorized...

Housing Program Residents Claim Harassment, Unlawful Evictions, Other Abuses

February 17, 2014    

Former and current residents of "three-quarter houses" in Brooklyn and Queens sued housing operators, claiming deceptive business practices, unconscionable contracts, harassment and unlawful eviction,...

Court, Not DHCR, Must Rule on Tenants' Overcharge Claims

February 17, 2014    

Tenants sued landlord for rent overcharge in Civil Court. The court referred the overcharge claims to the DHCR and otherwise marked the case off calendar pending the DHCR's determination. Tenants appealed,...

Tenant Challenges Landlord's Claimed High-Rent Vacancy Deregulation

February 17, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict tenant after tenant's lease expired. Landlord claimed that tenant was unregulated. Tenant claimed that he was subject to rent stabilization and that he had been overcharged. Both sides...

Co-Tenant Added After J-51 Benefits Expired Remains Rent Stabilized

February 17, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict tenant Orenstein after tenant's lease expired. Landlord claimed that the apartment wasn't subject to rent regulation. Tenant claimed that she was rent stabilized because the building...

Landlord Could Collect Renewal Lease Rent Upon Rent Restoration

February 17, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord claimed that tenant owed over $2,000 in back rent for the period between October 2012 and January 2013. Landlord claimed that tenant'...

Tenant's Niece Can't Get Rent-Stabilized Apartment

February 17, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant's niece after tenant died. The niece claimed succession rights to the apartment. The court ruled for landlord without a trial. The niece appealed and lost. Since...

Did Single Incident of Vandalism by Tenant's Guest Violate Lease?

February 17, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict HUD tenant for violating her lease by permitting criminal activity in her apartment. The court granted tenant's request to dismiss the case before filing an answer. Landlord appealed, and...

Tenant Must Walk Dog Outside with Leash and Muzzle

February 17, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for keeping a dog and cat in his apartment in violation of his lease. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement in court. Landlord agreed that tenant could keep his pets if...

Tenant Rejected Landlord's Reasonable Accommodation Offer

February 17, 2014    

Tenant complained to the NY State Division of Human Rights (DHR) that landlord discriminated against her based on disability. The DHR ruled against tenant, who appealed and lost. Landlord's offer to tenant of a...

Tenant Can Be Evicted for Family Member's Criminal Activity

February 17, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict Section 8 tenant for breach of her lease after tenant's family member was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering. The court ruled for landlord without...

Retaliatory Eviction Not Valid Defense to Nonpayment Claim

January 15, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. The court ruled for landlord and delayed eviction to give tenant 15 days to pay the rent arrears. Tenant appealed and won, in part. Tenant claimed that the court...