NYC CIVIL COURT

ERAP Stay Vacated Because Co-Tenant Was Already Denied ERAP Assistance

December 20, 2022    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant filed an ERAP application, which automatically stayed the eviction proceeding. Landlord then asked the court to vacate the ERAP stay, pointed out that a co...

Landlord Seeking DHCR Demolition Approval Needn't Prove Finances for Post-Demolition Work

November 25, 2022    

Landlord who sought to develop an area on a block on Manhattan's Upper East Side filed a demolition application with the DHCR. Landlord sought permission to remove the sole remaining rent-stabilized tenant in the...

DHCR Order Permitting Discontinuance of Preferential Rent for Successors Unenforceable

September 28, 2022    

Landlord sued to evict family member successor tenant of rent-stabilized apartment for failure to sign a renewal lease. The renewal lease offer was for $2,720 for a one year or $2,747 for a two-year renewal. Tenant...

DRP-223 Amends Procedure for Obtaining Default Judgments in Housing Court

July 21, 2022    

Immediately following issuance of Administrative Order AO 158/22 on June 29, 2022, the NYC Civil Court issued DRP-223 on June 30, 2022, concerning management of motions for default judgments in residential and...

Occupant Who Claims Succession Rights Maintains ERAP Stay Until Decided by OTDA

June 27, 2022    

Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant after rent-stabilized tenant died. The occupant claimed succession rights as tenant's adopted child, and also filed an ERAP application. Despite landlord's request to...

Court Upholds ERAP Stay Despite Substantial Rent Arrears Predating March 13, 2020

June 27, 2022    

Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenants in a holdover proceeding after tenants' lease expired in 2018. Landlord obtained a money judgment for rent arrears owed as of Jan. 15, 2020, in the amount of $279,000,...

Court Vacates ERAP Stay Where Tenant Is Unregulated and Landlord Won't Accept ERAP Funds

May 25, 2022    

Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant in early 2022 based on termination of their tenancy. On Feb. 3, 2022, tenant's attorney advised landlord and the court that tenant had filed an ERAP application and asked...

Notice of Discontinuance Can't Be Filed After Tenant Answers Petition

April 26, 2022    

(Decision submitted by attorney John Bart of DC 37  Municipal Employees Legal Services, who represented the tenant.)

DRP-222 Issued Post-Eviction Moratorium to Address Default Judgments

February 21, 2022    

Following the end of New York's eviction moratorium on Jan. 15, 2022, DRP-222 was issued to address the management in New York City's Civil Courts of motions for default judgments in residential and...

DRP-221 Issued to Guide Management of Eviction Cases Commenced after March 16, 2020

February 21, 2022    

Following the end of New York's eviction moratorium on Jan. 15, 2022, DRP-221 was issued to address the management in New York City's Civil Courts of residential and commercial eviction matters commenced...

Administrative Order 34 of 2022 Addresses Court Procedures Post-Eviction Moratorium

January 25, 2022    

Immediately following the end of the NY eviction moratorium on Jan. 15, 2022, the NY Court System issued AO/34...

Court Issues Procedural Guidance Following End of Eviction Moratorium

January 25, 2022    

The NY Court System issued a Memorandum dated Jan. 16, 2022, to provide guidance...