NYC CIVIL COURT

Tenant Claimed He Had No NYC Address on Tax Returns

September 24, 2018    

(Decision submitted by Matthew Livits, Esq. of the Manhattan law firm of Smyth Law P.C., attorneys for the landlord.)

Court Upholds DHCR's 1995 Deregulation Decision

August 21, 2018    

Tenant sued landlord, claiming that her apartment had been improperly vacancy-deregulated while the building was receiving J-51 tax benefits. The court granted landlord's request to dismiss the case. Tenant moved...

Court Affirms DHCR Finding of No Fraud and No Rent Overcharge

August 21, 2018    

(Decision submitted by Eileen O'Toole, Esq. of the Manhattan law firm of Borah, Goldstein, Altschuler, Nahins & Goidel, P.C., attorneys for the landlord.)

Rent-stabilized tenant complained of...

Landlord Proves Tenant Didn't Primarily Reside in Apartment

July 27, 2018    

(Decision submitted by Noah Levenson of the Manhattan law firm of Levy Tolman LLP, attorneys for the landlord.)

Petition Seeking to Appoint 7-A Administrator Lacked Sufficient Information

June 24, 2018    

(Decision submitted by Noah E. Levenson of the Manhattan law firm of Levy Tolman LLP, attorneys for the landlord.)

Prior Preferential Rent Was Below Deregulation Threshold

May 24, 2018    

Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant after tenant's lease expired. Tenant claimed that he was rent stabilized and that the apartment was improperly deregulated. The court ruled for tenant and dismissed the...

Landlord Proves Building Was Substantially Rehabilitated in Eviction Case

March 27, 2018    

(Decision submitted by Adam Leitman Bailey of the Manhattan law firm of Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C., attorneys for the landlord.)

Landlord Can Add Additional Rent Accruing Since Rent Demand to Court Petition

March 26, 2018    

(Decision submitted by Adam Leitman Bailey of the Manhattan law firm of Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C., attorneys for the landlord.)

Landlord Can Evict Tenant Who Violated Settlement Agreement

March 26, 2018    

(Decision submitted by Paul N. Gruber, of the Manhattan law firm of Borah, Goldstein, Altschuler, Nahins & Goidel, P.C., attorneys for the landlord.)

Landlord Didn't Illegally Lock Out Person Claiming to Be Apartment Occupant

March 19, 2018    

(Decision submitted by Eileen O'Toole, of the Manhattan law firm of Borah, Goldstein, Altschuler, Nahins & Goidel, P.C., attorneys for the landlord.)

On-Time Rent Concession Didn't Become Tenant's Legal Rent

February 26, 2018    

(Decision submitted by Tony Subraj, Vice President of landlord Zara Realty.)

Landlords Seeking Owner Occupancy Didn't Offer Tenant Another Rent-Stabilized Unit

January 24, 2018    

(Decision submitted by David Hershey-Webb, Esq. of the law firm of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph, LLP, attorneys for the tenant.)