NYC CIVIL COURT

Court Looks Back More Than Four Years to Examine Apartment Deregulation

July 14, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict unregulated tenant. Tenant claimed that he was rent stabilized and had been overcharged. Landlord argued that the apartment had been exempt from rent stabilization based on high-rent vacancy...

Collyers Condition Not Curable

July 14, 2015    

Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance by the dangerous accumulation of refuse and debris that was stacked from floor to ceiling throughout tenant’s apartment, including where the gas stove was...

Landlord Can Evict Tenants for Short-Term Rental Profiteering

May 13, 2015    

(Decision submitted by Steven Sidrane of the Rockville Centre law firm of Sidrane & Schwartz-Sidrane LLP, attorneys for the landlord.)

No Proof of Fraudulent Deregulation

May 13, 2015    

(Decision submitted by Erez Glambosky and Jeremy Honig of the Manhattan law firm of Rivki Radler LLP, attorneys for the landlord.)

Piecemeal Facade Work Didn't Qualify as MCI

March 24, 2015    

(Decision submitted by Jon Lilienthal of the Manhattan law firm of Collins, Dobkin & Miller, LLP, who represented the tenants.)

Landlord Can't Seek Rent Without Multiple Dwelling Registration

November 25, 2014    

Landlord sued tenant for nonpayment of rent. Tenant had never moved into the apartment and asked the court to dismiss the case. The court ruled for tenant, and landlord appealed. The appeals court ruled against...

Was Landlord Responsible for Tenant's Fall from Window?

April 18, 2014    

Tenant's husband sued landlord for negligence and violation of the Multiple Dwelling Law based on injuries he suffered when he fell out of an apartment window that he had opened. Landlord asked the court to...

Tenant's Son Not a Required Party in Nonpayment Proceeding

April 15, 2014    

(Decision submitted by David M. Berger, Esq. of the Brooklyn law firm of Tenenbaum...

Landlord Claims Laundry Room Wasn't Required Service

April 15, 2014    

(Decision submitted by Arun Perinbasekar of the Hewlett law firm of Sidrane &...