The complainants in this case were a couple who, the NYC Commission on Human Rights found, had been discriminated against on the basis of disability. The landlord had refused to give reasonable accommodations for an emotional support dog, for which…
The City of New York brought a lawsuit against the defendant on the grounds that it had illegally built its premises and maintained structures on city property. The City moved for summary judgment to have the defendant ejected from the…
A tenant sued her landlord believing she had been overcharged for rent, claiming that her apartment should have been subject to rent stabilization laws. While it had been regulated prior to the tenant moving in, it had undergone substantial renovation…
In this case, a corporation formally dissolved in 2013, but engaged in a lease modification in 2015 to assign the rights of the lease to another party. The question is twofold: whether the lease modification can be considered a part…
In this case, the previous owners of a commercial building that had been converted into residential lofts purchased the improvements in the loft from the previous tenants under the Loft Law. When the current owners bought the building, they raised…
Plaintiff purchased three Subway franchises under belief that the contract’s subletting options contained options for renewal after representations by the defendant. However, it turned out those representations were incorrect, with only one having a renewal option, which had a deadline…