Starting a Case

Starting a Case as a Landlord

There are three types of cases that a landlord can start in Housing Court as a Landlord.

• Non-Payment - A landlord starts a non-payment case to have the tenant pay rent. The landlord can ask the court to evict the tenant if the tenant doesn’t pay.
• Holdover- A landlord starts a holdover case to evict a tenant or a person in the apartment who is not a tenant for reasons other than simple nonpayment of rent. A holdover case is much more complicated than a nonpayment case. A holdover proceeding can have many variations. the landlord wants the tenant to leave the premises.
• Licensee Holdover - A landlord starts a licensee holdover case to evict someone other than the tenant.

 

Starting a Case as a Tenant

These are the types of cases that a tenant can bring In Housing Court in New York City.

• HP (Housing Part) Action -A tenant starts a HP Action (Case) when the tenant wants the court to order the landlord to make repairs.
• Illegal Lockout -A tenant starts an illegal Lockout case is started when a landlord or another occupant has stopped the tenant from coming into the apartment.
• Licensee - A tenant starts a Licensee Holdover case to evict a guest who has be in the premises for more than 30 days to leave.
• Harassment -A tenant starts a Harassment case when the tenant believes that the landlord is getting back at them because the tenant started a case against the landlord.
• Roommate —A tenant starts a Roommate case to ask the court to evict another roommate.