Protect Your Rights Against Wrongful Eviction From Your Co-Op Share Or Condominium Unit

A co-op board or condominium board cannot simply remove you from your home or lock you out. Eviction is a legal process that must follow statutory procedures and provide you with notice and an opportunity to be heard in court. When a board or landlord attempts to remove you without following the law—through self-help eviction, lockouts, utility shutoffs, or removal of your belongings—that eviction is unlawful and you have legal remedies. Additionally, constructive eviction occurs when the building corporation fails to maintain habitable conditions or when a landlord (if you are leasing within the building) breaches the warranty of habitability, making your unit uninhabitable and effectively forcing you to leave. Sverd Law Firm has successfully represented residents against wrongful evictions and breaches of habitability obligations in co-ops and condominiums.

Actual And Constructive Eviction Distinguished

Actual eviction is the formal legal process where a board or landlord obtains a court judgment and uses a sheriff to remove a resident from the property. This process requires proper notice, opportunity to appear in court, and compliance with statutory procedures. A board or landlord who attempts self-help eviction—changing the locks, removing your belongings, shutting off utilities, or threatening removal without a court order—commits an unlawful eviction. Constructive eviction occurs when the building corporation breaches its obligations to maintain the residential unit in habitable condition by failing to provide essential services such as heat, hot water, functioning plumbing, or safe living conditions. When conditions become so intolerable that remaining in your unit is impossible, you may be constructively evicted and have the right to vacate, terminate your occupancy, and recover damages.

We Defend Your Residential Rights

Sverd Law Firm defends residents and tenants against wrongful eviction, whether actual selfhelp eviction or constructive eviction through breach of habitability obligations. We pursue claims for damages, seek injunctive relief to stop unlawful conduct, and protect your right to occupy your co-op share or condominium unit or to terminate your occupancy on favorable terms.

Let Us Handle Your Case

If you have been subjected to wrongful eviction or if uninhabitable conditions have made your residential unit unlivable, email us to schedule your initial consultation today.