Landlord and His Lawyer Took Me to Court on a Case that had no Legal Merit

My landlord, along with his attorney, took me took me to Landlord Tenant Court.

My landlord said that he wanted to move into my apartment which of course meant that I would have to move out.

The case was dismissed by the judge because the law states that a landlord can not move into an apartment in a building where there are more than 3 apartments. The building that I live in has 4 apartments.

The landlords lawyer said in court to the judge that he was "misinformed as to the number of units in the building".

I think that the lawyer in not telling the truth because in the letter that he mailed me and that he signed telling me that that the landlord wants to move in, the inside address says "apartment 4".

My landlord has evicted another tenant by saying that he is going to move in to their apartment and then he didn't move in. I guess that they didn't know that the law says that a landlord can't move into an apartment in a building with more than 3 apartments.

What are my options?

Thank you!

Options as to what? To leave or sue for damages or what do you mean?

Hi....Thanks for your response.

I put this up here because I think that two or more heads are better than one.

Yes, should I sue the lawyer and the landlord for punitive damages because there were no other damages or should I press charges of harassment and any other charges that may apply with the District Attorney's office.

Or should I just do nothing which is not what I want to do but which is what I probably should do.

How much could I get in punitive damages? Probably not that much and then I would have to split it with the lawyer.

If I pressed charges through the District Attorney's office. the lawyer might be disbarred or have his license suspended and he might have to do jail time and the landlord might have to do some jail time and pay a fine, etc, but how is that going to help me?

In my opinion, I'm probably better off just letting it go, in the long run, but I thought that I would not hurt to get another opinion.

Thank you!

i would also let it go, he lost in court!