Michael E Feinstein

March 31, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein discuss the recent case 'Graham Court Owner's Corp. v. Taylor,' where the Court of Appeals held that the lease provision at issue invoked the reciprocal mandate of Real Property Law Section 234.

By Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein

9 minute read

February 04, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their Landlord-Tenant column, Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein of Rosenberg & Estis, discuss the First Department Appellate Division's ruling in "251 CPW Housing v. Pastreich," where the court rejected the Appellate Term's "colorable claim" standard as a basis for denying attorney fees.

By Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein

10 minute read

February 03, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their Landlord-Tenant column, Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein of Rosenberg & Estis, discuss the First Department Appellate Division's ruling in "251 CPW Housing v. Pastreich," where the court rejected the Appellate Term's "colorable claim" standard as a basis for denying attorney fees.

By Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein

10 minute read

December 03, 2014 | New York Law Journal

After previously writing in their Landlord-Tenant column that Yellowstone injunctions are routinely granted, Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein discuss how the court in 'LIDC I v. Sunrise Mall' denied a commercial tenant's motion for such an injunction, finding that the tenant failed to show they were prepared to cure their rent default.

By Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein

11 minute read

October 01, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In their Landlord-Tenant column, Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein of Rosenberg & Estis discuss the chronic non-payment holdover proceeding - a landlord's best weapon when faced with having to commence multiple non-payment proceedings against defaulting tenants. They note, however, that if the tenant asserts a valid defense to non-payment, the court may very well conclude that a substantial obligation of the tenancy has not been breached.

By Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein

10 minute read

August 06, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In their Landlord-Tenant column, Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein of Rosenberg & Estis discuss the issue of allowing day care facilities to be operated in residential buildings, and write: Bronx County has now ruled, as a matter of public policy, that restrictive covenants in proprietary leases limiting occupancy to residential use are unenforceable with respect to the operation of a licensed “group family day care home.”

By Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein

9 minute read

June 04, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In their Landlord/Tenant column, Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein of Rosenberg & Estis discuss "Kaplan v. Park South Tenants Corp," where the court issued an injunction enjoining a co-op from interfering with a tenant's alterations.

By Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein

9 minute read

February 05, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In their Landlord-Tenant column, Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein of Rosenberg & Estis write how, in a 3-2 decision, the First Department resolved the "conflict" in the department as to whether a lease provision invokes a reciprocal mandate of Real Property Law Section 234.

By Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein

13 minute read

December 04, 2013 | New York Law Journal

In their Landlord-Tenant column, Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein of Rosenberg & Estis, review the issue of when is it appropriate for an attorney or agent of the landlord to issue a notice to cure or notice of termination on the landlord's behalf.

By Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein

12 minute read

December 05, 2012 | New York Law Journal

In their Landlord-Tenant column, Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein of Rosenberg & Estis review a First Department decision where the majority, in reversing the Appellate Term and dismissing the landlord's non-primary residence holdover proceeding, appears not to have applied a well-established standard of review, and instead made its own findings based on an independent analysis of the evidence.

By Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein

11 minute read