Warren A Estis

February 05, 2002 | New York Law Journal

A recent decision by the Kings County Civil Court in Jay Max Sportswear Inc. v. The Gallery at Fulton St. LLC 1 addresses, and is a good compendium of case law concerning, the availability to a landlord of "self-help" to evict a commercial entity. This article discusses the reasoning of that case and the legal precedent it cites. We emphasize that the case was in a commercial context. Such self-help in a residential context is not permitted. 2

By Warren A. Estis And William J. Robbins

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June 02, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins, partners at Rosenberg & Estis, review a recent case where a tenant attempted to exercise its right of first refusal to buy the building on the same terms as offered by a third party without giving the seller the loan, meant to purchase a replacement property, that was provided for in the contract with the third-party buyer.

By Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins

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November 01, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Warren A. Estis, a founding partner at Rosenberg Estis, and Jeffrey Turkel, a partner at the firm, write that a recent ruling by the Appellate Term, First Department, is of particular interest to landlord-tenant lawyers and is sure to trigger a number of new appeals.

By Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel

9 minute read

October 06, 2004 | New York Law Journal

Warren A. Estis, a founding partner of Rosenberg & Estis, and William J. Robbins, a partner of the firm, describe a recent case where the procedural posture and manner, as much as the outcome, are noteworthy.

By Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins

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December 01, 2010 | New York Law Journal

In their Landlord/Tenant Law column, Warren A. Estis, a founding partner at Rosenberg & Estis, and William J. Robbins, a partner at the firm, write that a subtenant concerned about protecting its right of continued occupancy in the event the tenant/sublessor surrenders its lease, needs to interact with the over-landlord before taking occupancy.

By Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins

13 minute read

July 13, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Rosenberg & Estis partners Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel discuss the recently enacted Rent Act of 2011, rent regulation, and the interplay between the luxury deregulation changes and the reduction of the individual apartment improvement increase, which makes the former more difficult and expensive to achieve.

By Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel

8 minute read

June 01, 2011 | New York Law Journal

In their Landlord-Tenant column, Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins of Rosenberg & Estis discuss cases where notices sent to tenants with deficiencies were fatal to summary proceedings, and ways to make practitioners aware of some of the myriad details that need to be considered in laying the groundwork for, and in litigating, summary proceedings.

By Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins

13 minute read

March 05, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Warren A. Estis, a founding partner at Rosenberg & Estis, and Jeffrey Turkel, a partner at the firm, write that the Court of Appeals' recent decision in Riverside Syndicate Inc. v. Munroe answers a question that has puzzled trial and appellate courts alike: Under what conditions may a rent stabilized tenant, or landlord, waive rights under the Rent Stabilization Law?

By Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel

9 minute read

June 01, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Warren A. Estis, a founding partner of Rosenberg & Estis, and William J. Robbins, a partner at the firm, write that there are myriad procedural issues that can give rise to motion practice in a summary proceeding. They are a mine field for attorneys representing landlords and a gold mine for counsel to tenants.

By Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins

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