New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel | January 28, 2020
In their Rent Regulation column, Warren Estis and Jeffrey Turkel discuss how the Legislature has begun to sharply limited landlord "personal use evictions" pursuant to the recently enacted Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act (HSTPA), and how the courts are effectuating the changes.
By Suzette Parmley | January 23, 2020
"We decline to hold the landlord responsible for property over which it had relinquished control," Justice Faustino Fernandez-Vina wrote.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Dani Schwartz | January 23, 2020
Recently, and with little media attention, the New York State Legislature enacted a law that appears to nullify, as contrary to public policy, any commercial lease provision that waives a tenant's right to seek a Yellowstone injunction. But the statute as written may not accomplish the Legislature's goal.
By Katheryn Tucker | January 22, 2020
Mary Eaton, a partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher representing the tenants, said, "Forcing hundreds of thousands of NYCHA tenants to pursue individual breach of contract claims in Civil Court is not a just or reasonable approach, and we are pleased the Appellate court agreed."
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Scott E. Mollen | January 21, 2020
In his Realty Law Digest, Scott E. Mollen discusses three landlord-tenant cases: 'Fordham Fulton Realty v. De Leon,' '3510 Realty v. Matos,' and 'JP 603 Linden Blvd. LLC v. Whiteman.'
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Anthony S. Guardino | January 21, 2020
Municipalities typically impose a duty on abutting landowners to maintain sidewalks. In his Zoning and Land Use Planning column, Anthony Guardino discusses how some municipalities also shift liability to those landowners for failure to fulfill that duty.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Scott E. Mollen | January 14, 2020
In his Realty Law Digest, Scott E. Mollen discusses "Xiang Fu He v. Troon Management," "261/271 Seaman Ave. LLC v. Jordaan," and "Cuomo v. The East Williston Union Free School Dist."
By Dan M. Clark | January 13, 2020
"It was a call to ask if I could come in and explain the law, being a landlord-tenant attorney, to try to get everybody on the same page," Cain said of one call she got from a judge.
By Jane Wester | January 10, 2020
The tenants claimed that Dukler and Rikud Realty have spent years scrambling paperwork to deceive the state's Homes and Community Renewal agency, which froze the rent, according to the complaint.
By Dan M. Clark | January 7, 2020
Each case dealt with how much those tenants should be awarded after their landlords unlawfully deregulated their apartments while simultaneously receiving tax benefits.
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