The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Igor Pleskov and Ian M. Livaich | April 26, 2019
On April 9, the Pennsylvania Superior Court held that a commercial landlord was entitled to recover certain portions of unpaid additional rent under a lease agreement but limited the landlord's recovery based on the statute of limitations.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Philip Markowitz | April 17, 2019
The retail landscape is changing, and being changed, by numerous forces, so landlords of such properties should consider changing their approach to the retail lease.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Scott E. Mollen | April 16, 2019
In his Realty Law Digest, Scott E. Mollen discusses '28th Highline Assocs. LLC v. Roache' and '206 West 80th Street LLC v. Julianna Morgan'.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Robert L. Schonfeld | April 4, 2019
Can a landlord be held liable for failing to take prompt action to address a racially hostile housing environment created by one tenant targeting another, where the landlord knew of the discriminatory conduct and had the power to correct it? A divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently ruled in the affirmative that a landlord could be so held liable.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein | April 2, 2019
In their Landlord-Tenant column, Warren Estis and Michael Feinstein discuss the recent case “Bliss World v. 10 West 57th Street Realty,” where the First Department Appellate Division made it “crystal clear that where a default is incapable of cure, Yellowstone relief may not be available to the tenant.”
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Scott E. Mollen | April 2, 2019
In his Realty Law Digest, Scott E. Mollen discusses “Matter of JNPJ Tenth Ave. LLC v. Dep't of Bldgs,” where a landlord's challenge to its liability for tenant's Airbnb use of the apartment was rejected because the landlord, with reasonable diligence, could have discovered the tenant's intent to sublet her apartment to transient users; and “Queens Neighborhood United v. N.Y.C. Dep't of Bldgs,” where a preliminary injunction to stop ongoing construction was denied because the petitioners failed to exhaust all remedies.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Lisa L. Gokhulsingh | March 29, 2019
This article analyzes a case that will be before the New York Court of Appeals, 'He v. Troon', in which the issue is whether an out-of-possession landlord has a non-delegable duty under Administrative Code §7-210 where the condition complained of involves snow and ice.
By Robert Storace | March 28, 2019
The Connecticut Fair Housing Center won the first round of its suit alleging discrimination in how some screening services provide information on prospective tenants to landlords. A federal judge refused to dismiss the suit this week and both sides now prepare for discovery.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Scott E. Mollen | March 26, 2019
In his Realty Law Digest, Scott E. Mollen discusses 'Salzberg v. Sena,” where the defendants were granted $50,250 in damages for plaintiffs' unlawful tree removal and trespass; and 'Vernon Manor Co-op Apts. v. Brisport,' where the tenant didn't have to pay a disproportionate late fee.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Francis J. Lane III | March 26, 2019
This article is the first in a series examining developments in rent overcharge litigation, which has mushroomed in New York County in the decade since the Court of Appeals upheld the Appellate Division, First Department's decision in 'Roberts v. Tishman Speyer Props., L.P.'
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