New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Patricia Kane | December 4, 2018
In their Landlord-Tenant column, Warren Estis and Michael Feinstein discuss the case 'Help Social Services v. John,' which they describe as a "cautionary reminder that, particularly when dealing with pro se tenants, stipulations of settlement may ultimately not be enforced, and may not accomplish the goal of finality which had hoped to be achieved."
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | November 30, 2018
We think the tenant's position was an untenable “stretch” and the Appellate Division got it absolutely right. The tenant was correctly evicted.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Scott E. Mollen | November 27, 2018
Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses '273 Lee Avenue Tenants Ass'n v. Steinmentz,' where issues of fact existed as to whether the landlord's actions were motivated by discrimination; and 'Matter of Healy v. Town of Hempstead Bd. of Appeals,' where a board of appeals' SEQRA declaration was found fatally flawed, vacating the board's determinations.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Scott E. Mollen | November 20, 2018
Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses “Milone v. US Bank Nat'l Ass'n,” where the court held notice did not establish the bank's standing to de-accelerate the prior mortgage payment demand, and “Webster Ave. Holdings v. Pough,” where the tenant was awarded partial summary judgment on a laches defense.
By Lidia Dinkova | November 19, 2018
Eric Bason sued for discrimination saying he was turned away from renting a North Miami apartment because he uses Section 8 vouchers to help pay rent.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By George M. Heymann | November 14, 2018
With the Democrats poised to take control of the State Senate in January 2019, coupled with a Democratic Assembly, major changes regarding rent regulated apartments will be in the pipeline.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Scott E. Mollen | November 13, 2018
Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses three cases: the landlord-tenant case “Morris v. Morris,” where the court found that a familial relationship required dismissal of the licensee proceeding and that an adoptive or biological relationship is irrelevant; “101 W. Owner I LLC v. 715-723 Sixth Ave. Owners Corp., which involved a special proceeding to confirm an appraisal award arising from a rent reset proceeding, and “Plotch v. Wells Fargo Bank,” where the court rejected the plaintiff's claim that he lacked notice based on the notary's illegible signature.
By Jason Grant | November 9, 2018
A state appeals panel said resident Steven Rosen “put his mental condition in issue by seeking to recover damages for emotional distress as a result of the actions alleged" in a complaint that alleged his doorman came after him with a wrench and used anti-Semitic language against him, among other harassing actions.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Darryl M. Vernon | November 9, 2018
There is simply no good reasoning to allow a landlord to use the rent from an unlawfully deregulated lease.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Darryl M. Vernon | November 8, 2018
It is fair to point out that there have been abuses by those requesting accommodation animals and that such abuses have entered the “realm of contemporary literature, humor and satire.”
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