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New York Law Journal

Realty Law Digest

In this week's Realty Law Digest, Scott Mollen discusses two landlord-tenant cases, "River Park Residences v. Williams," and "Kelly v. Williams."
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Save These Families!': Protestors Disrupt Event With Acting Chief Judge Cannataro, Call For Freeze on Eviction Proceedings for Tenants Lacking Counsel

"You can uphold the law. Will you commit to stopping all eviction cases?" one woman shouted at Cannataro, standing up suddenly among rows of attorneys seated inside the 35th floor offices of Foley & Lardner on Park Avenue.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

No Certificate of Occupancy? No Problem!

A recent case by the Appellate Division, Second Department, has reinforced one important distinction between a residential rental tenant, and a shareholder in a cooperative corporation.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Considerations When Severing a Master Lease

Severing a master lease generally entails a number of thorny issues. Because severance can have a meaningful impact on many of the parties' rights and remedies and on their ability to manage and exit their investments in the portfolio, the parties should carefully consider those issues at the outset, prior to entering into the master lease.
10 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Removed to Federal Court: Gordon Rees Lawyers File Counterclaim for Client in Rent Dispute

"Despite the tenant's failure to pay rent and the passage of time set forth in the notice to quit, the tenant continues in possession of the premises without any right or authority," the complaint stated.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cannabis Producer Sued For Allegedly Breaking Lease Under False Pretenses

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Six New York City Real Estate Developers Indicted for Fraud in Affordable Housing Tax Exemption Program

The developers, who all owned apartment buildings in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, are accused of obtaining more than $1.6 million in fraudulent property tax benefits through the program, which grants tax breaks to developers who agree to reserve affordable units in their buildings.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Impact of Amended RPAPL §749(3) on Commercial Tenant Bankruptcies

With the deletion of just a few words from RPAPL §749(3), the 2019 amendment opens the door for tenant-debtors to assume leases even after a pre-bankruptcy warrant of eviction has been issued, without the need for the tenant to first vacate the warrant of eviction.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Realty Law Digest

Scott Mollen discusses "Colgate Inn v. Eberhardt," where the court found that the subject lease granted the Inn owner access to an Inn lessee's records regarding the Inn's transactions, and "2875 W. 8th St. Assoc., L.P. v. Bonomo," where the court allowed a tenant to cure a default with a conditional Yellowstone injunction.
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

In Multipronged Landlord-'Holdover' Tenant Fight, $25M Suit Against Tenant Remains Stayed

The Appellate Division, First Department court ruling represents another piece of the heated litigation between the tenant and the building owner, and, in a sense, prominent lawyer Bailey.
6 minute read

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