While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused numerous problems in all financial sectors throughout the world, New York City has been hit uniquely hard. Financially, perhaps no groups have been more affected by the pandemic than commercial landlords and tenants. The...
TWW recently prevailed in a proceeding seeking access to a neighboring property of its co-op client’s. Under RPAPL §881, a property owner may seek a court order granting access to a neighboring property where it is necessary for construction work or repairs to its own...
Two weeks, Hurricane Ida ripped through our country with tremendous force. Hurricane Ida was a serious, deadly storm that killed and displaced many in its path. In fact, by the time the storm reached us, Ida was still taking lives in the Northeast, days after it hit...
As expected, the nonpayment commercial lease lawsuits stemming from New York’s COVID-related commercial shutdowns are starting to pour in and will further increase once the eviction moratoriums end in January 2022. Businesses which have been facing tremendous...
“I’m sick to death of cleverness. Everybody is clever nowadays.” Oscar Wilde wrote for his protagonist Jack Worthing in “The Important of Being Earnest”. It’s as true today, as it was in 1895. And just as it did for the characters of Wilde’s play, this practice can...
When someone rents an apartment, condo or house in NYC, the landlord will typically ask for a security deposit. The tenant will pay this money at the start of the lease. The security deposit helps protect the landlord if the tenant damages the rental unit or fails to...
Landlords in New York City can evict tenants for failing to pay rent, breaking the terms of the lease, or remaining in possession after the lease expires. However, landlords must strictly follow the proper legal process and, where required, give advance notice to the...
In June of 2019 the New York State Legislature enacted the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act (“HSTPA”). The HSTPA dramatically changed the nature of rent overcharge claims, which are claims by a rent regulated tenant that he or she has been charged more rent...
Can a cooperative shareholder’s family member reside in their apartment without the named shareholder living there? New York appellate courts (who review decisions from lower courts and whose opinions control future lower court decisions) have differed in answering...
While becoming the landlord of residential property in New York is a great way to earn extra income, you have to be up on the most recent laws related to landlords and tenants. There may come a time when you have a disabled person submit an application. One of the...
