Topic
Rent Stabilization
20 published works
Whitman Legal Solutions Blog
Rent Control – What the Data Doesn't Show
La Bohème is Giacomo Puccini’s opera about young artists trying to build lives in Paris in the 1830s. The opera also serves as a basis for Jonathan Larson’s musical Rent,…
Adam Leitman Bailey's Blog
4th-generation resident of rent-stabilized Manhattan apartment fights eviction
Gabrielle Vines lives in an apartment in Fort George that’s both cluttered and empty. There are giant storage bins filled with her grandmother’s possessions, an old washing machine that’s no…
A Lawyer's Blog
TENANTS CANNOT WAIVE PUBLIC POLICY RIGHTS – FAIR MARKET RENT APPEAL
Liggett v Lew Realty LLC 2024 NY Slip Op 03378 Decided on June 20, 2024, New York Court of Appeals:"It is well settled that an agreement waiving a benefit of…
Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
SCOTUS Declines to Review New York City’s Rent Stabilization Law
New York City’s rent-related laws have once again survived judicial scrutiny, and evaded Supreme Court review. In 74 Pinehurst LLC v. New York, a group of New York City landlords…
Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
New York’s Rent Stabilization Laws Are Here to Stay, For Now At Least…
By Jodi Stein
New York’s rent stabilization laws, amended in 2019, are arguably the most stringent in the country. Challenges to New York’s rent regulations are not new, and come from both sides…
Adam Leitman Bailey's Blog
Under Regina, Just What Is Fraud?
INTRODUCTION The most talked about recent case in the real estate industry is Regina Metro v. DHCR (2020). In it, New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, set bright…
A Lawyer's Blog
ARE NUISANCE TENANTS MORE OBJECTIONABLE IF IT IS LUXURY HOUSING?
Imagine this: you live in an apartment building in NYC and there is a tenant on a floor who refuses to wear a mask all the time, has a barking/accident…
Land Use Law Blog
March Monthly Real Estate Law Action News
By Abbott & Kindermann, Inc., William W. Abbott, Diane G. Kindermann, Glen C. Hansen
Welcome to Abbott & Kindermann, Inc.’s March Real Estate Law Action News. This summary provides brief updates on recent real estate cases, legislation, and administrative actions in 2021. The case…
A Lawyer's Blog
DEALING WITH RENT IMPAIRING VIOLATIONS UNDER THE MULTIPLE DWELLING LAW
FOOD FIRST HDFC INC. v. Turner, 2020 NY Slip Op 51155 - NY: City Court, Civil Court October 5, 2020:"......If HPD's official records show that an owner of a multiple…
The Price of Presence
NYC Housing October Update and Brief Reflection
By Sophia Singh
We're almost two weeks into October, which means that twelve days ago, rent was due for New Yorkers. Due to the surge in unemployment that has accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic,…