By Adam Leitman Bailey November 13th, 2009 Q. Our landlord is installing individual electric meters in each apartment in our building, which has a mixture of regulated and nonregulated tenants. Each tenant will be paying for his or her own electricity, but at a lower-than- normal rate because of the large total consumption. Is this Full Article…
What You Must Know When Negotiating a Laundry Room Contract, New York Housing Journal
By Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman April 1st, 2009 It’s amazing how good building owners and managers are at increasing and garnering revenue from residential tenants while at the same time leaving themselves to the will and whim of laundry room operators who impose contracts lasting for decades with automatic renewals, rights of first Full Article…
When Your Adversary May Be A Few Cards Short Of A Complete Deck, What’s the Deal?, Dov Treiman’s Landlord-Tenant Monthly
By Carolyn Z. Rualo June 1st, 2007 How often it is observed that a lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client! Yet wise as that aphorism is, it is all the more striking when the lawyer is not only self-representing, but perhaps sufficiently mentally ill as to be “an adult incapable of Full Article…
Impact of New York City’s Amended Noise Control Code, New York Law Journal
July 2nd, 2008 Although noise is a reality of modern urban living, it is also considered the leading quality of life issue in New York City.1 After nearly 40 years, the New York City Noise Control Code (the Code) was amended, effective July 1, 2007 (the Amended Code).2 The amendments define unreasonable noise as sound Full Article…
Declaratory Judgement: Judges May Weigh Title if Ancillary to Authorized Relief, New York Law Journal
By Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman December 13th, 2006 There continues to be a good deal of confusion and controversy about what kinds of things the Civil Court can and cannot hear. Often litigants and sometimes even courts will mistake a call for the Civil Court to make a particular determination on the way Full Article…
Q & A: Adding ‘Partners’ to Co-op Shares, The New York Times, Speakers: Jay Romano
By Adam Leitman Bailey May 12th, 2010 Q. What rights does being registered as “domestic partners” in New York City convey in regard to real estate? I moved into my partner’s co-op five years ago, but the board refuses to add my name to the shares and proprietary lease. A. Adam Leitman Bailey, a Manhattan Full Article…
Q & A: Free to Go at Lease’s End, New York Times, Speakers: Jay Romano
By Dov Treiman June 15th, 2010 Q. I don’t plan on renewing the lease on my Manhattan apartment. How much notice am I required to give my landlord? A. According to Dov Treiman, a Manhattan lawyer, a tenant in New York City has no obligation to notify a landlord of the intent to move out Full Article…
Q & A: Putting a Time Limit on Rent Stabilization, The New York Times
By Adam Leitman Bailey Q. For the last 30 years I’ve lived in a “J-51” rental building and have been informed that my rent-stabilization status will expire in a number of years. Is this legal? A. Adam Leitman Bailey, a Manhattan real estate lawyer, said that the under New York City’s J-51 program, building owners Full Article…