Adam Leitman Bailey Co-Edits and Releases Real Estate Titles: The Practice of Law in New York (Real Estate Titles, 4th edition)

The first completely updated edition of James Pedowitz’s legendary book including entirely new material with 34 chapters written by 30 of the most prominent real estate attorneys of our lifetime. Adam Leitman Bailey had the great honor of co-editing with First American’s Michael Berey. Editor(s): Adam Leitman Bailey, Esq.; Michael Berey, Esq.; Real Estate Titles:  Full Article…

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Preparing Practitioners for the Next Disasters

By Adam Leitman Bailey, Dov Treiman and John Desiderio This article gives practical advice to lawyers to help their business clients and building owner clients best prepare for the effects of catastrophic disasters, natural and man-made. Introduction In the United States of America, the number of natural disasters has gradually increased. Most of the costliest  Full Article…

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By Conducting Aggressive Discovery Proving Bidder Could Not Prevail in Litigation, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Overcomes Claims

Bidder sues successful buyer of property claiming that it was the rightful owner of property and actual buyer should have known about filed lawsuit. Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C.’s client was a small family company that, after saving for years, purchased a small multi-family King’s County apartment building in order to supplement their income.  Their former counsel  Full Article…

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Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Defeats Claim Against Title Company Regarding a Purported Negligent Search

Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. was retained by a title company in connection with a claim that the search performed by the title company was negligent.  The title company was retained by the purchaser of the property in connection with the sale of a property that was inherited after the death of seller’s father.  Seller represented  Full Article…

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State Legislature Restores Rights of Private Cooperatives That Were Formally Prohibited Under the House Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019

On June 14, 2019, the Governor signed into law the most sweeping changes to landlord tenant laws of a generation. While tenant advocates saw this law as a major victory, landlords decried it as heavily destructive of the profitability of private land ownership. Particularly hard hit were landlords outside of New York City who had  Full Article…

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Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Defeats Statute of Limitations Argument in Foreclosure Action Using Recent Court of Appeals Precedent

Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. was retained by the note owner to take over its representation in a problematic foreclosure action.  This particular loan was the subject of two prior foreclosure actions in addition to the instant action. The borrower argued that the loan was time barred by the statute of limitations because the first action was  Full Article…

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Another Hard Fought Victory by Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. for a Townhouse Developer under RPAPL § 881: By Digging In and Investigating and Uncovering an Insurmountable Amount of Evidence, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Gave the Court Only One Path To Follow

In RLM TH LLC v. 162 East 70th Street Trust LLC, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. succeeded in a Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law  (“RPAPL”) § 881 proceeding commenced against a neighboring homeowner, after Respondent refused to negotiate in good faith with Petitioner concerning, inter alia, construction on a shared party wall between Petitioner’s and Respondent’s townhouses on  Full Article…

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Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C., Defeats Tenant’s Overcharge and Rent Illegality Claims; Wins Partial Summary Judgment in Non-Payment Proceeding

Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C., in a residential non-payment proceeding in New York County Housing Court, won partial summary judgment on its prima facie case and obtained dismissal of the tenant’s defenses and counterclaims of overcharge and rent illegality. The tenant moved into the apartment in the mid-1980s and signed two successive commercial leases for use  Full Article…

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Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Obtains Extension of Time to Make Mortgage Payment for Bronx Building Owner Using Arcane Legal Theory That Gets Lender’s Attention

Many of the commercial and residential tenants in the Bronx during the pandemic could not afford to pay their rent during the pandemic or chose not to because the government did not make payment mandatory.  As a result the owner of the building, Adam Leitman Bailey’s client, could not make its mortgage payment. Adam Leitman  Full Article…

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Changes to the New York Statutory Power of Attorney Form

As of June 13, 2021, New York State enacted a new statutory Power of Attorney (“POA”) form.  Any POA created prior to this date will remain effective if it conforms to the current law at the time of its execution. The newly reformed POA form enacted four major changes that are designed to simplify the  Full Article…

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