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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Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Finds COVID-19 Relief for Landlords Trying to Court New Tenants

One of the problems facing landlords throughout NYC is the rapidly rising vacancy rate because of COVID-19. In spite of the rent stabilization laws, landlords are now competing with each other to offer their tenants better and better deals just to keep them or to entice them to rent an apartment. With the amendments to  Full Article…

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Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Accelerates the Issuance of a Certificate of No Harassment During COVID-19

Since Certificate of No Harassment Unit of the Housing Preservation and Development of the City of New York was inundated with hundreds of thousands owners’ applications for Certificates of No Harassment pre – pandemic that one can only imagine what the grinding halt of the COVID-19 lockdown meant for owners waiting for a determination on  Full Article…

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Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Leads and Guides Owner on How to Legally Secure Possession of a Commercial Space During COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic gave rise to a plethora of executive orders and judicial memoranda that prohibit owners from enforcing their contractual rights against commercial tenants in default of their lease.  Many New York City owners, in the exercise of good business sense and compassion, worked out deals with tenants during these harsh economic times.  However, an owner’s  Full Article…

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Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Secures Settlement for Lender Following Stalled Negotiations

Although a lender may successfully obtain a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale in a foreclosure proceeding, oftentimes a lender must additionally defend its rights in a Borrower’s subsequent Bankruptcy proceeding where the Borrower is hoping to avoid the foreclosure auction. In a recent case, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. (ALBPC) was retained to step in as  Full Article…

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Adam Leitman Bailey Defeats Neighbor’s Attempt for Restraining Order Halting Construction in the Name of Adverse Possession

Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. recently defeated an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order by a neighbor seeking to permanently enjoin Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C.’s client, a Westchester developer, from any construction on a new subdivision adjoining the neighbor’s property. The proposed action, brought by Order to Show Cause, in an attempt to blackmail the  Full Article…

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Adam Leitman Bailey P.C. Appellate Victory: Successor Sponsors No Longer Responsible for Repairing Building

Adam Leitman Bailey P.C. successfully defends purchasers of units in a condominium following the original sponsor’s  bankruptcy against claims of individual units owners for breach of contract The original sponsor of a condominium conversion declared bankruptcy after it was sued by individual unit owners for design and construction defects. In the bankruptcy proceeding,  the firm’s  Full Article…

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Unprecedented Negotiation of License Agreement with Large Developer Improves, Structurally Stability, and Increases Value and Longevity, of Adjacent Building

A prominent real estate holding company needed to negotiate an extraordinarily complicated license agreement for protections relating to a prominent university’s massive construction project adjacent to the building. The university’s project included demolition work, support of excavation work, foundation work, and the construction of a new building. In particular, the real estate holding company was  Full Article…

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Not Deterred by the COVID-19 Summary Proceeding Standstill, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Obtains Possession of a Luxury Home and Rent in a Post-Foreclosure Supreme Court Ejectment Action

The foreclosure buyer of a luxury home in Westchester County recently turned to Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. for help. The closing took place in December of 2019. The owner sent eviction notices to the occupants; the notices long expired. Due to COVID-19, the owner could not effectively commence or prosecute a summary eviction proceeding. The  Full Article…

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