By Adam Leitman Bailey and Brandon M. Zlotnick Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. successfully represented a longtime client, which manages over properties in Manhattan, during the course of an investigation by the Office of the New York State Attorney General (“OAG”). The client has produced responses to a subpoena served by the OAG in early 2024, Full Article…
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Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Successfully Represents Property Management Company Through Investigation by New York State Attorney General’s Office
By Adam Leitman Bailey and Brandon M. Zlotnick Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. successfully represented a longtime client, which manages over properties in Manhattan, during the course of an investigation by the Office of the New York State Attorney General (“OAG”). The client has produced responses to a subpoena served by the OAG in early 2024, Full Article…
Recovering Damages From Water Diversion
The history of real property law is replete with litigation over how one property owner’s assertion of its rights to control and adapt their property impacts their neighbors. These cases usually involve damage to a neighboring property resulting from acts of so-called trespass—which might better be termed a nuisance—one of the most common being damage Full Article…
Coop Estate Requirements
By Rosemary Liuzzo Mohamed Our firm represents several Coop buildings in New York City in connection with closing the sales of their units. When the seller of a unit is the shareholder’s estate, we are often asked for coop estate requirements to sell. Here is a brief but thorough summary of what most coops will Full Article…
NY Real Property Law § 339-ee
NY Real Property Law § 339-ee allows for a tax credit to developers of condominiums. When a sponsor is developing a condominium they will pay a mortgage tax on the underlying construction or blanket mortgage that is used to develop and build the condominium. Purchasers will receive a credit for the mortgage tax paid by Full Article…
Lawful Source of Income Anti-Discrimination Laws as Applied to Rentals
Both New York State and New York City, as well as other municipalities within New York State, have laws on the books that prohibit discrimination by owners and managers of housing accommodations against prospective tenants based on the source of the tenants’ income. The New York State and New York City versions of these laws Full Article…
New York State Court Holds Statute Prohibiting Housing Discrimination Based on Lawful Source of Income Is Unconstitutional as to Section 8 Housing
By Brandon Zlotnick In a case of first impression, Supreme Court, Cortland County has held that a provision of New York State law that prohibits housing discrimination based on lawful source of income is unconstitutional, as a violation of the Fourth Amendment, to the extent that it requires landlords to accept vouchers under the federal Full Article…
Can a Coop Board Demand a Unit Owner Make Repairs Prior to Selling?
By Rosemary Liuzzo Mohamed The short answer is “Yes.” The coop board has a great deal of control and responsibility over the safety of the shareholders, the units, and the building as a whole. The buildings structural integrity must be maintained at all times. Therefore, a coop board may require certain repairs be completed and Full Article…
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