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…
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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…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Prevails on Motion to Vacate Tolling of Statute of Limitations
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. successfully moved to vacate the tolling of the statute of limitations on potential claims against a client, as provided for in prior orders of the court, persuading the presiding judge that he had acted beyond his authority in having earlier tolled the statute of the limitations. In 2024, the New York Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Prevails on Motion to Vacate Tolling of Statute of Limitations
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. successfully moved to vacate the tolling of the statute of limitations on potential claims against a client, as provided for in prior orders of the court, persuading the presiding judge that he had acted beyond his authority in having earlier tolled the statute of the limitations. In 2024, the New York Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Successfully Defeats Former Co-Op Board President’s Attempt to Enjoin Certification of Board Election Results and to Require New Election
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C., secured a major victory for an incoming Cooperative Board defending against the former board president’s demands for a preliminary injunction to halt certification of election results in which she was ousted. After oral argument before the Queens County Supreme Court on the hotly contested dispute, the Court agreed with Adam Leitman Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Prevails on Motion to Amend Complaint to Assert Federal and State Civil Rights Claims on Behalf of Real Estate Broker and Agent Against Brokerage
In an ongoing case in which Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. is representing a real estate broker and agent who are pursuing claims against their former employer for civil rights law violations and unpaid commissions, the EEOC issued right-to-sue letters permitting the firm’s clients to bring claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Defeats Motion to Dismiss Clients’ Claims for Unpaid Commissions and Civil Rights Violations in Federal Court
In a wide-ranging case involving a real estate brokerage’s failure to pay commissions owed to one broker, and the brokerage’s racial discrimination against a real estate agent, religious discrimination against the broker, and retaliation against the broker for his opposition to the racist treatment of his co-worker, the agent, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. defeated, in Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Client Receives “Probable Cause” Ruling Determined after Failing to Pay Commissions Owed and Committing Unlawful Racial Discrimination
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. succeeded in obtaining, for its client in a civil rights proceeding, a finding of probable cause that the client’s former employers, a high-end residential real estate brokerage company and two related companies, discriminated against the client in violation of New York state employment discrimination law. Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. represented a Full Article…
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