By: Solomon Chouicha Governor Hochul recently signed into law an amendment to Real Property Law Section 235-j concerning landlords’ duty to notify its tenants of bedbug infestations. Previously, the law required landlords to notify tenants of such infestations within 24 hours of the landlord receiving knowledge of an infestation. The amendment modifies the notification requirements. Full Article…
Phony Tenants Evicted
In a building with tax breaks dependent on tenants meeting certain income limits, several tenants conspired with an outside screening agent to phony up their income records along with their placement on the waiting list for the building. Through this scheme, they got their apartments. However, the Attorney General’s Office became aware of this scheme Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Defeats a Post-Eviction Order to Show and Secured a Mitchell-Lama Coop’s Right to Recover Possession of a Unit
Our client is a Mitchell-Lama Coop in Brooklyn, several of the residents are elderly and are holocaust survivors. We commenced a nonpayment eviction proceeding in Brooklyn Housing Court in November 2022, and we were able to secure a final judgment against the shareholder in May 2024. Thereafter, the shareholder’s guardian ad litem and daughter filed Full Article…