Adam Leitman Bailey P.C. represents a Coop corporation in Queens, New York. When a new Board was elected it conducted an investigation of the books and records maintained by the prior managing agent. The Board questioned the exterminating service which had billed the Corporation over $2 million over a number of years for termite and Full Article…
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Coop Board Forced To Obey The Law
The well known “business judgment rule” gives a cooperative’s Board of Directors wide discretion in how to administer the building it oversees. Many Boards, however, mistake this for an even broader mandate to do whatever they wish. When a family that owned a penthouse apartment in a coop came to Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C., they Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Lifts the Cloud Over Client’s Title
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. vindicated the ownership rights of a Housing Corporation in two of its residences. After pressing suit in New York Supreme Court, setting forth compelling facts and evidence and seeking injunctive and substantial monetary relief for the owner, Defendant was forced to capitulate, withdrawing his spurious claims over title. A former tenant Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Makes New Cooperative Law on Repairs During Street Fight on the Upper East Side
Kahn v. 230-79 Equity Inc. Twenty one years ago, Adam Leitman Bailey, took off its glove and went toe to toe in a street fight for a shareholder in an Upper East Side Cooperative that involved multiple causes of actions and published decisions. The shareholder prevailed in each battle but not before settling a long Full Article…
Kahn v. 230-79 Equity Inc.
In 2004, an Upper East Side cooperative was determined to evict our client in any way possible filing multiple causes of action and multiple cases. But, no one involved in the case ever thought that a ruling would come down in Housing Court that would be cited in 3 out of the 4 Appellate Divisions Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Forces Cooperative to Approve Alteration Plans and Settles Discrimination Lawsuit
A European woman and her young family sought to perform renovations to their cooperative apartment to expand the Building Code (“Building Code”), and submitted plans to the Board for review and approval. After multiple exchanges with the Board’s architect, the Board fully approved the renovations to the apartment, and the work went underway. Little did 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. Obtains $830,000 in Capital Grant Money for Mitchell-Lama Co-op
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. serves as general counsel to many condos and co-ops throughout the city, including Mitchell-Lama co-ops. The Mitchell-Lama program provides affordable rental and cooperative housing to moderate and middle-income families. Our co-op client had been interested in adding additional green space throughout the complex, including an outdoor garden area, outdoor fitness equipment, Full Article…
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