Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C.’s client is a commercial developer with numerous holdings throughout the City, including many former commercial properties that it has repurposed. In this case, our client purchased two adjacent buildings in Manhattan with the intent to combine them into a new property. One of the buildings was immediately leased back to its Full Article…
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About Dov Treiman
Mr. Treiman chairs the Landlord-Tenant Civil Litigation Practice and is a partner at the firm. As one of the leading authorities in the landlord-tenant bar, Mr. Treiman’s drafting of appellate briefs, legal documents and motions has increased the ability of the firm to garner better results for its clients.
Mr. Treiman was involved in private practice for fifteen years before devoting his principal time to the collecting, editing, writing, and publishing of scholarly research materials in landlord-tenant law. His writings include numerous articles in the New York Law Journal and many articles in the Landlord-Tenant Practice Reporter.
Mr. Treiman was the Founding Editor and Contributor of a great many articles to Landlord Tenant Monthly (4 volumes); Editor and Commentator, The Housing Court Reporter (24 volumes); Editor and Commentator, Treiman’s Commentaries (3 volumes); Editor, The Housing Court Reporter Chronological Annotator (3 volumes); Editor, The Housing Court Reporter Plaintiff-Defendant Tables (2 volumes); Editor, The Housing Court Reporter Digest (7 volumes); Editor and Commentator, Treiman’s New York Landlord Tenant Statutes Annotated (3 volumes); Editor and Commentator, Treiman’s Rent Stabilization Code Annotated (3 volumes); Editor and Author, Treiman’s Trial Manual; Editor and Principal Author, Treiman’s Encyclopedia and Dictionary (2 volumes); Editor and Commentator, Treiman’s Leading Cases (2 volumes); Editor, Public Documents of the DHCR; Editor, The Loft Board Reporter (18 volumes); Editor, The New York City Administrative Law Reporter (3 volumes); Editor, Landlord Tenant Appellate Reporter (7 volumes).
Of these, undoubtedly, the most important is the Housing Court Reporter, the standard work used by all the New York City courts and all quality practitioners of landlord-tenant law to search through some 50,000 cases for applicable precedents for appellate briefs, legal documents and motions.
Mr. Treiman was also commissioned by the State of New York to produce special editions of several of these works for their use in chambers by each of the 51 Housing Judges.
Adam Leitman Bailey P.C. Develops New Lease Language Regarding Electric Bicycles
While the green revolution may be doing much ultimately to make the planet more habitable, sloppy implementation of some of its features has had some tragic consequences. An unfortunate example has been the widespread adoption of electric powered bicycles. From an environmental standpoint, there can be little question that a well designed well equipped electric Full Article…
Managing the Ladder: An Overview of Modern Equitable Subrogation
As a follow-up to their previous article published almost 15 years ago, authors Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman discuss the law of equitable subrogation including many of the possible consequences from this doctrine in foreclosure practice. Almost 15 years ago, we authored “Split Between Departments Muddies Subrogation Doctrine” on this very page and this Full Article…
Avoiding Usury: Determining the Maximum Interest That Can Be Legally Charged
Adam Leitman Bailey, Dov Treiman, and Danny Ramrattan discuss the limited applicability of usury defenses. They write: “In all, this area of the law is deceptively simple and the resolution of any case will require a close examination of the intricacies of the particular matter.” New York imposes two separate rates for determining usury, a Full Article…
A Comprehensive Guide to The Good Cause Eviction Laws
Introduction There has been quite a bit of attention in the Real Estate Industry paid to the “Good Cause Eviction Law” (GCE) signed into law on April 22, 2024. While the law gives a good deal of new paperwork for lawyers to complete when dealing with tenants, our office has developed procedures to make the Full Article…
Recently Passed Real Estate Nightmare Legislation
A review of some of the most noteworthy landlord-tenant related legislation of 2023 and early 2024 involving criminal background checks, stopping short-term tenancies, flood histories and rent regulation. While readers with differing interests will disagree about the cost/benefit effects of recent enactments (both legislative and regulatory) regarding the landlord-tenant relationship, all can agree that these Full Article…
Understanding the Anti-Harassment Housing Laws in NYC
For the first time since the passage of the first anti-harassment housing law, a comprehensive review of those laws and their applicability, purpose, penalties, and dates of effectiveness have been explained and analyzed in detail. The authors have sought to educate practitioners and their clients on this vastly misunderstood body of law. One of the Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Successfully Defeats Motion for a Stay, Allowing Client to Move Forward with Eviction in Spite of Disputed Ownership
In a deeply emotional dispute between Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C.’s client and one of her family members, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. prevailed on behalf of its client. In this Housing Court proceeding, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. ‘s client sought to evict a holdover tenant, her adult son, after the son’s disgraceful mistreatment of his mother. Full Article…
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