Making New Law, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C., Obtains A Victory For Homeowners Association

In a case of first impression, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C., attorneys obtained a victory that could benefit homeowners associations throughout New York.  The issue in the case was whether the Board of Directors of a homeowners association – a residential development located in Arverne, Queens County, New York, which consists of 121 privately deeded homes  Full Article…

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Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Protects Insured Lender in Common Charge Lien Foreclosure Proceeding

In Board of Managers of Lorraine Terrace Condominium v. Annor, et. al., Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. successfully protected an insured Lender‘s security interest in a Westchester condominium property, in defeating Plaintiff’s claim that the Lender did not hold the “first mortgage of record” as is defined by § 339-z of New York’s Real Property Law. Section 339-z gives  Full Article…

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Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C., Uses Creative Interpretation of Note and Mortgage in Successful Defense of Title Insurer in Foreclosure Action

Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C.’s Title Insurance Claims Group was recently retained by a title insurance company to defend title to a residential property threatened by a private-party foreclosure action. In 2000, the then owner of a residential property in Queens obtained a loan from his sister in the principal sum of $36,000. The loan was  Full Article…

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Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C., Snatches Victory From The Jaws Of Defeat

The Firm’s client is the operator of popular self-service storage facilities in Manhattan.  After Plaintiff fell into arrears in the payment of her monthly storage fees, our client conducted a sale of the personal property maintained in plaintiff’s storage locker, as authorized by the New York Lien Law.  Plaintiff sued to challenge the sale.  In  Full Article…

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Q&A: ‘Great’ Condo, With Stabilized Tenant

By JAY ROMANO January 25th, 2013 Q. I have found a great condominium to buy, but it is occupied by a rent-stabilized tenant. The broker says I would need to renew the lease every time the tenant wanted it renewed. I’ve read, though, that if an owner wants to use the unit for himself after purchase,  Full Article…

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Manhattan Newly Constructed Condominium Takes Over Sponsor Controlled Board and Receives $450k + Apartment + Significant Construction Work without Judicial Intervention

The unit owners of a 24 unit luxury new construction condominium in Manhattan hired Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. after the unit owners’ complaints and concerns about construction defects were ignored by the sponsor-controlled Board, and demands by the unit owners to the sponsor that the sponsor turn over control of the Board to the residents  Full Article…

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Q&A: Questions About a Washing Machine

By: Jay Romano January 4th, 2013 Q. I am on the board of a Brooklyn co-op. One of the rent-controlled tenants in the building has had a washing machine in her apartment since she moved in. Such appliances are prohibited by the co-op because of the age of the building’s plumbing system. Can the building require the  Full Article…

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The Eviction of A Night Club: Using Aggressive Lawyering, Creative Legal Theories and Impressive Evidence Results in Lease Surrender, Money Judgment and Payment of Legal Fees

Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C.’s (“ALBPC”)’s client, a property owner, was plunged into a case involving a popular night club where two high profile murders occurred while the New York Giants were celebrating their Super Bowl victory and many professional basketball players celebrated the end of the basketball strike.  The landlord hired Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C.  Full Article…

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