By Adam Leitman Bailey January 8th, 2018 When an owner evicts a tenant from an apartment, by the end of the process the tenant typically owes the owner some substantial sum of money. While these evictions are usually in the context either of a nonpayment proceeding or a holdover proceeding prosecuted in the New York Full Article…
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“Tenant Protection: Suggestions Offer Remedies for Harsh provisions,” New York Law Journal
By Adam Leitman Bailey and John M. Desiderio During the last five years, the pendulum of commercial leasing has begun to swing. At common law, the doctrine of “caveat emptor” governed commercial leasing. By the 1970’s, New York courts, relying on equitable principles, began to carve out exceptions to caveat emptor. 1 Equity gained greater Full Article…
Q & A: Rent-Stabilized Corporate Tenants
Q. Is it legal for a corporation to be a rent-stabilized tenant? A. Yes, “a corporation can rent a rent-stabilized apartment,” said Adam Leitman Bailey. “But the terms of the rental will determine whether or not the apartment is entitled to the automatic renewals that are normal under rent stabilization.” If the lease names specific individuals who are required Full Article…
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