Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. secured an emergency temporary restraining order for its landlord client before Christmas, obtaining permission from a Supreme Court Judge to change the locks and seal the doors to three apartments with New York Police Department (NYPD) assistance to keep out violent illegal short-term rental operators. First, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. secured a Full Article…
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Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Hired to Litigate in Sale of Property Conflict and Resolves Dispute Against Neighbor Without Litigation and Much Higher Sales Price
Two siblings hired Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. for a contract negotiation regarding the sale of their inherited apartment. After successfully and strategically maneuvering the clients through a series of intricate hurdles, the attorneys at Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. reached a settlement with the client’s adversary at a much higher price than they had been previously Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Resolves an Intricate Easement Dispute, Enabling Client to Pursue Construction Project
In the midst of a complicated easement dispute, a real estate developer and holding company enlisted the expertise of Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C., who ultimately rescued their development project by clearing out all underlying litigation conflicts. A real estate developer had recently purchased a property on which they planned to develop affordable housing, a project Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Helps Seller Retain Purchaser’s Deposit in Contentious Litigation
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. represented owners of a Manhattan cooperative apartment who contracted in June 2021 to sell the apartment to sophisticated buyers, securing a standard 10% deposit on signing. The purchase contract contained standard terms, including an unconditional approval from the sellers’ co-op board. The apartment in question had previously been outfitted with central A/C and Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Remains Vigilant and Prepared as Omicron Sweeps Through State
As the Omicron variant sweeps its way through New York City, the banking department at Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. is working safely and diligently to ensure all files are closed on time and in accordance with all CDC guidelines. Our staff continues to maintain the required social distancing, disinfecting regularly, always wearing masks during the Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Successfully Negotiates Almost Complete Relief for a Landlord Seeking Arrears From Rent-Stabilized Tenant
COVID-19 has disrupted the ordinary course of dealings in both the residential leasing and sales sectors, with renters and buyers using COVID-related excuses and delays in attempt to avoid paying rent and close on sales in a fluctuating market. However, using a distinct combination of deep institutional knowledge about the Real Estate market, aggressive litigation Full Article…
Overcoming Obstacles with the General Power of Attorney
Closing by Power of Attorney has always been a common practice in real estate transactions, especially now during the pandemic. Parties who are unable to attend the closing personally could delegate such power to an agent to execute documents on their behalf at the closing table. While it may be a seemingly straightforward delegation, New Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Ensures Tenant’s Compliance and Achieves Ideal Outcome for Landlord Client; Tenant Pays Landlord’s Legal Fees in Full
The landlord of a large commercial space in the East Village consisting of a store front that spans half a city block and two basement spaces retained Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. after his tenant refused to pay rent. The tenant, a large food market and essential business, did not have to shut down by the Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Vacates Covid-19 Hardship Declaration Filing Stay in a Case of First Impression
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. was retained by a lender to commence foreclosure proceedings against a borrower LLC on a residential property. Notably, the LLC’s member specifically represented at origination that the mortgaged premises would be an investment property and executed an occupancy affidavit to that effect. Lender was granted summary judgment and an Order of Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Secures Bulk Purchase of 22 Units in New Luxury Condominium Building for Client, Deeming Client “Successor Sponsor”
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. represented a real estate developer/investor in its bulk purchase of 22 units in a new luxury condo in Midtown Manhattan with a total offering of over $500 million. Our client’s bulk purchase of 22 units was in excess of $80 million. The process presented our attorneys with an intricate series of obstacles which Full Article…
Seven Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Lawyers Recognized by Best Lawyers®
Manhattan, NY, United States, August 19, 2021 — Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. is pleased to announce that Adam Leitman Bailey has been included in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Six additional Adam Leitman Bailey lawyers have been recognized in the 2nd edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. Best Full Article…
‘Real Estate Titles: The Practice Of Real Estate Law’ Webinar Hosted by Co-Editor in Chief Adam Leitman Bailey, Now Available Online
Unlock all of the ‘ins and outs’ of real estate law, produced, reviewed, and edited by an all-star collective of real estate lawyers. Real Estate Titles is an encyclopedia of real estate law expertise that is regarded as the most useful instrument in any practitioner and judges tool belt. It gives in-depth information about real Full Article…
The “Irreparable Harm” Conundrum in Obtaining a Preliminary Injunction
Situations arise every day requiring attorneys to commence an action seeking court intervention to obtain immediate provisional relief, “respecting the subject of the action,” to protect a client against actions, in violation of the client’s rights, by a person, who is either threatening, about to do, doing, or procuring or suffering to be done, actions, Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey Co-Edits and Releases Real Estate Titles: The Practice of Law in New York (Real Estate Titles, 4th edition)
The first completely updated edition of James Pedowitz’s legendary book including entirely new material with 34 chapters written by 30 of the most prominent real estate attorneys of our lifetime. Adam Leitman Bailey had the great honor of co-editing with First American’s Michael Berey. Editor(s): Adam Leitman Bailey, Esq.; Michael Berey, Esq.; Real Estate Titles: Full Article…
Preparing Practitioners for the Next Disasters
By Adam Leitman Bailey, Dov Treiman and John Desiderio This article gives practical advice to lawyers to help their business clients and building owner clients best prepare for the effects of catastrophic disasters, natural and man-made. Introduction In the United States of America, the number of natural disasters has gradually increased. Most of the costliest Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Defeats Summary Judgment by Long-Term Squatter Claiming Adverse Possession to Part of its Client’s Commercial Building
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…
Escaping the Default Formula at the DHCR
In the past five years, we have had an increasing number of owners of rent stabilized buildings in New York City come to us in desperate need of help after receiving a “final notice” from the Division of Housing of Community Renewal of the State of New York (“the Division”). The “final notice” says that 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. Secures Dismissal of Claims Against Individual Sponsor Principals in a Construction Defects Litigation
Plaintiff, the Board of Managers of a Brooklyn County condominium, brought an action against the Sponsor of the Condominium and its principals, asserting twelve causes of action relating to the allegedly defective construction of the Condominium. Using its expertise in construction defect litigation, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. was able to secure dismissal of all twelve 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. 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…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Prevails on Motion to Amend Complaint to Assert Federal and State Civil Rights Claims on Behalf of Real Estate Broker and Agent Against Brokerage
In an ongoing case in which Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. is representing a real estate broker and agent who are pursuing claims against their former employer for civil rights law violations and unpaid commissions, the EEOC issued right-to-sue letters permitting the firm’s clients to bring claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey P.C. Leads Newly Constructed Building With Complicated Case With Special Defects to Large Monetary Settlement
On a cold Spring day, we were brought in by the developer of a newly constructed condominium to meet with the recently installed board of managers. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the possibility of hiring our firm to deal with problems with the buildings. Having represented what seems like countless newly constructed buildings, I do not ever Full Article…
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