In a foreclosure action being repeatedly delayed by the tactics of the Borrower, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. was retained to change in as counsel for Plaintiff and aggressively complete the action to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale. The 2015 action was originally dismissed in 2018 for Plaintiff’s failure to timely move for the appointment Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C Utilizes “Zombie Foreclosure” Statute to Avoid Lengthy Foreclosure Process
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C was retained by a Lender in connection with a foreclosure action of a vacant and abandoned building. Instead of moving for an Order of Reference and then having a Referee compute the amount due, the firm utilized a recent law to file a combined and expedited motion for all aspects of Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Defeats Statute of Limitations Argument in Foreclosure Action and Quiet Title Action
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. was retained by a Lender in connection with a foreclosure action and a quiet title action. The Lender’s predecessor in interest commenced a prior foreclosure action in 2009 that was ultimately dismissed without prejudice by the First Department Appellate Division on November 21, 2019. In response to the dismissal of the Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Defeats Dismissal Motion In Problematic Foreclosure Action
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. was retained by a Lender to take over a disastrous 7-year-old foreclosure action that was already plagued with an order tolling interest to the detriment of the Lender for prior delays in the action. Defendants moved to dismiss the action pursuant to CPLR § 3215(c) for the Lender failing to take 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…
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…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Wins Trial; Vacating Mechanics Lien Foreclosure Sale Denied
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. was retained to represent the purchaser in a mechanic’s lien foreclosure of a commercial building in upper Manhattan which had proceeded to auction and sale. The client was the high bidder. After Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C.’s client paid just over a million dollars and was deeded the property, the prior owner Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Wins Post-Foreclosure Writ of Assistance
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. was retained by foreclosure lender (“Plaintiff”) to commence a foreclosure auction. Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. prosecuted the action, secured a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, and auctioned the property. Plaintiff was the high bidder at the sale and the property reverted to Plaintiff by referee’s deed. Although Plaintiff took ownership of the property, the Full Article…