In RLM TH LLC v. 162 East 70th Street Trust LLC, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. succeeded in a Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law (“RPAPL”) § 881 proceeding commenced against a neighboring homeowner, after Respondent refused to negotiate in good faith with Petitioner concerning, inter alia, construction on a shared party wall between Petitioner’s and Respondent’s townhouses on Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Halts Airbnb Abuses by Unit Owner
The Board of a Condominium engaged Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. after one of its units owners repeatedly listed his apartment on Airbnb, and other transient use websites, for short-term rentals, in violation of New York law and the governing documents of the building. Specifically, § 27-2004.a.8(a) of the Housing Maintenance Code, expressly prohibits transient, short-term Full Article…
Unprecedented Negotiation of License Agreement with Large Developer Improves, Structurally Stability, and Increases Value and Longevity, of Adjacent Building
A prominent real estate holding company needed to negotiate an extraordinarily complicated license agreement for protections relating to a prominent university’s massive construction project adjacent to the building. The university’s project included demolition work, support of excavation work, foundation work, and the construction of a new building. In particular, the real estate holding company was Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Saves and Secures Life-Saving Facility While Stopping Work on Development Project
In New York City, some buildings are sacrosanct. They may not be good looking or special from the outside but what they do on the inside helps save lives. When Adam Leitman Bailey attorneys received the emergency call and ran to this building, upon arriving we were shuffled into an office and briefed on the Full Article…