By Adam Leitman Bailey November 13th, 2009 Q. Our landlord is installing individual electric meters in each apartment in our building, which has a mixture of regulated and nonregulated tenants. Each tenant will be paying for his or her own electricity, but at a lower-than- normal rate because of the large total consumption. Is this Full Article…
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When Your Adversary May Be A Few Cards Short Of A Complete Deck, What’s the Deal?, Dov Treiman’s Landlord-Tenant Monthly
By Carolyn Z. Rualo June 1st, 2007 How often it is observed that a lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client! Yet wise as that aphorism is, it is all the more striking when the lawyer is not only self-representing, but perhaps sufficiently mentally ill as to be “an adult incapable of Full Article…
Impact of New York City’s Amended Noise Control Code, New York Law Journal
July 2nd, 2008 Although noise is a reality of modern urban living, it is also considered the leading quality of life issue in New York City.1 After nearly 40 years, the New York City Noise Control Code (the Code) was amended, effective July 1, 2007 (the Amended Code).2 The amendments define unreasonable noise as sound Full Article…
Declaratory Judgement: Judges May Weigh Title if Ancillary to Authorized Relief, New York Law Journal
By Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman December 13th, 2006 There continues to be a good deal of confusion and controversy about what kinds of things the Civil Court can and cannot hear. Often litigants and sometimes even courts will mistake a call for the Civil Court to make a particular determination on the way Full Article…
Q & A: Adding ‘Partners’ to Co-op Shares, The New York Times, Speakers: Jay Romano
By Adam Leitman Bailey May 12th, 2010 Q. What rights does being registered as “domestic partners” in New York City convey in regard to real estate? I moved into my partner’s co-op five years ago, but the board refuses to add my name to the shares and proprietary lease. A. Adam Leitman Bailey, a Manhattan Full Article…
Q & A: Putting a Time Limit on Rent Stabilization, The New York Times
By Adam Leitman Bailey Q. For the last 30 years I’ve lived in a “J-51” rental building and have been informed that my rent-stabilization status will expire in a number of years. Is this legal? A. Adam Leitman Bailey, a Manhattan real estate lawyer, said that the under New York City’s J-51 program, building owners Full Article…
Q & A: Ending a Lease With Little Notice, The New York Times, Speakers: Jay Romano
By Dov Treiman October 22nd, 2010 Q: I am a co-op shareholder who rented my unregulated apartment to a couple for one year. In their new lease, they asked me to include a clause that would allow them to move out with two months’ notice. I agreed, and included a similar clause for myself in Full Article…
Q & A: Raising Rents in Hardship Cases, The New York Times, Speakers: Jay Romano
December 2nd, 2010 Q. A number of rent-regulated apartments are for sale in a New York City condominium building. Several of the tenants pay less in rent than the combined common charge and real estate tax on their apartments, creating a negative cash flow. What are the chances that a new owner could get a Full Article…
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