By Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman In what is commonly known as an HP action, tenants can bring a court proceeding against a building owner asking the court to order the owner to make necessary repairs and correct code violations. However, in some circumstances, forcing an owner to make the ordered repairs could cause Full Article…
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Q & A: Frequent ‘Inspections’ Breed Skepticism, The New York Times, Speakers:Jay Romano
June 7th, 2012 Q I live in a rental apartment, and the landlord frequently needs access to my unit for “insurance inspections.” Today will be the fifth such inspection. He says there was flooding in another unit, which necessitates the inspections. They often occur with little notice, and he sometimes wants to do them late Full Article…
Q & A: Are Landlords Really Responsible for Con-Ed’s Inability to Provide Power
Q: Are you saying that whenever a rent regulated tenant loses power because of a widespread power outage that the tenant is entitled to a rent abatement? A: It has nothing to do with rent regulation. It’s all about the warranty of habitability. As to a power outage, it depends on the duration. For a Full Article…
Q & A: Rule, but No Law, on Carpeting Requirements, The New York Times
By: Jay Romano December 7, 2012 Q. What are the requirements for carpeting in a standard apartment rental lease? What does “80 percent carpeting” mean? Do area rugs satisfy the requirement? A. Jeffrey R. Metz, a Manhattan real estate lawyer, says there are no legal requirements for carpeting in an apartment. “The ’80 percent rule’ Full Article…
Q & A: Losing a Bike Storage Spot, The New York Times
August 23rd, 2013 Q. I am a rent-stabilized tenant in a Manhattan condominium building. I have had a storage spot for my bicycle for 25 years — since before the building went condo. The board of managers has now taken away the storage spots for all of the two dozen rent-stabilized tenants in the building. Full Article…
Sandy, One Year Later: Issues Facing Property Owners, New York Law Journal
By Adam Leitman Bailey & Dov Treiman October 9th, 2013 Real estate lawyers have been and will be the leaders of the rebuilding process of our storm-torn city. One of our most important functions is to prepare for the next storm or potential casualty. In order to improve our lawyering it is essential that we Full Article…
The Consequences of Unpaid Water Bills, The New York Times
April 17th, 2009 Q. I live in a condominium with three units and a single water meter. I have always paid my share of the water and sewer bills for the building, but the other two tenants have not. The city is threatening to place a lien on the building for delinquent water and sewer Full Article…
The Evolution of Rent Stabilization by Ambush, New York Law Journal
July 21st, 2008 Ever since its initial passage in 1969, the entire concept of rent stabilization has been fraught with controversy.1 While public policy experts continue to debate the wisdom of the existence of the entire system, legal experts are left to puzzle out when and where it does and does not apply. The over-arching Full Article…
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