February 21st, 2014 On Jan. 8, 2014, the DHCR issued the first amendments to the Rent Stabilization Code in some 14 years. While the new amendments—27 in all—do have the virtue of making the applicable law easier to find, gathering it all into one place, for the most part, these amendments will simply increase the Full Article…
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Q&A: A Stabilized Subtenant Dreams of Staying On, The New York Times
December 3rd, 2008 Q. I am the legal sublessee of a rent-stabilized apartment. The tenant has been allowed to rent to me for a two-year period. It is likely that he will not renew the lease at the end of the two-year period, which coincides with the end of the sublease. I would prefer to Full Article…
Q&A: Allowable Adults Living in Studio Apartment, Apartment Law Insider
By: Adam Leitman Bailey Q: We have a situation in the building that deals with overcrowding in a studio apartment. A young couple purchased a studio apartment during the past year. The couple then had a baby girl. Following the birth of the child, the grandparents arrived from China and the owners of the apartment Full Article…
Wither “Sofizade”? Many Courts Reject Ruling, First Department Silent, New York Law Journal
August 8th, 2007 Although beginning the process in 1848 [FN1] of leading the English speaking world in the development of civil procedure designed to achieve justice based on the deeds and misdeeds of the litigants, New York did not achieve any kind of genuine system to accomplish that goal until 1963. Under the civil practice Full Article…
Owner Can’t Waive Illegal Sublet Claim, Chip Advisor
If you sure to evict a tenant for illegal subletting, the tenant may claim that by waiting too long to start the case, you waived your right to sue to evict the tenant for this reason. But, in a recent case handled by Manhattan attorney and CHIP member Adam Lietman Bailey, the court refused to Full Article…
The First Rent Stabilization Overhaul in 14 Years, New York Law Journal
By: Adam Leitman Bailey & Dov Treiman April 23rd, 2014 On Jan. 8, 2014, the Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) issued the first amendments to the Rent Stabilization Code in some 14 years. The amendments, 27 in all, are a mixed bag of regulatory changes ranging from the mere codification of judicial decisions, Full Article…
How to Win Eviction Case Against Tenant Who Overcharges Roommate, Apartment Law Insider
October 1st, 2006 If you discover that a rent-stabilized tenant is overcharging a roommate, you may be able to win the tenant’s eviction in housing court. But winning these types of eviction cases isn’t easy, says Manhattan attorney Adam Leitman Bailey. You have to prove that the tenant, in fact, has been charging the roommate Full Article…
The Fine Lines In Suing to Evict Tenants’ Families, The New York Law Journal
By: Adam Leitman Bailey & Dov Treiman July 2nd, 2007 When it comes to subletting, relatives are in an entirely different category than other persons. Relatives stand at the boundary line between family members who occupy the premises as an incident of the family relationship1 and strangers who bought into the right or privilege to Full Article…
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