Adam Bailey: “In life, no challenge became too difficult for me to handle. No battle existed that I could not overcome.” Daily, I wonder from where my passion against and disdain for injustice derived. The ingredients? Something rising inside me that shoots through my entire body and makes my heart beat faster, combined with a Full Article…
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“Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. – The Firm. One Office. The City.”
Adam Leitman Bailey opened the doors to the firm bearing his name, starting from scratch, on January 3, 2000. Bartering a small law office in exchange for providing legal services for his landlord, Adam Leitman Bailey pledged to become the best law firm in New York (…) Born in Bayside, Queens (a neighborhood in the New Full Article…
Whether Co-op Boards Can Reject a Sale Because the Purchase Price Is ‘Too Low’
“Courts have mostly rejected anti-free market tactics of the board of directors but other cases have given boards discretion to allow such rejections.” Adam Leitman Bailey and John Desiderio discuss these cases and offer that “New York needs the Appellate Division to settle this quarrel.” Financially qualified cooperative buyer’s applications are being rejected by boards Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Facilitates Adoption of First Sale Capital Assessment for Mitchell-Lama Client
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. represents a number of Mitchell-Lama co-op developments throughout New York City. The Mitchell-Lama Program provides housing that is affordable to the middle class across New York State and is overseen by NYC’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). An ongoing obstacle that many Mitchell-Lama co-ops face is keeping maintenance charges Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Wins a Foreclosure Notice Issue of First Impression in the First Department
In a mechanic’s lien foreclosure auction, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. was retained post-auction on behalf of the third-party purchaser. The prior owner moved to vacate the sale. After an initial round of motion practice, the Court issued an interim order referring the case to a special referee for a hearing on 2 separate grounds: (1) Full Article…
In Greene County, Adam Leitman Bailey P.C. Successfully Settles Foreclosure Action in Court and Takes Possession of Home
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. handles foreclosure actions throughout the state of New York. But unlike most of the other firms that do the same, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C.’s own attorneys, who are fully knowledgeable in the case, make the appearances personally to get the actions favorably resolved for the lenders. Many judges in the upstate Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Creativity and Open Communication with Landlord Helps Commercial Bakery Survive/Profit During COVID-19
Our client is a very popular baker and seller of bread, bagels, and croissants. The bakery was founded in 1992 in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, just as a broader awareness and appreciation for quality artisan bread was blossoming on the East Coast. Its goal was to recreate the Old World traditions by using baking techniques and Full Article…
The Largest Buyout Ever Overpaid in New York City
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. was contacted by rent-stabilized tenants of a residential apartment in New York in connection with a potential buyout case. We were given a mission: identify the landlord’s goals for the tenants’ building and secure a fair settlement amount that would allow the tenants to live comfortably for the rest of their Full Article…