Developer wins argument that shoddy workmanship is board’s problem now Since purchasing 37 condo units from bankruptcy nearly a decade ago, a Brooklyn developer has denied that it also acquired responsibility for fixing defects in the building. Now, a court has let the developer off the hook. A panel of Appellate Division judges found that Fortis Property Full Article…
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Nowhere To Call Home
In a city as populous as New York, homelessness has been a problem for years. What can be done to fix it? New York’s top Real Estate Lawyers share their insights. In July 2020, there were 58,089 homeless people who slept in the New York City Municipal shelter system, according to the national coalitions for Full Article…
Q&A: Porch as Living Space
Q. I live in a three-flat condo. Before I purchased the second floor, the owner of the third floor opened up the wall to the porch, enclosed the porch, and claimed it as living space. It has since been cited by the city and must come down. The owner wants the first and second-floor owners to Full Article…
Becoming a Real Estate Lawyer – Adam Leitman Bailey
It’s the law of the land, which means there’s a lot to learn for anyone considering becoming a lawyer in this area. Adam Leitman Bailey’s dedicated real estate attorneys tell us about the challenge of keeping up with ever-evolving laws; how the bustle of New York City presents all kinds of litigious and transactional opportunities; Full Article…
Want Low Turnover and High Profitability? Focus on Merit-Based Compensation and Benefits
My law firm turned 20 years old on January 3rd. Throughout its history, the firm’s turnover rate for attorneys has been meager and we’ve had an average retention rate of more than 95% per year. This high retention rate has assisted in attracting the best candidates, and clients enjoy having the stability of working with Full Article…
Moving into a Boutique Law Firm with Adam Leitman Bailey
You don’t need to be big to pack a punch in BigLaw. Associates at Adam Leitman Bailey tell us what it’s like to work at a boutique law firm. “And though she be but little, she is fierce.” You might be thinking about Hermia in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. But we’re thinking about boutique Full Article…
Self-Help Eviction in 2020/2021
Fifteen years after their article, “Self Help Evictions: The Neglected Commercial Remedy,” Adam Leitman Bailey and John Desiderio address and update the law on the self-help remedy that enables commercial landlords to regain possession of leased premises from tenants in material breach of one or more lease covenants. By Adam Leitman Bailey and John M. Desiderio Full Article…
Landlord Laws, Tenant Moratoriums; Where We Are Now
By Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman The Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. landlord-tenant attorneys have been navigating the constant flow of changing laws and Executive Orders under COVID19 to serve tenants with notices and bring tenants to court, getting landlords their rents in spite of the eviction moratoriums. These moratoriums, in one form or another, Full Article…
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