Rent-regulated buildings in NYC aren’t built with seniors’ safety or comfort in mind, despite the fact that countless older adults rely on them for shelter. According to a New York City Rent Regulation Memo, the average age of at least one tenant in a rent-regulated household is over 67 years old. For many, the agility Full Article…
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Q&A: Unexplained Repair Fees
Q. My sister lived in Co-Op City in the Bronx. She passed away in July 2017, and I became voluntary executor of her estate. She kept this apartment spotless, and did not make any changes, except adding a light shine-coat to the living room floor. When the inspector went to check apartment and we did the Full Article…
Q&A: Subleasing a Co-op
Q. A co-op owner purchased her unit in 2005 and has been subleasing it to the same tenant since 2011. The co-op board recently passed an amendment to the bylaws that states an owner cannot sublease a unit for more than two years, and it applies retroactively. The board is forcing the sublease tenant to vacate Full Article…
Will Sports Help Women Win the Business World?
By Adam Leitman Bailey, Founding Partner at Adam Leitman Bailey P.C. Here’s the truth — female workers will be more successful than their predecessors if they participate in competitive sports. I could build my case with the clichés of sports teaching toughness, determination, discipline and the best character builder a young person can have as well as the lessons Full Article…
Reading Biographies Will Make You a Better Leader
As a workaholic with very limited time who made the most of his free time and vacations reading, I had strict criteria for choosing my books. By Adam Leitman Bailey October 31, 2019 I never had an adult mentor. At the same time, I have been able to learn from a few of the world’s greatest Full Article…
Recent Changes to Co-op & Condo Laws
By Adam Leitman Bailey October 25, 2019 This past June, the New York State Legislature and Governor enacted into law a sweeping overhaul of landlord-tenant relations throughout the State; just a few days later, these same powers enacted amendments to those amendments. While relatively few of the 74 pages of densely-written text directly affect cooperatives Full Article…
Deregulation Under The New Rent Laws
By Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman* October 8th, 2019 Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman discuss the “Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019,” signed into law by the governor on June 14, which sent New York landlords “reeling.” On June 14, 2019, the governor signed into law Chapter 36 of the laws Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Victorious in Case of First Impression Before Appellate Division Involving Ailing Relative Defense to Primary Residence Action
By Noeleen G. Walder July 9th, 2009 Temporary Relocation to Aid Aging Parents Found No Basis for Eviction From Rent-Stabilized Unit A landlord cannot evict a mother who left her teenaged daughter behind in her rent-stabilized New York City apartment while she relocated to California to care for her ailing parents, a state appellate court Full Article…
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