By Adam Leitman Bailey January 8th, 2018 When an owner evicts a tenant from an apartment, by the end of the process the tenant typically owes the owner some substantial sum of money. While these evictions are usually in the context either of a nonpayment proceeding or a holdover proceeding prosecuted in the New York Full Article…
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Q & A : Breaking a Lease Over Unlivability, The New York Times
By JAY ROMANO Q I rent an apartment in a building heavily affected by the hurricane — there was no power for several days, and the management is citing extensive damage to the elevators and heating system, and cannot give any reasonable estimate as to when the building will be fit for occupancy. My apartment is on Full Article…
How to Win Eviction Case Against Tenant Who Overcharges Roommate, New York Apartment Law Insider
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 more than what’s Full Article…
How to Win A Chronic Nonpayment Case, New York Housing Journal
By Adam Leitman Bailey, Dov Treiman & Carolyn Rualo Owners waste tons of money starting nonpayment cases and paying lawyers to prosecute these cases only to have the tenant pay on the eve of eviction and default again the very next month or months later. Most of the time, the legal fees and court costs Full Article…
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