By Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman As New York City experiences ever denser housing, the problems with noise laws resound ever more clearly. The noise has gotten louder for many reasons. First more families have chosen to reside in this city and one of the loudest and unrepresented group of violators has been screaming Full Article…
Impact of New York City’s Amended Noise Control Code, New York Law Journal
July 2nd, 2008 Although noise is a reality of modern urban living, it is also considered the leading quality of life issue in New York City.1 After nearly 40 years, the New York City Noise Control Code (the Code) was amended, effective July 1, 2007 (the Amended Code).2 The amendments define unreasonable noise as sound Full Article…
Leasing Dinosaurs, New York Law Journal
By Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman All of the commercially available form leases for rent-stabilized tenancies are admirable examples of attorney language crafting. They were in their day the latest brilliant word in what sorts of protections a landlord would want to have for the landlord and begrudge to the tenant. They carefully walked Full Article…