Adam Leitman Bailey’s Blog
Adam Leitman Bailey’s Blog
An Update On Suing For Rent
Since the Covid-19 crisis hit, there has been a series of directives from the New York State Governor, the Chief Administrative Judge of the New York Courts, and the New [...]
Understanding Residential Building Laws Within a Pandemic Context
Though almost universally deemed as “unprecedented,” the operational difficulties posed by COVID-19 are not entirely unknown to history. The owners, managers and boards of New York City’s multifamily buildings faced [...]
City Council’s relief for COVID afflicted guarantors
On May 27, 2020, the New York City Council enacted Int. 1932/2020 into law, an ordinance that is “in relation to personal liability provisions of leases for commercial tenants impacted [...]
Residential Building Laws & the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Adam Leitman Bailey and John M. Desiderio The Covid-19 pandemic has confronted owners, managers and boards of New York City multifamily buildings with operational challenges not seen for a [...]
Demolition: One of the Last Ways to Deregulate a Building
With the June 2019 passage of the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act (HSTPA), owners are desperately seeking ways out of rent regulation in an attempt to recapture the profitability [...]
Third-Party Tenant Harassment Poses Dilemma For Landlords
By Adam Leitman Bailey and John Desiderio | April 07, 2020 New York common law has long shielded landlords from tort liability for intentional injury suffered by one tenant at the hands of [...]
