All Areas of Residential Landlord Tenant Law
Representation of cooperative corporations:
- Drafting notices to cure and notices of termination
- Defending co-op against shareholder applications for “Yellowstone” injunctions
- Non-payment proceedings
- Holdover proceedings
- Supreme Court litigation
- Review of records in Surrogate’s Court
Prosecuting and defending:
- Loft Law issues
- Coverage applications
- Negotiating sales of improvements and rights
- Preparing applications for the issuance of a final rent order
- Article 78 proceedings
- Representation at narrative statement conferences
- Plans disputes
- Access disputes
- nonpayment proceedings
- holdover proceedings
- harassment proceedings
- habitability issues, including repairs and other adverse conditions in apartment or building
- subletting issues
- illegal occupancy (use contrary to the building’s certificate of occupancy)
- issues involving alteration or remodeling apartments
- Single Room Occupancy (SRO) issues
+ all aspects of Rent Stabilization and Rent Control laws, including:
- owner occupancy proceedings
- non primary residence proceedings
- lease succession issues
- rent overcharge cases
Negotiations:
- drafting and review of all forms of leases
- early lease terminations
- landlord buyouts
Administrative Tribunals:
- New York State Home and Community Renewal (“HCR”)
- New York City Loft Board
- New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (“OATH”)
- New York City Department of Housing, Preservation and Development (“DHPD”)
City and State Courts:
- Housing Court
- Civil Court
- Supreme Court
- Appellate Term (1st & 2nd Departments)
- Appellate Division (1st & 2nd Departments)
- Court of Appeals
