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Emotional Support Animals in New York City Apartments with No-Pet Rules

September 23, 2016 (Link to PDF) By Michelle Maratto Itkowitz I. INTRODUCTION People always ask me if my next article is going to be landlord-centric or tenant-centric. While I like to think that all of my articles have benefits for both “sides” (indeed, while I don’t like to think in terms of “sides” at all),… Continue reading Emotional Support Animals in New York City Apartments with No-Pet Rules

The Difference between a Sub-tenancy and An Illusory Tenancy – MICHELLE’S MONDAY MANDAMUS!

September 19, 2016 This Q&A post originally appeared on the LandlordsNY blog, where Michelle Maratto Itkowitz is the "Legal Expert". Hi, Michelle here. I am the LandlordsNY “Legal Expert” (you can see my profile on the expert’s page). My goal is to post in the blog all of the questions I get from LandlordsNY members… Continue reading

Tenants Who Use Airbnb – Keeping Them In and Kicking Them Out

September 7, 2016 Things around here are busy because of the uptick in short-term leasing violations, occasioned by tenants engaging in Airbnb and similar illegal short-term sublet arrangements. I offer a few examples. Itkowitz PLLC was hired by a residential landlord to prosecute a case against a tenant who was engaging in illegal short-term… Continue reading Tenants Who Use Airbnb – Keeping Them In and Kicking Them Out

The Proper Use of a Security Deposit – MICHELLE’S MONDAY MANDAMUS!

September 3, 2016 This Q&A post originally appeared on the LandlordsNY blog, where Michelle Maratto Itkowitz is the "Legal Expert". Hi, Michelle here. I am the LandlordsNY “Legal Expert” (you can see my profile on the expert’s page). My goal is to post in the blog all of the questions I get from LandlordsNY… Continue reading

Short Term Leasing (Like Airbnb) Evictions and Issues

August 29, 2016 On June 28, 2016 Michelle Maratto Itkowitz taught a Lawline Continuing Education program entitled Short Term Leasing Evictions; the program focuses on residential evictions resulting from tenants engaging in illegal Airbnb and similar rentals. Learn what is legal and what is not, and what to do about it -- this program is good for… Continue reading

Reneging on a Lease Renewal Offer Sent to a Free-Market Tenant – MICHELLE’S MONDAY MANDAMUS

August 22, 2016 This Q&A post originally appeared on the LandlordsNY blog, where Michelle Maratto Itkowitz is the "Legal Expert". Hi, Michelle here. I am the LandlordsNY “Legal Expert” (you can see my profile on the expert’s page). My goal is to post in the blog all of the questions I get from LandlordsNY… Continue reading

Eviction Ends Brooklyn Owner’s Saga with Salon

August 17, 2016 This is one of those stories where a commercial landlord in a changing New York City neighborhood tried mightily to work with a small tenant to keep it alive. In the end, however, the business just couldn’t hang on. In October 2013, a leading Brooklyn landlord approached Itkowitz PLLC with a… Continue reading Eviction Ends Brooklyn Owner’s Saga with Salon

Landlord’s Requirement to Paint Apartment – MICHELLE’S MONDAY MANDAMUS

August 15, 2016 This Q&A post originally appeared on the LandlordsNY blog, where Michelle Maratto Itkowitz is the "Legal Expert". Hi, Michelle here. I am the LandlordsNY “Legal Expert” (you can see my profile on the expert’s page). My goal is to post in the blog all of the questions I get from LandlordsNY members… Continue reading

Multiple Orders to Show Cause Delaying Inevitable Eviction – MICHELLE’S MONDAY MANDAMUS

August 8, 2016 This Q&A post originally appeared on the LandlordsNY blog, where Michelle Maratto Itkowitz is the "Legal Expert". Hi, Michelle here. I am the LandlordsNY “Legal Expert”. My goal is to post in the blog all of the questions I get from LandlordsNY members (keeping the member anonymous) and my answers thereto, when… Continue reading

Window Guards on the First Floor — MICHELLE’S MONDAY MANDAMUS

August 1, 2016 This Q&A post originally appeared on the LandlordsNY blog, where Michelle Maratto Itkowitz is the "Legal Expert". Hi, Michelle here. I am the LandlordsNY “Legal Expert”. My goal is to post in the blog all of the questions I get from LandlordsNY members (keeping the member anonymous) and my answers thereto,… Continue reading

Mastering Commercial Landlord & Tenant Law — Build Outs and Free Rent Periods — Michelle Continuing Legal Education for Rossdale CLE

July 28, 2016 On July 27, 2016 Michelle Maratto Itkowitz taught a CLE for Rossdale CLE on Mastering Commercial Landlord & Tenant Law. Michelle had the privilege of teaching this seminar with Mindy Stern, the incoming president of the the Real Property Section of the New York State Bar Association. Here is an excerpt from the material: II. FREE RENT PERIOD AND BUILD-OUTS A. Custom Made… Continue reading

Itkowitz PLLC Obtains Substantial Settlement for Real Estate Brokerage Firm

July 27, 2016 One year ago a client for a brokerage firm commenced negotiations with a buyer of a substantial piece of New York City real estate days prior to the expiration of an exclusive brokerage agreement. Subsequently, a memorandum of contract was filed recording a “memorandum of contract” showing that the contract was… Continue reading Itkowitz PLLC Obtains Substantial Settlement for Real Estate Brokerage Firm