July 29, 2013 How Do I Know If My Tenant Is Rent Stabilized (Or Not)? By Michelle A. Maratto July 2013 Publication and Email Blast To Select Clients -- Subscribe to Our Mailing List I know it is time to write an article when I answer the same question over and over again…
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June 28, 2013 June 2013 Settlement of Interest In this case, we brought a guarantor action against a principal because a tenant had ceased doing business and had no assets. The tenant vacated at the end of October 2012. On November 5, 2012, we promptly filed a summons and complaint against the guarantor seeking $552,000.00.…
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June 27, 2013 Adria Tile, Inc. v. Third Park Avenue Building Co., L.P. (Supreme Court of the State of New York, Westchester County 6/27/2013) Plaintiff commenced this breach of contract action seeking payment for renovation services rendered to defendant’s Manhattan commercial building. Plaintiff served defendant by serving a copy of the summons and complaint upon…
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May 13, 2013 The Terra CRG Brooklyn Real Estate Summit on May 9, 2013 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music was truly amazing. My guess would be that over 400 people attended, up from last year. One Hundred and Twenty people attended our workshop -- BUY OUTS! Making Them Happen! Workshop Description: Whatever the reason,…
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April 30, 2013 On April 30, 2013, Jay Itkowitz joined a prestigious group of faculty to present at the New York Law Journal's In-House Counsel CLE Seminar. This event, hosted by the Yale Club, was Exclusively for In-House Counsel. The event was taped for future viewing and provides 7.2 CLE Credits, including ethics. (Approval pending for NY, NJ and…
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April 14, 2013 [This post originally appeared on Michelle's Micro-Farm Law Blog.] Let’s talk some classic farm law. Today I want to talk about a Rottkap v. Wulforst Farms(1), a relatively recent Suffolk County, Supreme Court of the State of New York Case. Plaintiff Rottkamp leased a 52 acre field from Defendant Wulfort Farms in…
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April 1, 2013 Our attorneys feel a deep obligation to give back to the community, taking on complex commercial litigations and negotiations on a pro bono basis. When famed Brooklyn watering hole and music venue, Hank’s Saloon, found its new landlord eager to attempt to terminate its lease due to increased market rents from the…
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March 14, 2013 We represented the seller on a $10M coop closing on Fifth Avenue in New York City, it closed last week. The transaction featured a complex complication involving a heated dispute between the seller and the cooperative corporation over which party was responsible for water leak repairs on the terrace. The cooperative corporation…
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March 12, 2013 On March 12, 2013, at the Hilton, we joined 550 people for the for the 4th Annual Bisnow New York Multifamily Summit. We used our sponsorship as an opportunity to roll out some really useful new content. Here's a great piece! itkowitz.com
FINDER’S FEES Simple Strategies to Protect Your Returns by Michelle A. Maratto, Esq. September 25, 2013 podcast: CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE PODCAST! April 2013 Publication and Email Blast To Select Clients — Subscribe to Our Mailing List 1. What is a Finder’s Fee? A “finder” is one employed to bring two or more parties together… Continue reading Finder’s Fees: Simple Strategies to Protect Your Returns
February 19, 2013 December 2013 -- Settlement with New Landlord and Continuing Litigation with the Old: Once the black curtain came down (see below), the restaurant flourished and the building was sold to a new ownership anxious to redevelop the property. The new ownership indicated it recognized that the Dumpling House was a growing success…
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January 14, 2013 REDACTED Management, Inc. et al - v. – REDACTED INDIVIDUAL (New York Supreme Court, November 14, 2012) We represented the Plaintiffs in an action that involved the theft of $200,000.00 by a terminated employee. The terminated employee had misappropriated the funds, opened a new bank account in a corporate name, and deposited the…
Continue reading Injunction Granted — Defendant Intentionally, and Without Authority, Assumed Control over Corporate Property And Provided No Evidence that the Money Was Being Used for Corporate Purposes 
