Tag: Residential Landlord and Tenant

When tenant-lawyers pull the trigger on litigation too quickly they can derail their client’s housing goals.

October 28, 2023 According to the New York City Rent Guidelines Board 2023 Housing Supply Report, there are approximately an equal number of free-market (1,023,000) and Rent Stabilized (1,006,000) rental apartments in New York City. The hard part sometimes is knowing in which category an apartment is properly placed. This is so because there are… Continue reading When tenant-lawyers pull the trigger on litigation too quickly they can derail their client’s housing goals.

If you wait by the river long enough…$450K Buyout for Tenant with No Litigation

August 31, 2023 I represented a residential tenant who was in an apartment that was being treated as free market. The tenant came to me, not because he suspected he was Rent Stabilized, but because the new owner of the building was doing some illegal Airbnb, which was bothering the tenant and his family. Getting… Continue reading If you wait by the river long enough…$450K Buyout for Tenant with No Litigation

Welcome to the Tenant Law Podcast!

June 30, 2023 Welcome to the Tenant Law Podcast, where we talk about new, interesting, and/or important legal cases affecting New York City tenants. Listen on Apple, Spotify, Google. Michelle Itkowitz is your host. Each episode is about 10 minutes long. First, we give you some background, so you have the context to understand the… Continue reading Welcome to the Tenant Law Podcast!

Winning a Tenant a Rent Stabilized Apartment, a Forever Home

April 30, 2023 Last Fall, I won a trial on behalf of a residential tenant and secured him a Rent Stabilized apartment, a forever home. This was a 421a building being treated as a cooperative, which was really a rental building. My client was sued as a free-market tenant. By the end of the trial,… Continue reading Winning a Tenant a Rent Stabilized Apartment, a Forever Home

Some Loft Law Coverage Basics

July 28, 2022 I was involved in a representation that involved the issue of Loft Law coverage. That made me realize how little information there is available to lawyers on the issue of Loft Law coverage (Multiple Dwelling Law Article 7C “Legalization of Interim Multiple Dwellings”). There is even less information on the issue available… Continue reading Some Loft Law Coverage Basics

The Laws Regarding Rent Strikes in New York

June 30, 2022 During the Pandemic, I was involved in a representation that encompassed a rent strike. That made me realize how little information there is available to lawyers on rent strikes. There is even less information on rent strikes available to the public. I ended up writing my own internal piece on rent strikes.… Continue reading The Laws Regarding Rent Strikes in New York