Since 1993, Warren A. Estis has been the editor and co-author (along with Rosenberg & Estis, P.C. partners, Michael E. Feinstein and Jeffrey Turkel) of the "Landlord/Tenant Law" and "Rent Regulations" columns in the New York Law Journal. Listed below are the articles from January 7, 2004 to the present:
2012 / 2011 / 2010 / 2009 / 2008 / 2007 / 2006 / 2005 / 2004
Accidental J-51 Benefits Do Not Lead to RSL Coverage
May 2, 2012 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
The 'De Minimis' Exception to Actual Partial Eviction
April 4, 2012 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein)
DHCR's Major Capital Improvement Policy Upheld
March 7, 2012 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Tenants Not Always Afforded 'Mandatory' 10-Day Stay
February 1, 2012 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein)
What Happens When J-51 Benefits End
January 4, 2012 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Issues Involving the Signing of Predicate Notices
December 7, 2011 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Major Capital Improvement 'Useful Life' Requirement
November 2, 2011 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Tenant Is Granted Attorney's Fees Based on the Lease
October 5, 2011 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
The 'Gersten' Ruling: Some Clarification Post-'Roberts'
September 7, 2011 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Being a Marlboro Man In Your Own Home
August 3, 2011 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
The Economics Of Luxury Deregulation
July 13, 2011 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Hot Tips on Ways to Lose Your Summary Proceeding
June 1, 2011 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Court Confirms Board Authority To Increase Rents
May 4, 2011 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Expiration of Cure Period has Dire Consequences
April 6, 2011 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Court Splits on Major Capital Improvement Policy
March 2, 2011 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
When Service Is Made On a Co-Tenant's Employee
February 2, 2011 - Commercial Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Appellate Court Deals a Blow To Owners of Loft Units
January 5, 2011 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
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No Surreptitious Sublet When Tenant Surrenders Lease
December 1, 2010 - Landlord-Tenant Law (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
'Grimm v. DHCR' R.I.P. Four-Year Rule?
November 3, 2010 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Court Grapples with Noise in the City That Never Sleeps
October 6, 2010 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Four-Year Rule Continues to Bedevil the Courts
September 1, 2010 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Parties' Rights When Elevator Service Is Delayed
August 4, 2010 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Courts Differ on Timing Issues In Owner-Occupancy Cases
July 7, 2010 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Ruling Offers Useful Primer on the Right of First Refusal
June 2, 2010 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
DHCR Clarifies Ruling; Bill Suggests Relief to Landlords
May 5, 2010 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Attorney's Fees May Be Awarded Without a Holding on the Merits
April 7, 2010 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Departments Divide Over Loft Law Ruling
March 3, 2010 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Appellate Courts Stress Finality of Stipulations
February 3, 2010 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Dropping Mitchell-Lama Not Itself 'Unique or Peculiar'
January 6, 2010 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
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Self-help: a Troublesome Doctrine for Some Judges?
December 2, 2009 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Stuyvesant Town Decision Leaves Unanswered Questions
November 4, 2009 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Judge Faults Procedure For Terminating Tenancy
October 7, 2009 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Court Accepts New Evidence In an Article 78 Proceeding
September 2, 2009 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Applying Rule, court Voids Lease Renewal Option Clause
August 5, 2009 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Case Highlights Fact-Specific Nature of Repair Issues
July 1, 2009 - Rent Stabilization (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Court Lifts Bankruptcy Stay, Clearing the Way for Eviction
June 3, 2009 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Owner Occupancy Notice Must State Facts, Panel Says
May 6, 2009 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
After Notice, Accrual Date Is Key to Rent Acceptance Issue
April 1, 2009 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Ruling Affirms Grace Period For Payment of Rent Arrears
March 4, 2009 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Flaws in Content of Notice Doom Summary Proceedings
February 4, 2009 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Rulings Hand Big Victory To Conversion Sponsors
January 7, 2009 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
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Courts Differ on Rights of Tenants in Illegal Lofts
December 3, 2008 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Loft Law - Departments Split Over Stabilization Status
November 5, 2008 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Affidavit of Service - Late Filing: Basis for Dismissal or Correctable?
October 1, 2008 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Profiteering - Split Panel Finds Codes Does Not Allow Eviction
September 3, 2008 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Damages - Second Department Finds No Duty to Mitigate
August 6, 2008 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Owner Occupancy - Ruling Approves Multiple Apartment Recoveries
July 2, 2008 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Procedural Issues - Practitioners' Focus Should Extend Beyond Merits
June 4, 2008 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Preferential Rent - Despite Attempts at Clarification, Disputes Abound
May 7, 2008 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Attorney's Fees - Pleadings Can Be Judicial Admission
April 2, 2008 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Rent Stabilization - Court Strikes Down Unlawful Stipulation
March 5, 2008 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Holdover Tenant Liability - Panel Upholds Incoming Tenant's Claim
February 6, 2008 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Administrative Delay - Majority Applies New Law, Finds Overcharge
January 2, 2008 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
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'Yellowstone' Injunctions - Ruling Shows Approval Not Foregone Conclusion
December 5, 2007 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Rent Overcharges - After 24 Years, Four-Year Rule Still Vexing
November 7, 2007 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Notice to Cure - Scope of Demand May Make Proceeding Defective
October 3, 2007 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Rent Gouging - Courts Unsympathetic to Tenants Who Overcharge
September 5, 2007 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
'Yellowstone' Injunction - Application Frequently, But Not always, Granted
August 1, 2007 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
'Yellowstone' Injunction - Court Refuses to Enforce Waiver in Lease
June 6, 2007 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Rent Stabilization - When Will 'Public Policy' Void a Settlement?
May 2, 2007 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Owner Occupancy - Grappling With the Adequacy of Predicate Notice
April 4, 2007 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Owner-Recovered Units - Panel Finds Law Imposes No Limit on Evictions
March 7, 2007 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
'Golub' Notice - Reuse After Discontinuance of Proceeding
February 7, 2007 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Preferential Rent - Court Rejects Agency Interpretation of 2003 Statute
January 3, 2007 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Eviction Denied - Judge Confronts Multi-Faceted Issues After Fire, Repairs
December 6, 2006 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
'Golub' Notices - Appellate Term Declines to Extend 'Landaverde'
November 1, 2006 - Rent Regulations (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Warranty of Habitability - Secondhand Smoke Could Cause Breach
October 4, 2006 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Required Services - When Is a Discontinued Service De Minimis?
September 6, 2006 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Stipulations - Undone by Material Misrepresentations
August 2, 2006 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Domestic Partners - Refusal to Add Gay Life Partner to Lease Upheld
July 5, 2006 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Ejectment Granted - Co-op Cities 'Undesirable, Objectionable' Conduct
June 7, 2006 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Stabilization Issue - First Department Splits on Waiver of Benefits
May 3, 2006 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Electrical Shutoff - Self-help Relief for Nonpayment of Bills
April 5, 2006 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
'Rizzo II' - Court of Appeals Rejects 'New' Evidence
March 1, 2006 - Rent Regulations (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Predicate Notice - Timing Is of the Essence in Ability to Reuse
February 1, 2006 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Damaged Buildings - Must a Landlord Restore Tenants to Occupancy?
January 4, 2006 - Rent Regulations (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
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Limitation of Remedies - Clause Bars Claim for Specific Performance
December 7, 2005 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Rent Stabilization - A Luxury Decontrol Regulation Survives
December 5, 2005 - Rent Regulations (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Rent Stabilization - Courts Guided by Program's Purpose
November 2, 2005 - Rent Regulations (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Actual Partial Evictions - Appellate Court Recoils From 'Harsh' Result
October 5, 2005 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Rent Stabilization - Court Applies Four-Year Overcharge Rule
September 7, 2005 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Multiple Dwelling Rule - Changed Consequences for Non-Compliance
August 3, 2005 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Mitchell-Lama - Owner of Former Units Can File for Rent Hike
July 6, 2005 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Procedural Issues - Avoiding Non-Substantive Litigation Land Mines
June 1, 2005 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
J-51 Renovations - Court Addresses City Program, Four-Year Rule
May 4, 2005 - Rent Regulations (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Procedural Issues - Avoiding Dismissal on Non-Substantive Grounds
April 6, 2005 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Rent Control - First Department Splits on Hardship Eviction
March 2, 2005 - Rent Regulations (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
When Do They Become Effective?
February 2, 2005 - Notices to Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Rent Stabilization - A Luxury Decontrol Regulation Survives
January 5, 2005 - Rent Regulations (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
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Mitigation of Damages - What Is the Story? Two Decisions Leave Questions
December 1, 2004 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Rent Stabilization - Appellate Division Splits on 'Snowbird' Case
November 3, 2004 - Rent Regulations (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Summary Reversal - Tenant Restored to Possession by Appellate Term
October 6, 2004 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Rent Stabilization - 'Horizontal Multiple Dwellings' Through History
September 1, 2004 - Rent Regulations (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Stipulations - Appellate Division Splits on Enforcement
August 4, 2004 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Loft Law - ETPA Status Denied to Illegal Units
July 7, 2004 - Rent Regulations (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Rent Overcharges - Treble Damages for a Previous Owner's Conduct
June 2, 2004 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Luxury Deregulation - Tenant Who Filed 'Amended' Return Loses in Court
May 5, 2004 - Rent Regulation (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Tax Escalation - Issues Arise When a Building Changes
April 7, 2004 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Rent Stabilization - Late-Appealing Tenants Allowed to Join Suit
March 3, 2004 - Rent Regulations (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
Predicate Notices - 'Danyluk' Court Helps Clarity Requirements
February 4, 2004 - Landlord-Tenant (by: Warren A. Estis and William J. Robbins)
Fair Market Rents - Court of Appeals Limits Liability to Current Owner
January 7, 2004 - Rent Regulations (by: Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel)
