Human Rights Violations Are Not Always About Bad Intentions. Why real estate professionals, owners and landlords in New York need to take proactive measures to understand and comply with the nuances of the human rights laws. By Cori A. Rosen | also published in The...
The Price Still Isn’t Right - Strategies for Price Escalation in Construction Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, there have been worldwide shortages of materials and supplies, including supply chain issues, labor shortages, and increased cost of...
Fraudulent Scheme: Taking Stock of the HSTPA Three Years Later By Zachary J. Rothken “Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.” - Edmund Burke Much ink has been spilled describing the drastic effects and purportedly unintended consequences of the Housing...
Read the full newsletter here Featured Story #1 Good Cause Eviction - A Summary and Analysis by Alexander Lycoyannis The New York State Legislature is currently considering the “Good Cause Eviction” bill (GCE), a sweeping proposal that would apply to virtually all...
Estate Planning 2021: Estate Planning in 2021--The Time is Ripe Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), passed by Congress in 2017, federal gift, estate and Generation Skipping Tax (“GST”) exemptions have increased to $11,700,000 (or $23,400,000 for a married...
Read Online Here Landlords Must Actively Protect Their Interests In A Tenant’s Bankruptcy To Maximize Recovery R&E EXCLUSIVE FEATURE STORY by John D. Giampolo February 4, 2021 As a growing number of retailers and other commercial tenants become distressed,...
Newsletter Exclusive Article: The Long Term Impact of the New York State Court of Appeals Ruling On Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 On April 2nd, the New York State Court of Appeals issued a landmark opinion In the Matter of Regina Metropolitan...
Newsletter Exclusive Article: The Distressed Tenant - What's A Landlord To Do Rumors are swirling that National Widget Co. is having financial troubles. Their stores average 30,000 square feet and are designed to highlight an assortment of widgets. Unfortunately, this...
Newsletter || Volume 8 (Full PDF) Newsletter Exclusive Article: June 2019 Bill Amends Article 7-C of Loft Law- More Buildings and Units are Now Eligible Loft Law changes you might have missed following HSTPA enactment On June 25, 2019,...
Newsletter || Volume 7 (Full PDF) July 2019 Newsletter Exclusive Article: The Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 ("HSTPA") was signed by the Governor on June 14, 2019. Hailed by tenant advocates and the bill’s sponsors...