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...
Newsletter || Volume 6 (Full PDF) January 2019 Newsletter Exclusive Article: REAL ESTATE LAW FIRM ESTABLISHES TAX INCENTIVES & AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEPARTMENT Daniel M. Bernstein Named as Member of Firm to...
Newsletter || Volume 5 (Full PDF) September 2018 Smoking Policy for Multiple Dwellings - Local Law 147 of 2017 written by: Adam J. Lindenbaum In August 2017, the New York City Council passed Local Law 147 of 2017 requiring the "owner" of...
Newsletter || Volume 4 (Full PDF) April 2018 Newsletter Exclusive Article: East Midtown Rezoning written by Frank E. Chaney Since its inception more than four years ago to its final approval last year, the East Midtown rezoning was touted...
Newsletter || Volume 3 (Full PDF) January 2018 Newsletter Exclusive Article: The Everexpanding Loft Law written by Luise A. Barrack and Jason R. Davidson Article 7-C of the Multiple Dwelling Law (the "Loft Law") was enacted in 1982. The...