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After the long haul through the eviction moratorium and other pandemic-related restrictions, landlords and property owners are ready to get back on track with life as we knew it in the housing business. Unfortunately, this is not yet the case. Several moving parts...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation on June 7, taking effect immediately, that will ease red tape for hotel owners and developers considering the conversion of underutilized, sometimes vacant hotels into affordable residential units. The bill allots $200...
The COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020 and COVID-19 Emergency Protect Our Small Business Act of 2020 have both expired on January 15, 2022. This is welcome news as both residential and commercial eviction proceedings may proceed in...
The HSTPA was signed into law during the summer of 2019 by then Governor Andrew Cuomo. Unfortunately, as the law applied to all residential apartment leases, it painted with too broad a brush and brought cooperative proprietary leases under its domain. Almost...
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on October 28, 2021 that the Federal Judge presiding over the case Melendez v. City of New York erred in dismissing the Federal Court Action brought by various landlords challenging NYC COVID Laws that adversely impacted...
Earlier this month, Local 32BJ and the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations, Inc. (“RAB”) entered into a memorandum of agreement ("MOA") which permits member buildings to require all of its employees be vaccinated against COVID-19. The pertinent provisions of the...
The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) has begun distributing its funds. Please note that you must apply the funds you receive to the specific months designated by the ERAP approval email and/or the letter received with the ERAP payment. Please save this...
On October 7, 2021, the Office of Temporary Disability Assistance (OTDA) implemented the Landlord Rental Assistance Program (LRAP). Landlords may now apply for the program, which provides rental assistance for landlords whose tenants are unwilling to apply for the...
Originally introduced in 2019, a bill that would bring commercial rent control is again before the New York City Council. Rent control for business properties was in effect in New York City from World War II through 1963, but not reinstated since then. Key aspects of...
Attorney Adam P. Cooper of Borah, Goldstein, Altschuler, Nahins & Goidel, P.C., attained a judgment in favor of our client holding that occupants of residential premises our client owns were ineligible for a stay of a holdover proceeding based on alleged hardship...
