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The New York City Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) approved RGB Guideline 55 authorizing new rent increases for one and two year rent stabilized leases commencing on or after October 1, 2023, and on or before September 30, 2024. The increases are as follows: For a one-year...
As of this writing on Sept. 22, 2022, New York property owners and landlord advocacy organizations have five federal lawsuits awaiting decision before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. These suits challenge 2019 state law changes that gave tenants in...
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...
On September 2, 2021, new tenant protections were passed by New York State that will now extend through January 15, 2022, as well as amends the Covid-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program (“ERAP”). This legislation impacts both residential and commercial tenants...
Borah, Goldstein, Altschuler, Nahins & Goidel, P.C obtained a favorable ruling for a client seeking to recover possession of rent-stabilized apartment. The court found that the tenant had no reasonable excuse for his default in the ejectment action. The...
