After the long haul through the eviction moratorium and other pandemic-related restrictions, 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 seem to...
Landlord/Tenant
Licensee not eligible for stay of eviction for COVID-19 hardship
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...
A Supreme Court decision represents welcome news for landlords
Last Thursday, a decision by the Supreme Court saw a majority ban part of a New York State eviction moratorium established in response to the coronavirus health crisis. The decision was welcome news for landlords throughout the state who are experiencing their own...
Judge Upholds Judgment of Ejectment
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...
New York residential property owners face stringent security deposit rules
New York property owners who rent residential premises know the importance of security deposits from tenants to help protect owner investment from tenant damage above and beyond normal wear and tear. As of June 14, 2019, a sweeping new state law placed new...
Status of NYC ban on collecting from some commercial-lease guarantors
According to a New York City local ordinance enacted in response to the public health emergency, commercial property owners may not enforce third-party personal guarantees to pay rent, utilities, maintenance fees or taxes on which the tenant has defaulted from March...
The New York state of commercial eviction during COVID-19
The COVID-19 era has been a roller coaster for New York City commercial property owners. Collectively, the amount of money at stake in the commercial leases in effect within the five boroughs is certainly astronomical, and when rent payments start to disappear,...
Gov. Cuomo extends tenants’ time to answer in summary non-payment proceedings by 60 days
The impact of COVID-19 on property owners in New York City has been profound and, in some cases, financially devastating. The size and resources of the property owner have defined the scope of challenges caused by the delay in processing of summary eviction...