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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...
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...
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...
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...
One of our experienced senior attorneys, David Rosenbaum, Esq., lectures about important legislation and executive orders that have changed landlord-tenant law in the wake of the global pandemic. It is available to purchase through the National Academy of Continuing...
