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January 2010 Newsletter

• Letter From the Managing Partner : HOWARD WENIG
• The Problem of Bedbugs in New York Apartments
• An Apartment Owner May Not Waive It's Right To High Rent Deregulation
• Obtaining Rent Directly From Tenants of Nonpaying Con dominium Unit Owners : An Effecti ve Reme dy for Con dominium Boar ds
• Co-Op | Condo Corner
• New Federal “Protecting Tenants At Foreclosure Act”

December 2009 Newsletter

• New Form Of Power Of Attorney Goes Into Effect
• MCI and J-51 Applications: Verifying That Your Building’s Room Count is Correctly Registered with HPD and DHCR Could Save Time and Money
• Tenant Leasing Due Diligence –- PART 2
• Co-Op | Condo Corner
• Bidding At A Foreclosure Sale – CAVEAT EMPTOR

November 2009 Newsletter

• DHCR Issues a New Renewal Lease Form.
• When is a Landlord Required to Accept Pets Regardless of a No-Pet Lease Clause?
• How Judges Are Made.
• Co-Op/Condo Corner.
• Tenant Leasing Due Diligence—Part 1—Certificate of Occupancy.
• BBWG News.

September 2009 Newsletter

• A Brief History of Rent Regulation in New York
• Who’s Your Tenant? Identifying All Occupants in High Income rent Deregulation Proceedings.

June 2009 Newsletter

• New York's Hightest Court Finds DHCR Properly Granted Chelsea Owner's Demolition Application.
• New York's Court of Appeals Expands Reach of Judgment Creditors to Force Turnover of Out of State Assets to Satisfy a Judgement.
• Tenant Petition Must be Serviced in the Same Manner as Landlord Petitions.
• Buying Property in a Declining Market.
• Conversion to Digital TV Affect Owners Who Provide Master Antennas on their Buildings.
• Co-op/Condo Corner
• BBWG News.

April 2009 Newsletter

• J-51 and Luxury Deregulation.
• Long Term Solution to Short Term SRO Leasing?
• Defending the New Harassment Claims in Housing Court Some Jurisdictional Issues to Consider.
• When Sellers Become Lenders.
• Selling Property in a Declining Market.
• BBWG News.

March 2009 Newsletter

• News Alert: Luxury Deregulation in Buildings Receiving J-51 Tax Benefits.
• A Silver Lining for Beleaguered Mortgage Lenders.
• Litterbug Dumped.
• Defer, Forgive or Maintain the Status Quo— What to Do When a Commercial Tenant Requests a Rent Reduction or Abatement.
• New “Indoor Air Contamination” Law Imposes Strict Tenant Disclosure requirements on Some Residential and Commercial Property Owners.
• BBWG News.

February 2009 Newsletter

• Repeals the Urstadt Law thereby allowing cities to strengthen rent regulations beyond State law. This would place rent regulation in NYC under the jurisdiction of the City Council.
• Eliminates luxury deregulation by vacancy.
• Changes the thresholds on high income deregulation to a rent of $2,700 and income of $240,000, with subsequent annual increases.
• Reduces rent stabilized vacancy increase from 20% to 10%.
• Re-stabilizes certain previously deregulated apartments renting for less than $5,000.
• Makes MCIs a surcharge rather than a permanent rent increase.
• Increases civil penalties for certain acts of owners.
• Allows preferential rents to be ended only on vacancy, not on renewal.
• Sets last rent paid before dissolution of Mitchell-Lama developments as the initial legal regulated rent.
• Subjects former Section 8 projects completed after 1974 to rent regulation.
• Limits owner occupancy proceedings for multiple units; changes the good faith standard to immediate and compelling necessity; and gives long term tenants relocation rights.

January 2009 Newsletter

• Letter from the Managing Partner
• “In Occupancy” But Not “Tenants”: Expired Market Lease Holdover Tenants Have No Conversion Rights
• A Fire Does Not Necessarily Burn Your Right to Full Rent
• Time is of the Essence
• Updating the House Rules with Pets in Mind
• Identity Crisis: Making Sure that the City and State Administrative Agencies Know Who You Are
• Deregulate Your Rent Regulated Apartments Through High Income High Rent Deregulation in 2009

Transactional Departmental News 

• Developers Grasping For Air Rights
• Breaking Up is hard to Do
• Brokerage Commissions: When are they Due and payable?

• Time is of the Essence - or Is It?
• Brokerage Commissions: When Are They Due and Payable?
• Legislation Gives Condominiums the Right to Borrow

• Changes to Limited Liability Law Regarding Publication
• Cooperative Shareholders Who Are Subject To Alternative Minimum Tax Cannot Deduct Proportionate Amount Of Building's Real Estate Taxes
• Cooperative Board Fails To Rebut Showing Of Apparent Discrimination Based On Disability
• Co-Op Board Can Force A Shareholder To Remove An Unauthorized Washer/Dryer And Garbage Disposal
• Holdover Tenant Liable for Damages to Incoming Tenant
• Loss Of Use Of Terrace Due To Building-Wide Repairs In A Cooperative Does Not Entitle Shareholder To Damages For Breach Of Covenant Of Quiet Enjoyment

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