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June 2010 Newsletter

• Two Important Developments in Rent Regulation
• New City Law Imposes Additional Tenant Screening Requirements
• Court Upholds Terms of Stipulation of Settlement
• Fannie Mae Guidelines Change the Playbook in Condominium Transactions

April/May 2010 Newsletter

• BBWG Twenty-One Years Old
• EPA’s New Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule– What Owners/Renovators Need to Know
• Assignment of Mortgages: Money in Your Pocket
• Condos and Co-ops May Be Flagged for Anti-Harassment Requirement
• No Smoking Allowed - In Your Own Apartment

March 2010 Newsletter

• Commercial Tenant Not Paying Rent? Look at the Bright Side
• New Amend Ments To The Foreclosure Process In New Yo Rk
• Major Capital Improvement Rent Increases : Overcoming Tenant Objections
• DHCR has begun issuing MBR Orders of Eligibility for the 2010/2011 Cycle

February 2010 Newsletter

• As Recession Wanes , Receiverships Continue to Rise
• Lawlor Appointed as New Acting Commissioner of DHCR
• The Nose Knows : The Odor-Based Nuisance
• Pet Law Revisited: The Court Says “Shoot First"

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”

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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