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December 2011

• Full Rewiring Not Required by DHCR for Submetering MCI Increase
• Sorting through the Web of New York City's Mixed Income Housing Programs
• It's Flue Season Again-Chimneys and Adjacent Buildings
• Stop Illegal Alterations By Tenants
• Full Rewiring Not Required by DHCR for Submetering MCI Increase
• Sorting through the Web of New York City's Mixed Income Housing Programs

November 2011

• It’s Not Too Soon to Be Thinking About the 2018 Sprinkler Law in Your Commercial Lease
• Foreign Buyers Beware: Closing and Carrying Costs in Co-op and Condo Apartments
• Judgments Don’t Last Forever
• New Air-Conditioning Surcharges

September 2011

• State Legislature Passes "The Rent Act Of 2011"
• Changes to Luxury Deregulation
• New York's Gay Marriage Law What Owners Should Know
• What To Do When The 60 Days To Execute A Renewal Lease Expires
• The Importance Of Due Diligence Review In Co-Op And Condo Purchases

June-July 2011

• Stipulations of Settlements in Non-Payment Housing Court Proceedings
• Mortgagors and Bankruptcy What Happens When a Mortgagor Fails to List a Pre-Petition Claim Against His Lender in a Bankruptcy Filing
• A 421-a Refresher: Lease Riders and Collection of the 2.2% Rent Increase
• State Housing Agency Loses Second In Command
• Home is Where the Guarantor Is

May 2011

• When Bad Things Happen to Good Transactions
• Subordination, Non-Disturbance And Attornment Agreements
• The Effect of Building Wide Rent Reduction Orders or Class C Violations on MCI Applications
• New Law Amends Housing Maintenance Code Requirements For Registrations of Multiple Dwellings
• CO-OP CONDO CORNER

April 2011

• Better For the Tenant To Be "Good" Pursuant to the "Good Guy" Guaranty
• Access Into Condominium Units
• Court of Appeals Reinstates The Low Rent/Longevity Adjustment
• Cooperative Corporations - Are Your By-Laws Up-to-Date?
• BENCHMARKING UPDATE: City intends to Delay Assessment of Penalties
• Prepare Now for the Upcoming 2012/2013 MBR CYCLE
• CO-OP CONDO CORNER

March 2011

• Employee Issues in Residential Properties
• Commercial Tenant's Alterations, Which Resulted in a Department of Buildings Violation, Constitute a Breach of Lease Entitling Landlord to Evict
• Flip Taxes Excluded From New Proposed Regulation
• NYC Requires Owners of Large Buildings to Benchmark Energy Usage by May 1, 2011
• Co-op | Condo Corner
• Notable Achievements
• Cases and Transactions of Note
• CASES AND TRANSACTIONS OF NOTE

January 2011

• Thoughts for the New Year
• Co-op | Condo Corner
• Guests in Co-Ops
• The New York State Legislature Expands the Loft Law
• Owner Occupancy Notices
• DHCR Rules that Re-Wiring of Only 80% of A Building’s Apartments Will Entitle The Building Owner to an MCI Increase
• Notable Achievements
• Update to "Certification of Correction of HPD Violations Made Easier,"
• Cases and Transactions of Note

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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