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April 2008 Newsletter

• Tragic Events Highlight the Need of Adjacent Property Ownersto be Legally Protected
• Three Key questionsto Ask When Buying a New Construction Condominium Unit
• The MCI Rider: Collectthe MCI Increase Immediately After the MCI Order is Issued by Including the Proper Lease Rider
• Noise Complaints Did Not Entitle a FormerTenant to Summary Judgment in Action Alleging Habitability Breaches and Constructive Eviction
• Lights, Camera, Action!!

March 2008 Newsletter

• Incoming Commercial Tenant Has Legal Remedy Against Commercial Holdover Tenant
• Deeming Leases Renewed:A Solution to Unreturned Renewal Leases
• The Importance of the Loan Commitment
• Article 78 Proceedings

February 2008 Newsletter

• Effects of the Economic Downturn on Co-op and Condo Boards
• License Agreements Gain Acceptance in Real Estate Development in Manhattan
• Unreasonably Withholding Consent to Commercial Lease Assignments
• Grandson Can’t Reside There Alone, So Either Remove Him, Grandmother, or Move in With Him
• Deregulate Your Rent Regulated Apartments through High Income High Rent Deregulation in 2008

January 2008 Newsletter

• Cheaters Never Prosper
• An Objectionable Attorney/Shareholder
• A Few Words Can Make All the Difference—Forms of Co-Ownership Defined
• Co-op / Condo Corner
• Substantial Rehabilitation Results in Exemption Without DHCR Order
• Recent Transactions of Note

December 2007 Newsletter

• Owner successfully defeats Tenant fraud claim
• Developments in Primary Residence appellate law
• Commercial Leases
• Sidewalk Cafes
• Conversions to Direct Metering

November 2007 Newsletter

• Triggering the Right of First Refusal
• Mortgage Contingencies
• When Does an Offer of Alternative Housing Have to be Made in an Owner Occupancy Proceeding?
• Mail Call
• Repairs and the Uncooperative or Vindictive Tenant
• An Unsuccessful Succession
• BBWG News

October 2007 Newsletter

• Three Little Words - Court Upholds Right to Receive J-51 Tax Benefits and Use Luxury Deregulation
• Non-Primary Residence: A Basis for Recovering Interim Multiple Dwellings
• Non-Primary Residence and Permanent Vacatur: Important Differences
• Co-Op / Condo Corner
• Owner Prevails in HPD Harassment Proceeding
• Recent Transactions of Note

June 2007 Newsletter

• Compliance With Local Law 11 - Some Points to Consider
• The Need to Review Brokerage Agreements in Advance of Engaging a Broker to Market Your Property
• Co-op's Ejectment of Shareholder, a Real Estate Attorney, Upheld
• Confronting Criminal Court

May 2007 Newsletter

• Light and Air Easements - Err on the Side of Caution
• Succession Claim Defeated: Home Health Care Aide Not Considered Family Member
• Sitting On An Unopened Pot of Gold?
• Regulatory Issues Affecting the Development of Hotel Properties
• BBWG NEWS

April 2007 Newsletter

• Mayor Bloomberg Appoints BBWG Partner to NYC RGB
• Court Significantly Expands Rights of Tenants in Buildings Undergoing Condo Conversion
• Commercial Tenants - Bound by the Words of Their Agreement
• Lead Paint: You've Sent the Notice, But Are You in Compliance?
• Co-ops and Condos Beware of Developers Next Door
• BBWG News

March 2007 Newsletter

• Coop and Condo Corner
• Taxing Questions Affecting Multi-Unit Transfers
• Condominium Unit Owners Win Important Cooperative Shareholder Litigation Rights
• Upping the Ante-Reducing Landlord's Risk that a Tenant Will Not timely Vacate
• BBWG News-Transactional

February 2007 Newsletter

• Requests to Assign - Should the Owner Ever Consent?
• A Way to Increase Your Rent and Lower Your Property Taxes
• An Unusual Case of Primary Residence
• DHCR Has Issued an Order of Deregulation - Now What?
• Unconsummated Co-Op Loans Can Result in Unremoved Liens: "The Rogue UCC"
• BBWG News

January 2007 Newsletter

• The Nuts and Bolts of a Succession Claim
• Dealing With Elderly and Mentally Disabled Tenants
• Air Rights From Thin Air
• Deregulate Rent Regulated Apartments Through High Income High Rent Deregulation in 2007
• BBWG News

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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