Additional tenants have come forward after 7 News’ February 2022 exposé of problems Rochester tenants are having with their landlord, Preischel Properties. The tenants reported problems with other properties owned by the realtor, including black mold and rats in their units. Attorney Justin Friedman, of Friedman and Ranzenhofer Attorneys at Law, says, “Whether or not […]
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Blogs from Justin Friedman
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Jan
Jan
Yes, New York condominium boards can implement no smoking policies. It is usually impossible to prevent a neighbor’s secondhand smoke from entering your condominium. Even running a purifier may not remedy the problem. According to the American Society for Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, no standard ventilation system or air purifier can completely remove […]
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Jan
Jan
No. The plaintiff sued his landlord for damages for injuries stemming from an assault by another tenant. He alleged that the landlord was negligent for failing to keep the premises free from known dangerous conditions. He appealed from the grant of summary judgment to the landlord by Erie County Supreme Court. The New York State […]
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Dec
Dec
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020 (the”Act”) on December 28, 2020. The Act prevents residential evictions, foreclosure proceedings, credit discrimination and negative credit reporting related to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also extends the Senior Citizens’ Homeowner Exemption and Disabled Homeowner Exemption from 2020 to […]
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Nov
Nov
As an experienced Rochester Injury Lawyer I am often asked if one can file a claim based off of emotional damages. Emotional damages are real, and can have long lasting and debilitating effects that can change your life forever. Some symptoms can include anxiety when driving a vehicle, inability to sleep after an accident, depression, […]
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Oct
Oct
As an experienced Rochester Personal Injury Attorney I often receive questions from injury victims. One of the most common questions I receive is if a client’s personal injury case is going to trial. From my 30+ years of experience handling personal injury cases, I can say that most cases don’t go to trial. A majority […]
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Oct
Oct
This educational legal video about smoke detectors in Rochester was brought to you by Robert Friedman, an experienced Rochester Landlord Tenant Lawyer. Now that carbon monoxide detectors and smoke detectors in Rochester are widely required, they represent a huge potential liability for landlords; therefore, it is important to maintain accurate records of smoke detectors and […]
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Aug
Aug
Are you considering refusing a breathalyzer test? If so, contact the experienced Rochester DWI Lawyer Robert Friedman for a consultation. As an experienced Rochester DWI Lawyer, clients often ask me whether or not they should refuse the breathalyzer test. Clients often ask me whether or not they should refuse a Breathalyzer test. Although you should […]
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Jul
Jul
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of NY in Elmsford Apartments Associates LLC v. Cuomo rejected New York landlords’ claims that the New York Covid-19 eviction moratorium (the “Moratorium”) violated their rights under the contracts, takings, due process and petition clauses of the U.S. Constitution. The court ruled that: 1) The moratorium did […]
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Jul
Jul
The New York COVID Rent Relief Program will provide eligible households with a one-time rental subsidy that will be sent directly to landlords. Tenants will not have to repay this assistance. The rental assistance payment will cover the difference between the household’s rent burden on March 1, 2020 and the increase in rent burden for […]
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