Category Archives: Landlord / Tenant Law

The Capital Pressroom Radio – Mobile Home Residents in WNY Push Back Against Rent Hike

The Capital Pressroom Radio - Mobile Home Residents in WNY Push Back Against Rent Hike

A group of mobile home park residents in Western New York have taken their property manager to court arguing a 2023 rent increase violates the guidelines written into state law in 2019. Our guests are Maribeth Sheedy, a resident of Akron Mobile Home Park and lawsuit plaintiff, and Robert Friedman, the plaintiff attorney. Residents of the Akron Mobile Home […]

New York Landlord 2025 Legal Compliance Update

NY Landlord 2025 Legal Compliance Update

Landlord attorneys Justin R. Friedman and Robert Friedman are presenting a live webinar for the American Apartment Owners Association explaining the new Good Cause Eviction law (“GCEL”) limits evictions, requires lease renewals, and caps rent increases. A new form must be included in every lease, renewal lease, notice of rent increase or nonrenewal,14-day rent demand and eviction […]

Rochester Passes Good Cause Eviction Law Protections

Rochester Passes Good Cause Eviction Law Protections

The Rochester City Council approved the strongest possible version of New York Good Cause Eviction Law protections on December 17, 2024. The protections will go into effect for over 100,000 tenants citywide when it is signed into law by Rochester Mayor Malik Evans. Landlord attorneys Justin R. Friedman and Robert Friedman  are presenting a live webinar […]

Landlord Tenant NY Eviction Warrant Vacated: 13-Year-Old Was Served With Notice

Landlord Tenant NY Eviction Warrant Vacated: 13-Year-Old Was Served With Notice

The NY Civil Court, Queens eviction notice of petition was served on a 13-year-old female at the tenant’s apartment. The tenant filed an emergency order to show cause to vacate the warrant of eviction. The case cited by the process server, Choi Yin Chi v. Miller, 63 Misc.3d 354 [Sup Ct Queens Co 2019] does […]

NY Landlord Ordered to Provide Tenant Screening Documents to AG

NY Landlord Ordered to Provide Tenant Screening Documents to AG

A New York City landlord is under a judicial order to compile documents as part of a state probe that seeks to determine whether it engaged in the prohibited practice of blacklisting prospective tenants. Acting NY State Supreme Court Justice Gerald Lebovits of Manhattan ordered Zara Realty Holding Corp. of Queens to supply the New […]

Largest NYC Housing Discrimination Settlement

Largest NYC Housing Discrimination Settlement

The New York  City Commission on Human Rights (“CCHR”) announced the largest civil rights settlement in city history for a housing discrimination settlement against Parkchester Preservation Management (“PPM”) that will hold the company accountable for discriminating against voucher holders. CCHR imposed $1 million in civil penalties, the highest ever ordered for violations under the housing […]

New Mandatory NY Eviction Forms

New Mandatory NY Eviction Forms

New eviction forms are required for all New York town, village, and city courts effective September 3, 2024. The Administrative Order of the Chief Administrative Judge of the New York Courts also requires a one hour waiting time before an eviction default warrant will be granted. There are mandatory Notice of Petition forms for holdover […]

Eviction Dismissed for Failure to Serve Section 8 Tenant with Violence Against Women Act Notice

Eviction Dismissed for Failure to Serve Section 8 Tenant with Violence Against Women Act Notice

Landlord commenced a Civil Court, Bronx, NY holdover eviction of a month-to-month tenant who had a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher. The court granted tenant’s motion for dismissal on the grounds that landlord failed to comply with the Violence Against Women Act (“VAWA”). Tenant alleged that landlord did not serve the Notice of Occupancy Rights […]

Good Cause Eviction & Rent Increase Protections for NY Tenants

The New York Good Cause Eviction law, enacted on April 20, 2024, significantly affects the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants by limiting evictions, requiring lease renewals, and capping rent increases for most market rate apartments in New York City, and potentially, other villages, towns, or cities throughout NY state. Good Cause Eviction is […]