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Landlord Representation: Press Mentions

Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C.’s Foreclosure Strategy Saves Condominium Thousands of Dollars
Appellate Division Finds That Equity Will Not Intervene To Relieve Commercial Tenant Of Its Failure To Timely Exercise A Lease Renewal Option: Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Victorious
What You Must Know When Negotiating a Rooftop Antenna Contact
Passing Along Legal Fees to an Owner
Court Protects Market-Rate Tenants from Eviction in Building Undergoing Condo Conversion
Eateries Forced Out by Soaring Rents
The Queen Busy Bee of Elizabeth Street
Bailey Setting Out to Change Landscape of RE Law
Former Squats are Worth Lots, but Residents Can't Cash In
One of New York's Best Real Estate Attorneys Is Adam Leitman Bailey of Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C.
What You Need to Know Before You Rent
Avoid Court-Ordered Rent Abatement if Tenant Didn't Give Notice of Defect
Appeals Court Rules Owners Needn't Try to Re-rent Apartment When Tenant Breaks Lease
Appeals Court Bars Laundry Room Contractor from Forcing Owner to Let it Match Competitive Bids
Qualifying for Major Capital Improvements
Salad Bar Gets the Cold Shoulder in Sandy Case
Eatery Loses Abatement Bid in Sandy Aftermath
Landlord Win In Sandy Rent Discount Suit Won’t Be The Last
Landlord Prevails in NYC Court’s First Sandy-Related Commercial Lease Decision
Risky Business: 66% of Renters Don't Have Insurance
Q & A: Landmark View Is Disappearing
Storm Clouds Gathering: City Braced for Flood of Lawsuits as Tenants Pay Hurricane Sandy Blame Game
Mayor’s ‘Secret War’ on Smoking Inside Your Apartment
Residential Landlords Offer Rent Abatements to Tenants Stranded by Sandy
Q & A: Breaking a Lease Over Unlivability
What Landlords and Tenants Need To Know After Superstorm Sandy
A Guide to When to Pay Rent, or Not, After Hurricane Sandy
Q & A: Rent-Controlled Tenant in a Condo Conversion
Q & A: Insurance Coverage for Unofficial Sublet
Dealing with Commercial Tenants
Q & A: A Big Jump in the Rent
Verdict Is Reinstated in Apartment Succession Case
Q & A: Who Pays for Water Leak?
Not Even Running a Brothel Could Get Someone Evicted in New York
New York Observer: Power Broker, "He has built a remarkable law firm. I don't think everyone understands that what he has done is a huge accomplishment"
Q & A: What to Expect After Deregulation
'A' jad Pal' Rabbi a Deadbeat
How Renters Rate Their Apartments; Adam Leitman Bailey’s Horror Story
Q & A: How to Prepare for a New Landlord
Battle of the Butts
Successful Eviction of Shareholder Illegally Claiming Succession Rights
Cooperative Landlord Wins Eviction In Non-Primary Residence Case: Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Catches Fraud
6 Signs You Should Never Be a Landlord
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Wins Appeal for Hotel Developer; Demolition Termination Clause Not Tolled When Commercial Tenant Fails to Satisfy the Requirements for Obtaining a Preliminary Injunction
Q & A: Paying the Bill for Elevator Work
Thanks to the Beatles, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Uses Aggressive and Creative Tactic to Recover Money Judgment for Landlord
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Prevails in Non-Primary Residency Eviction Case
Howard Sends Convent Squatters Packing!
Eviction Case Against El-Gamal Tossed Out: Landlord Vows to Bring Cast to Civil Court
Q & A: Ending a Lease With Little Notice
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Prevails in Case Cited by Current Governance Issues in Coops & Condos
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Prevails in Case Cited by Hot Topics Affecting Cooperatives and Condominiums
Appeals Court Rules that Nuisance Tenant Can't Cure Violation After Trial
Nuisance Tenant with Debris-Filled Apartment Evicted
Objection, Your Honor: Navigating through Landlord-Tenant Court
Department Of Buildings Violation Dismissed For Proving Pre-Existing Condition
Q & A: When Maintenance Is Long in Arrears
Q & A: Elderly Tenants Breaking Leases
Tishman Speyer Reaches Deal to Stabilize Stuy Town
Stuy-Town Rent Rollback Set
Q. and A. on New York Rent Ruling
New State Laws on Eviction Should Have Little Effect in City
The Inquiring Mind: Requiring Tenant to Get Renters Insurance
Q & A: Following the Rules for Subletting
Q & A: When a Super Is a Requirement
The Case of the Tenant Who Evicted Herself: A Chronic Nonpayment Holdover Story
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Prevails at Trial for Landlord
Division of Housing and Community Renewal Harassment Allegations Defeated
Landlord Granted Eviction and Money Judgment Against Restaurant; Tenant Denied Rent Abatement
Nuisance Eviction
Landlord Obtains Possession of Two Thirds of Building
M&T Bank Recovers Possession Of Their Space At 345 Park Avenue From Defaulting Subtenant In Just Three Months And All Attorneys' Fees Paid
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Wins Vindicated Victory Against Long Term Nuisance Tenant
Chinatown Landowners Keep Their Property Despite Two Purported Written Contracts Of Sale
Landlord Defeats Commercial Tenant's Attempt To Block Sale Of Building By Claiming Sham Right Of First Refusal
Transitioning from Sponsor to Board Control

ACCOLADES

Jeffrey Metz Joins Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C.
Metz Aiming for All-Star Status at Growing Law Firm
Veteran Appeals Attorney Joins Adam Leitman Bailey
Jeffrey Metz to Serve as Managing Partner at Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C.
Treiman Makes Law

ANTENNAS

Cellular Antennas as an Income Source

APPLIANCES

Your Home; Tenant Surcharges for Appliances
What to do if Tenant Installs Appliance Without Your Ok

DEMOLITION

Bill Adds Requirement for Evictions Based on Demolition

FAIR HOUSING

Mayor Vetoes Bill Barring Discrimination Against Tenants on Public Assistance

INSURANCE DEFENSE

Sidewalk Doesn't Include Curbstone, Court Says

LEASE FORMS

New, Improved Lease Forms Available for Apartment Building Owners

NEW CONSTRUCTION

Advice: Repair the Fine Print First

NON-PAYMENT/CHRONIC NON-PAYMENT

Call All Monies Owed by Tenant "Additional Rent" to Speed Up Non-Payment Proceedings
Extra Notice Needed if Attorney Prepares Nonpayment Court Papers, Says Federal Court
New Rental Lease Eliminates Loopholes for Late Paying Tenants

NUISANCE

Q & A: A Free Month's Rent for the Asking

PERSONAL USE

Revising the Limits on "Personal Use"

RENT REGULATION/RENT STABILIZATION

Rangel Rents Apartments at Bargain Rates
Rangel Double Deals
Tenant Privacy and Landlords
Q & A: Who Can Pay for a Rent Controlled Apartment?

SMOKING

Court Opens Door for Owner Liability for Secondhand Smoke
No Pets, No Parties, No Smoking?

SROS

Room to Rent: Bath Nearby
How to Contest HPD 'Presumed' Lead-Based Paint Violation
Stuy Town Tenants Score in Battle with Owner
When Renters Stay on After the Lease Expires
Court Ruling Makes Some Evictions Easier
Avoiding Eviction While On Active Duty

SUBLETTING/NONPRIMARY RESIDENCE

A Security Deposit For a Sublet
Q & A: A Rent-Stabilized Tenant Seeks to Negotiate
Q & A: Can a Landlord Raise Rents on a Sublet?