Education
JD, Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
BA, University of Miami (Florida)
About
Marty Meltzer is Partner of the firm since 1997 and was Associated with the firm since 1992. He is an experienced litigator who handles a wide range of commercial and residential landlord/tenant disputes, ejectment actions, access cases and has defended tortious interference with contract and fraudulent conveyances claims.
He has litigated numerous types of cases in Housing Court and has appeared on cases in New York State Supreme Court, including access denial cases, noise disputes among residential neighbors, noise disputes involving commercial establishments, illegal subletting, unauthorized alterations, violations of “No Pet” policies, nuisance actions, breach of substantial obligations of lease agreements, short term rentals and HP actions. He also handles many cooperative lease and maintenance disputes.
Mr. Meltzer has experience in general construction matters and uses his field experience to assist clients in various aspects of real estate and housing matters prior to and during litigation. Prior to entering law school Mr. Meltzer managed and operated three family owned restaurants.
Mr. Meltzer has been a certified arbitrator in the New York City Civil Court. In January 2017, Mr. Meltzer, was appointed as a trustee of Housing and Services, Inc. (HSI), a volunteer position.
Honors & Awards
Super Lawyers®, New York Metro Area, Real Estate (2023)
Publications
- How the New York Consumer Credit Fairness Act Affects Plenary Actions Against Residential Tenants, The BBG Update, Winter 2025-26
- When One Door Closes, Another Opens: Opportunities to Pursue Rent Arrears After the End of a Housing Court Case, The BBG Update, Spring 2025
- Entitlement To Legal Fees From A Residential Tenant: Billing A Tenant For Legal Fees Is Prohibited Without A Court Order, The BBG Update, Spring 2022
- The Pandemic and Owner Remedies Other Than Eviction to Collect Payments Due from Tenants, The BBG Update, Winter 2021
- Residential Property Owners’ Duty To Mitigate Damages Upon Tenant’s Vacatur, The BBG Update, Summer 2020
- Attorneys’ Fees and Additional Rent: Housing Court Jurisdiction to Award Judgment Under The HSTPA, The BBG Update, Spring 2020
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