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- Special COVID-19 Edition
- Winter 2020 | Volume 53
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- April 2016 | Volume 32
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Summer 2024 | Volume 71
Inside this real estate quarterly newsletter:
- Good Cause Eviction
- The Next Generation of NYC Tax Incentives
- From Beyond the Grave
- Celebrating Robert Holland
- Recap of Our Succesful Good Cause Eviction Seminars
- Owner Defeats Rent-Controlled Tenant’s “Excusable Absence” Defense Premised on COVID-19 Pandemic
- Challenge to Decades-Old Deregulation of Former Rent-Controlled Apartment is Upheld by Court of Appeals
- The Requirement of “Commercial Reasonableness” in Foreclosing on Co-op Shares
- An Opportunity to Increase Rents and Recoup Capital Costs – Budget Bill Amends IAI Rent Increase Rules
- BBG Proudly Supports Community Initiatives
- BBG Continues to Expand and Welcomes New Hires
- Recent Transactions of Note
- BBG In The News
- Co-op/Condo Corner
Spring 2024 | Volume 70
Inside this real estate quarterly newsletter:
- Piercing the Corporate Veil and Voiding Fraudulent Conveyances in Commercial Lease Litigation and Judgment Enforcement
- A Buyer of Real Property Loses Specific Performance Claim
- The ‘Totality of the Circumstances’ Surrounding the New Statutory Definition of a Fraudulent Deregulation Scheme
- $500 Monthly Fine per Unit Enacted for Missing DHCR Registrations
- Recent Transactions of Note
- BBG In The News
- Co-op/Condo Corner
- BBG Continues to Expand and Welcomes New Hires
- Crain’s New York Business: People on the Move
- 35 Years of Dedicated Service to the Real Estate Industry
- Popular Social Media Posts
Winter 2023-24 | Volume 69
Inside this real estate quarterly newsletter:
- Is That Lease Really NNN?
- Questions of Fact Preclude Summary Judgment
- Zoning Lot Mergers & Transferable Development Rights
- Quick Compliance Check
- Section 8
- LLC’s Members + Creditors
- DHCR’s New “First Rent” Doctrine
- New York’s “Prompt Payment Act” Amended
- BBG New Hires
- BBG Anniversaries and 2024 Partner Promotions
- Awards and Accolades, Philanthropy, and BBG In the News
- Popular Social Media Posts
- Recent Transactions of Note
- Co-op/Condo Corner
Fall 2023 | Volume 68
Inside this real estate quarterly newsletter:
- An End to Anonymity in LLC Ownership?
- Grounded
- Zoning Lot Mergers & Transferable Development Rights
- The New J-51 Does Little to Incentivize Affordable Housing Development
- First Department Rules Once Again That Fraud in the Rent Regulatory Context Requires More Than Just a Jump in Rent or Registration Failures
- Avoiding Gaps in Additional Insurance Coverage in Construction License Agreements
- Uptick in TPU Audits – Be Prepared
- Acceptance of ERAP Funds and the Creation of a Lease
- New Flood History Disclosure Law Impacts Co-Ops, Condo Owners, and Rental Buildings
- BBG Welcomes New Hires
- BBG Anniversaries
- Awards & Accolades
- Popular Social Media Posts
- Recent Transactions of Note
- BBG in the News
- Co-op/Condo Corner
Summer 2023 | Volume 67
Inside this real estate quarterly newsletter:
- Time is of the Essence
- BBG Welcomes Summer Associates
- Committees and Appointments
- BBG Anniversaries
- Running the Extra Mile for our Clients
- Chambers Ranked BBG as a Leading NY Real Estate Law Firm
- Congratulations to Kara I. Rakowski
- Popular Social Media Post
- Emergency Access to Fix Apartment Conditions
- Court Limits Lifespan of the Residential Lease Guaranty
- Recent Appellate Decisions of Note
- New Lease Flood Notice Requirement
- Recent Transactions of Note
- BBG in the News
- Co-op/Condo Corner
Spring 2023 | Volume 66
Inside this real estate quarterly newsletter:
- Governor’s New Proposal Addresses Both Affordable Housing and Office Space Vacancies
- Dramatic Changes to Notarization Law
- Where Does New York City Commercial Real Estate Stand Three Years After the COVID-19 Pandemic?
- Case Decision Bulletin: Court of Appeals Rules in J-51 Deregulation Case: No Default Formula in Casey v. Whitehouse Estates
- Maximizing Your Leverage as a Buyer: How Equitable Vendee’s Lien and Notice of Pendency Protect Real Estate Purchasers
- Appellate Update: CPLR 5704 – A Tool to Obtain Appellate Relief Without Filing an Appeal
- Recent Transactions of Note
- Recent Notable Matters Handled by our Land Use/Zoning Team
- BBG In The News
- BBG’s Popular Social Media Posts
- Co-Op | Condo Corner
- BBG Welcomes New Hires
Winter 2023 | Volume 65
Inside this real estate quarterly newsletter:
- Death Knell for AirBnB in NYC Apartments?: Co-ops, condos and rental owners can now block transient rentals in their buildings
- New Laws Target E-Bikes and Other Lithium-Ion Battery-Powered Devices
- Appellate Update: Divided Appellate Division Rejects Challenge to Deregulated Status of Apartment and Dismisses Complaint
- Locked Out: When Restoring an Occupant to Possession is Futile
- Criminal Backgrounds No Longer Check-Able?
- BBG in the News
- BBG Welcomes New Hires
- Recent Transactions of Note
- Recent Notable Matters Handled by our Land Use/Zoning Team
- BBG’s Popular Social Media Posts
- Co-Op | Condo Corner
Autumn 2022 | Volume 64
Inside this Issue:
- Cold Comfort: Ice Cream Store Lease Guarantor Not Shielded From Liability Under NYC’s Guaranty Law
- Meet Our Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- In The Zone, Part II: SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Update: New Protection for Existing Tenants.
- Appellate Update: Co-op Shareholders with Recurring Leaks Can’t Withhold Maintenance
- Last Rights: Could This Be Your Final Chance at a First Rent for Newly Created Units?
- Notices for Elevator Outages
- BBG in the News
- BBG Welcomes New Hires
- Recent Transactions of Note
- Recent Notable Matters Handled by our Land Use/Zoning Team
- BBG’s Popular Social Media Posts
- Co-Op | Condo Corner
Summer 2022 | Volume 63
Inside this Issue:
- Federal Court Awards Fifth Avenue Landlord Multi-Million Dollar Judgment for Rent Arrears
- BBG Continues to Expand and Welcomes New Hires
- Retroactive Application of the HSTPA
- Security Deposit Regulations for Non-Regulated Tenants That Are Often Overlooked by Agents and Owners
- Rent Overcharges: What Statute of Limitations Applies?
- The Loft Board’s Favorite Time of Year
- Leasing and Rent Registration Requirements for ERAP Recipients
- A Buyer’s Nightmare – Acquiring a Building Without Performing a Due Diligence Review
- Appellate Update
- BBG in the News
- Recent Transactions of Note
- Recent Notable Matters Handled by our Land Use/Zoning Team
- Co-Op | Condo Corner
Spring 2022 | Volume 62
Inside this Issue:
- In The Zone: SoHo/NoHo Zoning Reform Becomes Reality
- The New Prevailing Wage Law and Co-ops and Condos
- Entitlement To Legal Fees From A Residential Tenant: Billing A Tenant For Legal Fees Is Prohibited Without A Court Order
- Court of Appeals Restores Faith in the Loft Law
- Why You Should Never Ignore a DHCR Rent Reduction Order
- BBG in the News
- Recent Transactions of Note
- Co-Op | Condo Corner
Winter 2022 | Volume 61
Inside this Issue:
- Virtual is a Reality for Co-ops
- Attorney Promotions
- Stronger Than Ever
- A Commercial Lease Dispute: Something Doesn’t Sound Right
- The Loft Board – Where Extension Applications Go to Die
- Recent Cases of Note at the Appellate Term, First Department
- Recent Covid-era Successes at OATH Hearings Division
- Defeating a Claim for Legal Fees by a Successor Tenant In a Rent Stabilized Apartment
- NYC Extends and Expands HPD’s Pilot Program
- BBG in the News
- Co-Op | Condo Corner
Fall 2021 | Volume 60
Inside this Issue:
- BBG Mourns Death of Founding Partner, Joseph Burden
- Illegal Use, Ancillary Services, and How to Avoid a Rent Freeze
- Foreseeable Changes to Substantial Rehabilitation Laws
- BBG in the News
- Super Lawyers Feature
- Co-Op | Condo Corner
Summer 2021 | Volume 59
Inside this Issue:
- Partner Lisa M. Gallaudet, Lead Loft Law Counsel at Belkin Burden Goldman LLP, Passes Away After Battle with Leukemia
- The Covid-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program (“ERAP”)
- Navigating the Rent Freeze and Collection of Other Charges During the Covid-19 ERAP Period
- Court Affirms Dismissal of Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Per Se Fraud for Erroneous Deregulation Post-Roberts
- BBG in the News
- Co-Op | Condo Corner
Spring 2021 | Volume 58
Inside this Issue:
- In A Boon For Commercial Landlords, Recent Court Decisions Reject Tenant Covid-19 Related Defenses
- Constitutional Challenge to the Rent Stabilization Law
- Current Challenges Facing Commercial Landlords After One Year of the Covid-19 Pandemic
- Better Read Than Lead
- Regulated Reconfiguration – How to Charge a First Rent
- New State Law Requires Disclosure of Disability Accommodation Rights— and, Yes, it’s Applicable to Co-ops and Leased Condo Units
- Court Affirms Rights of Co-op Holders of Unsold Shares But Unwittingly Opens Pandora’s Box
- BBG in the News
- Co-Op | Condo Corner
Winter 2021 | Volume 57
Inside this Issue:
- Court Dismisses Constitutional Challenge to City Covid-Based Laws, but Holds That Service of Routine Rent Demands Does Not Constitute Harassment
- Court Limits Shareholder’s Demands to Inspect Co-op Books and Records
- With Virtual Trials Becoming the Norm, Parties Are Being Pushed to Proceed in Virtual Courtrooms
- The Pandemic and Owner Remedies Other Than Eviction to Collect Payments Due from Tenants
- Return of a Tenant’s Security Deposit Under the HSTPA
- What to Consider When Deciding if Conversion of Stoves from Gas to Electric (or Vice Versa) is Right for your Rent Stabilized Building
- BBG in the News
- BBG Super Lawyers 2020
- Co-Op | Condo Corner
Fall 2020 | Volume 56
Inside this Issue:
- CDC Orders Federal Eviction Moratorium Through 2020
- Navigating Discovery Hurdles During A Pandemic
- The Risks of Improperly Documenting Tenant Rent Concessions and Other Incentives
- Commercial Tenant’s Supreme Court Damages Action Against Landlord Dismissed Where Lease Did Not Require Landlord to Obtain Certificate of Occupancy
- DHCR Holds Public Hearing on Proposed MCI Reasonable Cost Schedule and MCI Waiver Applications
- The “Fraud” Exception in Regina—Recent Applications by the First Department Seem to Conflict
- Proposed New City Law Banning Criminal Background Checks for Housing Applicants
- Co-Op | Condo Corner
- BBG in the News
Summer 2020 | Volume 55
Inside this Issue:
- Is “Healthy” the New “Amenity”?
- Landlords’ Changed Landscapes
- Feeling Secure—The Application of Security Deposits and Letters of Credit
- Residential Property Owners’ Duty To Mitigate Damages Upon Tenant’s Vacatur
- True Confessions of Judgment: Changes to the CPLR Affect COVID–19 Rent Deferral Agreements
- Rent Deferral Agreements
- The Ghost of ‘Altman’
- New Sign Requirement for POPS
- Decision of Note
- BBG In The News
- Note to Our Readers About the Co-op/Condo Corner
Spring 2020 | Volume 54
Inside this Issue:
- Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others: HUD issues updated guidance on reasonable accommodations for animals under the Fair Housing Act
- New Member of the BBG Team
- City Intensifies Rules Governing Façade Inspections
- Proposed “Good Cause Eviction” Law Would be Disaster for Co-ops, Condos and Subletters
- Attorneys’ Fees and Additional Rent: Housing Court Jurisdiction to Award Judgment Under The HSTPA
- Courts Hand Down Justice in Rejecting Home Health Care Aide’s Succession Claim
- Co-Op | Condo Corner
- BBG In The News
Special COVID-19 Edition
Inside this Issue:
- Message from the Managing Partners
- COVID-19 Rent Deferrals – The Time to Act is Now
- Court and Agency Practices in Response to Coronavirus
- Building Owners, Co-Ops and Condos Should be Eligible for SBA Loans Under CARES Act
- Construction Work Authorized to Proceed – Essential vs. Non-Essential
- Force Majeure Effects on Commercial Leases
- Annual Meetings and COVID-19: The Season of Our Discontent
- Temporary Changes to Appellate Process During the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency
Winter 2020 | Volume 53
Inside this Issue:
- New Name, New Year, Same Commitment: A Message from the Co-Managing Partners
- Congratulations
- DOB Now Enforcing Local Law 110
- Developer’s Flexibility Will Yield Great Benefits When Dealing with Adjoining Property Owners
- Prosecution of Nonpayment Proceedings Under the HSTPA
- Saved by the Lease: Commercial Tenant Held Not Constructively Evicted by Common Area Construction Work Since Lease Barred Rent Abatement Claim and Tenant Did Not Abandon Premises
- Administrative Due Diligence—Uncovering the Truth
- Co-Op | Condo Corner
- BBG In The News
Fall 2019 | Volume 52
Inside this Issue:
- Lofts Legalization Labyrinth
- The Pro-Active Internal Audit
- New Acris Disclosure Requirements When Selling or Purchasing Residential Real Estate Through a Limited Liability Company
- First Rollback in New Rent Laws’ Applicability to Co-ops and Condos
- New Civil Court Advisory Notice an Unwelcome Aftershock to NYC Landlords
- New Rent Laws Radically Alter MCI Filing Procedure sand Rent Calculations
- What to Know About Collecting and Maintaining Security Deposits in Light of the 2019 Rent Laws
- Sell with Certainty; Avoiding Disputes over “Materiality” of Inaccurate Representations
- New Members of the BBWG Team
- Notices of Termination Should Provide Details of Tenant’s Failure to Cure
- Co-Op | Condo Corner
- BBWG in the News
Summer 2019 | Volume 51
Inside this Issue:
- The Death of the Yellowstone Injunction
- The Law of Unintended Consequences
- SoHo/NoHo Zoning Reformation Initiative Launched
- Notices of Termination Should Provide Details of Tenant’s Failure to Cure
- BBWG in the News
- Co-Op | Condo Corner
Spring 2019 | Volume 50
Inside this Issue:
- Taxing The Goose That Lays The Golden Eggs
- Roommates: The Rules of The Game
- Court Holds Single Incident of Alleged Arson Serious Enough to Potentially Constitute “Nuisance” Warranting Eviction
- The Tide Turns In Favor of Commercial Landlords in Lease Defaults
- Income-Based Discrimination
- BBWG in the News
- Co-op | Condo Corner
March 2019 | Volume 49
Inside this Issue:
- Dust to Dust
- Jay B. Solomon: New Partner in BBWG’s Litigation Department
- Individual Apartment Improvements: Always be Prepared to Defend
- BBWG Expands Its Construction and Leasing Practice Groups
- A Tenant’s Right to Cure When Caught Using AirBNB-Type Services
- BBWG in the News
- Transactions of Note
- Co-op | Condo Corner
January 2019 | Volume 48
Inside this Issue:
- The Hits Just Keep On Coming
- Congratulations
- Celebrating 30 Years With New Beginnings: A Message From the Co-managing Partners
- What an Owner Should Know if its Building is on the NYC Pilot Program List
- BBWG in the News
- Dispelling Misconceptions About Sidewalks: Clarifying a ‘Grey’ area
- Won’t You Please be my Boarder?
- News Flash
- How an Owner’s Rights are Affected When a Tenant Files Bankruptcy
- Co-op | Condo Corner
November 2018 | Volume 47
Inside this Issue:
- Building Owners, Co-ops and Condos, and Managing Agents Must Comply with New State and City Anti-Sex Harassment Laws
- Tenant Gets Rent Abatement for Scaffolding on Terrace
- MCI Update
- BBWG in the News
- Co-op | Condo Corner
September 2018 | Volume 46
Inside this Issue:
- City Enacts Mandatory Reporting Requirements for Online Short-Term Rental Platforms
- Notable Transactions
- Notable Cases
- Domestic Violence Issues and Landlord and Tenant Responsibilities
- Notable Achievements
- A Cautionary Tale on One Party’s Reliance on Additional Insurance Coverage
- HPD Requires New Application Forms for Certification of No Harassment and Exemption
- Landlord/Tenant Court Allows Social Media Discovery
- Co-Op | Condo Corner
- BBWG in the News
July 2018 | Volume 45
Inside this Issue:
- Preventing and Navigating Disability Accessibility Claims and Lawsuits
- FinCEN Continues to Crack Down on the Use of Residential Real Estate Transactions as a Means of Money Laundering
- Beware of “Rent Discount” Provisions in Rent-Stabilized Leases
- Legislative/Regulatory Update
- BBWG in the News
- Transactions of Note
- Co-Op | Condo Corner
May 2018 | Volume 44
- NYC Commercial Rent Tax Break Taking Effect July 1, 2018
- Appellate Court Rules That Commercial Tenant May Waive Its Right to Seek Yellowstone Injunction
- Does a Tenant’s Smoking of Certified Medical Marijuana in an Apartment Constitute a Violation of a Lease’s “No Smoking” Clause?
- Rights and Obligations of a Building Owner Regarding Modification of a Building’s Intercom System
- BBWG In the News
- Transactions of Note
- Co-Op | Condo Corner
March 2018 | Volume 43
- In Victory for BBWG Client, Appellate Court Holds Luxury Deregulation Application in 421-G Buildings
- Appellate Court Upholds Ruling in Favor of Condo Board Client of BBWG
- Executors Beware: Preparing to Sell a Co-op Apartment Owned by an Estate
- New Tenant Protection Plan Notice Requirements
- BBWG in the News
- Transactions of Note
- Co-op | Condo Corner
January 2018 | Volume 42
- City Council Passes New Anti-Harassment Bills: What Purchasers Of Residential Buildings Should Look For During Due Diligence
- Transactions of Note
- City Council Imposes New Bedbug Disclosure And Filing Requirements On Property Owners
- New Gas Leak Notice Requirement
- Time For Residents To Butt Out
- Is Use Of A Terrace In A Co-op An Amenity Or An Essential Service?
- New Partners
- Co-op | Condo Corner
- BBWG In The News
November 2017 | Volume 41
- New Bad Laws Of The Month
- BBWG In The News
- BBWG Prevails In Succession Rights Case
- Fincen, A Look Behind The Curtain
- More To DHCR Rent Reduction Orders Than Just Reducing Rent
- Lease Entered Into After Notice Of Pendency Held Voidable
- Co-op | Condo Corner
September 2017 | Volume 40
- DOB Opens Pandora’s Box On Co-OP/Condo Enclosures
- Treasury Department Amends Rule To Include Wired Funds In Title Company Reporting Requirements For All-Cash Residential Deals
- NYC Council Passes New Tenant Anti-Harassment Bills
- Commercial Subtenant Has No Right To Become Direct Tenant Of Owner After Prime Tenant’s Default And Voluntary Termination Of Lease
- The Keys To Upgrading Your Building’s Entrance: Converting From Traditional To Electronic Entry
- Co-Op | Condo Corder
- BBWG In The News
July 2017 | Volume 39
- Court Uplholds Luxury Deregulation in “421-G” Buildings, In Victory for BBWG Client
- BBWG In the News
- Drafting Lease Packages for New Buildings
- Considerations When Purchasing a Commercial Property Outside New York
- Co-op | Condo Corner
May 2017 | Volume 38
- Good Guys Finish Last
- New York Super Lawyers Magazine Names 14 Bbwg Lawyers In The New York Metro Edition For 2017
- When Please Is Not Enough
- BBWG In The News
- Court Decides That Right Of First Refusal Does Not Extend To Month-To-Month Tenancy
- Welcome To The Oath Hearings Division: Ten Things Owners Must Know About Dob And Fdny Summonses
- Courts Require Strict Compliance When Bringing A Holdover Proceeding
- CO-OP | Condo Corner
March 2017 | Volume 37
- Can Condos Co-Op?
- Changes To New York Foreclosure Laws
- Dealing With Tenants Whose Section 8 Benefits Have Been Terminated
- CO-OP | Condo Corner
- BBWG In The News
January 2017 | Volume 36
- AirBNB Drops Lawsuit Challenging Penalties For Illegal Short Term Rentals
- Appellate Court Upholds Traditional View Of High Rent Vacancy Deregulation
- Increasing Your Bottom Line — The MCI Tax Abatement Program
- Considerations When Purchasing A Commercial Condominium Unit
- The New Commercial Tenant Anti-Harassment Law
- CO-OP | Condo Corner
- BBWG Speakers
- BBWG In The News
November 2016 | Volume 35
- The Right To Terminate A Lease Before Its Expiration Date By Elderly Tenants And Tenants In The Military
- Airbnb Update
- Like Kind Exchanges And Holding Title As A Tenant In Common Under A Tic Agreement
- New MCI Application Forms
- BBWG Convinces DHCR To Reverse Its Restrictive Policy Relating To A Building Owner’s Right To An MCI For Installation Of A “Handicap Ramp”
- CO-OP | Condo Corner
- BBWG in the News
September 2016 | Volume 34
- Evaluating A Request To Harbor An Emotional Support Animal
- New ECB Amnesty Program Takes Effect September 12, 2016
- Commercial Tenant Required To Pay Rent Even When Its Use Of The Premises Is Prohibited By The Certificate Of Occupancy
- Brokers: Do Your Client Relationships Have To Be Monogamous?
- CO-OP | Condo Corner
- Notable Achievements
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June 2016 | Volume 33
- New Hud Guidelines on Criminal Background Checks Could Limit Ability of Landlords, Co-Ops, and Condos to Screen Apartment Applicants
- Requests to Sublet or Assign: How to Respond
- I Guaranty It
- The Dangers of Reliance on a Certificate of Insurance in Seeking Protection as an Addictional Insured
- CO-OP | Condo Corner
April 2016 | Volume 32
- What to Do About Short Term Rentals
- Ignorance May Be Bliss But It Is No Defense to Transient Occupancy Fines
- Short Term Rental of Rent Stabilized Apartment on AirBnb Held to Be An Incurable Ground for Eviction
- Transient Occupancy From A CO-OP/Condo Perspective
February 2016 | Volume 31
- DHCR Notice Pertaining to Buildings That Have Received J-51 TAX Benefits
- A Switch in Time Saves Fine – Limiting the Cost of Building and Fire Department Violations
- What Type of Case can a Property Owner Bring Against a Tenant When a lease has Expired and the Tenant Remains in Possession of the Apartment?
- Yellowstone Injunction is not Available to Commercial Tenent Where Breach of Lease is Incurable
- The Heat is on