In the bustling city of New York, being a landlord can be a lucrative but challenging endeavor. The unique housing landscape, with its rent regulations and diverse tenant population, makes it crucial for landlords to exercise due diligence when screening potential tenants. In this article, we’ll explore the legal considerations that housing lawyers in NYC...Read More

A “tenant surrender of possession agreement”- or a tenant buyout, is a legal agreement where the tenant agrees to vacate the given premises in exchange for an agreed amount of money. In this case, the tenant will agree to leave the respective property of his own accord. The landlord pays the agreed amount of money...Read More

When many people think about real estate, the first thing that comes to their mind are residential properties.  That being said, there are so many types of properties that are available to buy or rent.  The type of property that we’re going to discuss today are mixed-use buildings, which are buildings that have more than...Read More

Landlord-tenant law is a part of the common law that details the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants.  If you’re a landlord, then it’s important that you know what your obligations are so that you don’t get in trouble with your tenant or with the law.  We should point out that every state has...Read More

All of us have heard of going bankrupt, but many of us have never expected to actually be in that situation.  There are many reasons that this could happen, such as inability to pay off debt, losing a job, an increase in medical expenses, and more.  Whatever the reason, it’s important that you hire a...Read More

There are many reasons why a landlord may want to evict their tenant, such as not paying rent, staying past the lease term, not following the rental agreement, or even for unfair reasons as well.  If your landlord is trying to evict you, you may not know how to proceed with the process.  Although there...Read More

In any business, there are many responsibilities and legal obligations that you have to consider.  This is no different in the real estate world.  If you recently decided to rent out your extra space, you’re probably excited to make money off of it.  That being said, it’s not as simple as letting someone stay in...Read More

There are different situations in which your property may be wrongly taken from you.  For instance, maybe your landlord doesn’t return your belongings, or a debt collector unfairly takes your items without an order.  Whatever the situation, it’s important that these items are recovered.  There are two ways to do this, which is through replevin...Read More

Many people try to avoid going bankrupt, but sometimes it’s unavoidable.  This is because life has many expenses, and sometimes they get the best of us.  When this happens, it’s best that you have a New York real estate lawyer help you throughout the process.  Although they’ll handle all of the ins and outs for you,...Read More

As businessmen, we are always looking for the next investment opportunity.  The good thing is that there’s always options available, such as buying a new property.  What a lot of people haven’t heard of, however, is exchanging properties.  This is called a 1031 business exchange, which is the swap of properties that are held for...Read More