New PC Rules Supreme Court Queens County

New PC Rules Supreme Court Queens County

 

New PC rules in Supreme Court, Queens County, will go into effect on May 18, 2015.

If a Demand for a Bill of Particulars has been made, the Bill of Particulars must be served within 5 days of the Preliminary Conference.

It will get adjourned until properly served.

Foreclosure Attorney in New York City, Nassau & Suffolk

 

Foreclosure Attorney in New York City, Nassau & Suffolk

We are proud to announce our new practice area — Foreclosure Defense!!  We will be able to provide this in the New York City, Nassau & Suffolk areas.

This represents an expansion of our real estate practice, but catering specifically to Foreclosure Defense Matters.

See our page here:  /practice-areas/foreclosure-defense-nyc-nassau-suffolk/ 

Call us now for a free consultation if you are facing foreclosure on your home.There are many options available to borrowers!

Let us guide you through this difficult process.

 

New NYS Law: Residental Leases & Sprinkler System Notice

New NYS Law: Residential Leases & Sprinkler System Notice

As of December 3rd, 2014, all residential leases, whether new or renewals, are required to have in bold print a notice to the tenant about the presence or absence of sprinkler systems in the “leased premises.”

Here is an article on the subject:

https://www.newyorklawjournal.com/id=1202678506677/New-Law-Requires-Sprinkler-System-Clauses-in-Leases?slreturn=20141111150052

https://www.habitatmag.com/Publication-Content/Legal-Financial/2014/2014-November/New-Sprinkler-Law#.VIofe4ctCP5

 

Landlords Beware!

NYC Landlord Notices and Riders for renewals & new leases

NYC Landlord Notices and Riders for renewals & new leases

Landlords are required by law to provide certain notices and riders for all new leases and for renewal leases for rent stabilized apartments in NYC.

These generally apply to buildings with 3 or more apartments, and if generally built before 1960.
These include:

 

1) Revised NYC July 2014 Renewal Rider

2) EPA/HUD Lead Paint Pamphlet

3) EPA/HUD Lead Paint Notice

4) NYC Lead Paint Pamphlet

5) NYC HPD Lead Notice Rider

6) Window Guard Rider

7) Bed Bug Notice

If you can’t obtain the forms for any reason, email me and I will be more than willing to provide these forms.

It is better to provide the notice & riders to new tenants or upon renewals.  The failure to do so can lead to stiff fine and penalties.  Landlords have enough headaches.

This newsletter gives you some basic information as to whom this applies along with links to get the various forms:

NY Apartment Law Insider 8.14

 

Careful: Drunk Driving Crackdown this weekend!

Drunk Driving Crackdown this weekend!

Enjoy this Independence Day!  But not behind the wheel if you are drinking!

State patrol will be enforcing a drunk driving crackdown this weekend.

Please be careful!  Don’t drink & drive.  Take a cab home.  Your life and the life of others are in danger!

Not to mention the mess, time and money an arrest and/or conviction for DWI can cause.

https://www.longisland.com/news/07-02-14/cuomo-4th-of-july-dwi-crackdown.html

SCOTUS to Cops: To search a cellphone, get a warrant!

SCOTUS to Cops: To search a cellphone, get a warrant! The SCOTUS have unanimously declared that cops cannot search your cellphone without a warrant. I am sure some exceptions will evolve, and we will have to wait and see. “The Court notes that the ruling will make life difficult for cops. “Privacy comes at a cost,” wrote Roberts.” Is this a win for Digital privacy or a loss to the needs of law enforcement?

https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/25/us-usa-court-mobilephone-idUSKBN0F01R320140625

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2014/06/25/cops-cant-search-phones-without-a-warrant-rules-supreme-court/