On behalf of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP | Oct 18, 2017 | Eviction Prevention
If you’re a New York City tenant in a rent-stabilized apartment, you could of course be one of the lucky renters who has a property ownership team that is clearly on the ball when it comes to performance regarding landlord-related duties. Conversely, though,...
On behalf of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP | Aug 10, 2017 | Eviction Prevention
Legal representation is critical for tenants involved in disputes with their landlords. Landlords are typically more or less sophisticated in their understanding of their rights under the law. It is their business to understand their rights and to exercise them to...
On behalf of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP | Jul 19, 2017 | Eviction Prevention
For those who expect nothing but logic and reason in New York City housing law, we will today help dispel that notion with a walk on the quirky side. Familiarity with the rules that govern landlord-tenant relationships in the city might one day prove useful to you, so...
On behalf of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP | May 3, 2017 | Eviction Prevention, Tenants' Rights
Harassment from a landlord based on immigration status isn’t just frustrating, it’s illegal. New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has publically come out to criticize this practice, stating that it is “appalling.” A recent press...
On behalf of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP | Mar 20, 2017 | Eviction Prevention
The answer to the above-posed headline query in today’s blog post rings adamantly clear for a number of New York state and municipal politicians who are joined by various tenants’ advocacy groups in opposing the recent actions of a tax-exempt organization...
On behalf of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP | Dec 29, 2016 | Eviction Prevention
As is made eminently clear in a recent news report focusing on rent-stabilized apartments in New York City, landlords’ creativity is on clear display when it comes to their attempts to outs tenants and jack up the rent. They can do that, of course, but only...
On behalf of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP | Dec 15, 2016 | Eviction Prevention
‘Twas the night before ChristmasAnd taped to the doorWas an eviction noticeAnd what was it for? The landlord he saidThat our two little boysWould run and would jumpAnd made way too much noise Believe if you will in Santa or St. NickThere’s one law firm to...
On behalf of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP | Aug 10, 2016 | Eviction Prevention
On the one hand, he made sure to deposit the rental payments dutifully made by long-time tenants of one of his many residential properties in New York City. In fact, he continued cashing those checks even months after the renters — a family of seven — had...
On behalf of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP | May 27, 2016 | Eviction Prevention
Let’s preface a response to the above-posed headline question by noting a well-worn truism about landlord-tenant relationships, namely this: they’re both symbiotic and reciprocal. What that means is this: Each party needs the other, and each has duties...
On behalf of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP | Feb 16, 2016 | Eviction Prevention
Legally speaking, a nuisance is defined as “a course of conduct which has caused substantial harm to other tenants, to the building, to the landlord’s employees, or to the landlord,” says Himmelstein, and unless the behavior in question is severe,...
