On behalf of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP | Sep 26, 2017 | Rent Increase
“[A] worsening crisis.” That is the cut-to-the-chase description of New York City’s current status quo and evolving destiny regarding rent-stabilized apartments notes a recent media spotlight on that subject matter. The sobering tone of an article...
On behalf of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP | Aug 25, 2017 | Rent Increase
A recent report authored by online residential database company EasyStreet passes along a number of notable points regarding the state of rent affordability across New York City. And this is perhaps the website’s most prominent observation and stated imperative:...
On behalf of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP | Aug 16, 2017 | Rent Increase
“I’m not looking for bells and whistles,” says one New York City apartment dweller who scored housing after a concerted search earlier this year. “I’m looking for an apartment that I can live in.” A recent New York Times article...
On behalf of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP | Jul 20, 2017 | Rent Increase
This is not our first blog post to spotlight New York City landlord Steven Croman, who many of our readers likely know something about, either from the persistently adverse press garnered by that individual and his residential management companies or from painful...
On behalf of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP | May 22, 2017 | Rent Increase
Larry Gluck knows his way around a courtroom. Gluck’s Stellar Management, a well-heeled property management and real estate development company, has a decade-long history of appearing in New York State Supreme Court to defend against allegations that his...
On behalf of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP | May 3, 2017 | Rent Increase, Rent Stabilization, Tenants' Rights
According to the New York City Rent Guidelines Board, landlords may or may not be able to raise the rent in buildings with J-51 benefits. It depends on whether rent stabilization applied to the building before it received the J-51 benefits. If so, the benefits...
On behalf of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP | Mar 24, 2017 | Rent Increase, Rent Stabilization
Will the moratorium continue? An upcoming judicial determination on the near future of New York City’s current freeze on rent-stabilized apartments has got the sharp attention of legions of New Yorkers. And understandably so: Reportedly, there are more than one...
On behalf of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP | Mar 20, 2017 | Rent Increase, Rent Stabilization
Some readers of this blog, and many New York City residents generally, might be flatly bewildered by reasoning recently advanced by an advocate for city landlords regarding increases on rent-stabilized apartments. Many of our readers know much about that subject...
On behalf of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP | Jan 18, 2017 | Rent Increase
“It’s like a sieve on the Upper West Side,” says one New York City Council member. “We’re just losing them hand over fist.” The “they” that Helen Rosenthal is referring to is the stock of apartments across the city...
On behalf of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP | Jan 17, 2017 | Rent Increase, Rent Stabilization, Tenants' Rights
From January 2013 to June 2015, over 450,000 eviction cases were filed in New York City. Many of these evictions are linked to the ease with which landlords can get around rent stabilization laws, thanks to a 1994 law. Since the law passed, apartment rents in the city...
