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New York’s Premier
Tenants’ Rights Law Firm
New York’s Premier
Tenants’ Rights Law Firm
Tenants’ Rights
These tenants fought harassment and won
Tenant harassment is not something you should just live with. It's illegal and you have the right to take action. That may seem overwhelming and confusing, but with help from fellow tenants and an attorney, you can fight back against harassment. A recently decided...
Locked out of your apartment? Here’s what you can do.
Accidentally locking yourself out of your apartment is bad enough, but if your landlord locks you out, you are facing an entirely different set of problems. Is your landlord harassing you? Are you in a dispute with your landlord? They are not allowed to change your...
How 74 pages of text will change lives in New York City
New York City is an amazing place. It is home to more than 8 million people with diverse backgrounds, cultures and life experiences. Did you know that people speak over 200 languages in the city? Or that a child is born every 4.4 minutes? Of those millions of...
Eye on Real Estate With Dottie Herman
is proud to announce that our Senior Partner, Sam Himmelstein, will be appearing on the Eye on Real Estate radio show on AM970, hosted by Dottie Herman, this Saturday at 11:00am. Sam will be discussing the impact of the newly passed New...
HMGDJ wins big for tenants living with inadequate fire safety protections
Laws change. Building/housing codes change. Apartments get renovated. These things are all a matter of life in New York City, but how they intersect matters - especially for the tenants. Take for example a recent consolidated case, argued and won by our own [nap_names...
Certificate of Occupancy (“C of O”)
We represent a Tenant Association who organized a rent strike in an effort to compel the landlord to correct pervasive housing code violations. Upon investigation, the tenants discovered that their building had been altered since the last Certificate of Occupancy ("C...
Leyes sobre el pago del alquiler en Nueva York
Actualmente la ciudad de Nueva York tiene una población estimada de 8,5 millones de habitantes, de los cuales casi 2 millones de personas son de descendencia hispana. Muchos de ellos alquilan apartamentos y casas en varios suburbios alrededor de esta gran...
There’s hope for commercial tenants served with notice to cure
Is your landlord threatening to terminate your commercial lease? You may be able to get a Yellowstone injunction to give you time to cure the alleged breach of the lease, or to defend the case without risking eviction if you lose. When a commercial tenant receives a...
Attention to legal detail protects apartment succession rights
Rent-stabilized, rent-controlled and Mitchell-Lama apartments are a valuable commodity in New York City. For many families, a unit may represent their greatest asset. State and city laws recognize that value by establishing rules that allow these residences to be...
