A petitioner had commenced a superintendent holdover proceeding in the commercial landlord-tenant part seeking the eviction of a building super whose employment had been terminated. There were no commercial units in the building and the Court dismissed the case from the commercial part calendar since, t the core of the proceeding the case was purely [...]

An easement granting a four foot beach access route was challenged in the Suffolk County Supreme Court. A 1965 deed provided for the easement but no affirmative action was taken until the easement holder petitioned the Court to build a footbridge over the dunes. The opposing argument was that the easement was abandoned after 55 [...]

A New York Supreme Court Judge has ruled that New York City is not required to fund a transitional rental assistance program, as reported in the New York Law Journal. The City’s budget constraints have forced it to cut funding to many programs, including the Advantage Program. A program designed to provided rental assistance to [...]

The Real Deal has reported an increase in sales at the South Street Seaport. Sometimes the properties are not even listed before they are sold. This trend is in stark contrast to four years ago when you couldn’t give your apartment away. Now the Seaport is a booming residential area and a thriving tourist attraction. [...]

Judge Robert K. Holdman resigned as a New York Court of Claims Judge on September 14, 2011. The New York Law Journal reported that, the sole reason for his resignation was “due to the failure of politics before” and Governor Cuomo’s current policies regarding the pay of Judges. Judge Holdman, like every other judge in [...]

Stiefel & Cohen is a New York Real Estate Law Firm specializing in New York Cooperatives & Condominiums, New York Real Estate Development and New York Real Estate Litigation. For over 35 years, our attorneys have represented over one hundred cooperative and condominium buildings in New York City, Westchester County and Long Island. The New [...]