Tag Archives: Proprietary Leases

Rights of rent-controlled tenants in a co-op building

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Naomi

A few weeks ago I expressed great sympathy for rent-stabilized tenants in a co-op building. They were being harassed by their landlord who was making a nasty and illegal effort to set them up for eviction. I quoted from my … Continue reading →

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A really, really interesting co-op lawsuit

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Naomi

From Friday’s Daily News, with the headline “Co-op board voids ‘steal’ at auction”: Linda Salamon thought she won the real estate lottery last May when she bought a $400,000 one-bedroom co-op apartment on the lower East Side for $33,000 at … Continue reading →

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So why are legal documents such lousy reads?

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Naomi

With a bravura quote from the Marx Brothers, I begin an interesting take from a legal genius on why we non-lawyers find it so impossible to read legal documents. Continue reading →

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