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Hooray Housing Court! “Judge orders filthy Bronx landlord to jail”

A while ago, I told you about new City Council legislation to strengthen the rights of tenants against landlords of miserably maintained buildings. Yesterday’s Daily News gave an excellent example of how this law — and the two great NYC … Continue reading

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NYC landlord refuses to permit co-lease for gay couple

From the Daily News (and it was on CBS radio news this morning, too): Gay-spouse bias suit An upper West Side lesbian couple is suing, saying a landlord refused to put both their names on their lease in what is … Continue reading

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The first Perelman case declared “frivolous”

From the Daily News: Lawyer win in Perelman case A New Jersey appeals court on Thursday ruled that billionaire Revlon chairman Ron Perelman’s initial challenge to his former father-in-law’s estate plan was “frivolous,” but a $2 million fine against his … Continue reading

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