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A Guide to NYC Tenants’ Rights Post Hurricane Sandy
By David Kaminsky As a result of Hurricane Sandy, many apartment buildings in New York City are now uninhabitable due to flooding, power outages, and physical damage. Many tenants have been displaced...
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So Your Landlord’s Selling Your Apartment? A Guide to NYC Tenants’ Rights
By David Kaminsky Landlord-tenant laws in New York City are complicated. If your landlord is selling your property or apartment building, you could be forced to move. Read this article for a guide to...
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The Legality of Airbnb: Do Online Sublets Comply with NYC Laws?
By Sherwin Belkin, Partner at Belkin Burden Wenig & Goldman, LLP New York city’s residential tenants who may be considering the sublet of an apartment are increasingly finding available resources...
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Not on the Lease? Legal Guide to the Rights of Non-Tenants
By Sherwin Belkin, Partner, Belkin Burden Wenig and Goldman, LLP A residential lease is a contract between an Owner and a Tenant. Only the person named as a tenant on the lease is in privity –...
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A Legal Guide to Month to Month Rentals
By David Kaminsky What is a month to month rental? A month to month tenancy is a type of tenancy that is created by the conduct of the parties. The tenancy can begin as a month to month to tenancy or...
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Summer Sublets: A Guide to Subletting Your Apartment This Summer
By Sherwin Belkin, Partner, Belkin Burden Wenig & Goldman, LLP Summertime, and the livin’ is easy. For many NYC apartment dwellers, summertime means a quick getaway. And to make that getaway a...
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Legal Guide to Security and Access at Showings and Open Houses
By David Kamisnky If handled carelessly, open houses and showings can create problems for brokers and property owners. It is important that open houses and showings be managed in a thoughtful and...
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Rental FAQs: Rent Subsidies
By David Kaminsky and Evan Krumholz Many issues can arise that will render a renter’s unit uninhabitable. These problems may involve a lack of electricity, hot water, heat, among others. Perhaps the...
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