James “Jim” Marino is a Partner at Kucker Marino Winiarsky & Bittens, LLP and has advised New York City property owners on rent regulation and real estate matters for nearly four decades. He joined the firm in 1987 and became a Partner in 1993. His practice focuses on rent stabilization and rent control, administrative proceedings, residential and commercial real estate, and cooperative housing law.

Jim has extensive experience representing property owners before the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) in matters involving rent overcharge and service complaints, deregulation, demolition applications, and Major Capital Improvement (MCI) rent increase applications. He also represents clients in judicial challenges involving DHCR determinations and handles administrative violation matters before agencies including the Environmental Control Board, Department of Health, and New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development.

In addition to his regulatory practice, Jim advises clients on commercial and residential leasing matters and manages due diligence lease reviews in connection with real estate financing transactions. His depth of experience enables him to help property owners navigate the intersection of leasing, regulatory compliance, and the operational considerations involved in owning and managing New York City real estate.

Jim has shared his knowledge of New York rent regulation through writing, teaching, and industry programs. He has contributed to Landlord v. Tenant and has lectured for organizations serving New York City’s residential real estate industry, including the New York Apartment Association and its predecessor organizations. He served as an instructor at New York University’s Real Estate Institute, where he taught a course on rent control and rent stabilization procedures and forms. He also taught property owners through the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s Housing Education series and was recently invited to serve as a panelist for the New York City Housing Court Judges Association.

Jim earned his Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School and his Bachelor of Arts from Gettysburg College. He is admitted to practice before the New York State Courts.