Firm News
Nativ Winiarsky’s article on recent Appellate Division win concerning transient occupants prominently featured in New York Real Estate Law Reporter
The September, 2022 newsletter published by the New York Real Estate Law Reporter features as its lead article an article penned by KMWB Senior Litigation Partner Nativ Winiarsky discussing a recent win at the Appellate Division Second Department. The Decision in a...
DHCR proposes changes to “First Rent” principle
On August 31, 2022, the DHCR proposed changes to various sections of the Rent Stabilization Code. While we will have a summary of those changes for you in the coming days, we thought it worthwhile to tell you immediately about the proposed additions to the Code that...
KMWB Partner Nativ Winiarsky’s Article on Fraud and the Default Rule Appears in New York Law Journal
KMWB Partner Nativ Winiarsky’s latest article to appear in the New York Law Journal focuses on the application of the default rule in the context of rent overcharge cases in the wake of Regina. Nativ begins the article reviewing the definition of fraud as set down by...
KMWB Prevails on Tenants’ Challenge To De-regulation Beyond 4 Years
Nicholas Yokos, Esq. of KMWB, successfully opposed a tenant’s motion to dismiss a holdover proceeding with the court denying the motion, as well as granting the Landlord’s cross-motion for use and occupancy. Notably, in denying the Tenants’ motion to dismiss, the...
KMWB Wins at US Court of Appeals – $1.35 Million Judgment is Affirmed
William Hummell, Esq. of KMWB, by an Order of the U.S. Court of Appeals on June 21, 2022, defeated the judgment debtor’s appeal from $1.35 million trial Judgment. Court of Appeals affirmed every part of the Judgment.
KMWB Achieves Public Auction of Judgment Debtor’s Apartments
William Hummell, Esq. of KMWB, facilitated public auction by U.S. Marshal on May 26, 2022, auctioning two co-op apartments turned over by judgment debtor pursuant to Federal Rule 69(a) Order in aid of enforcement of trial Judgment.
KMWB Prevails After Filing Order to Show Cause for Civil Contempt
Judgment debtor violated Turnover Order to convey shares certificate and proprietary lease for two co-op apartments to judgment creditor under Federal Rule 69(a) judgment execution. William Hummell, Esq. of KMWB, filed an order to show cause pursuant to SDNY Local...
KMWB Partner Joseph Goldsmith Quoted in RSA Reporter
In this month's RSA Reporter is a discussion under noteworthy decisions about the appeal KMWB Partner Joseph Goldsmith won before the NYS Court of Appeals in Aurora Associates v. Locatelli, 2022 NY Slip Op 00958 (2022). In Locatelli the NYS Court of Appeals, the...
KMWB Wins at US Court of Appeals – Defeats Motion to Stay Judgment Enforcement
William Hummell, Esq. of KMWB, on October 5, 2021, defeated the judgment debtor’s second motion for a stay of enforcement of trial Judgment – motion he filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals.