Firm News
KMWB Secures Favorable Decision Related to Real Property Law § 227-E
KMWB just received a noteworthy decision on behalf of its client fully prevailing on a breach of lease case. The residential tenant vacated the residential space claiming she was unable to pay due to the COVID pandemic and among the many defenses raised was that the...
NYC Housing Courts, One Year Later
As the country reflects on one year of COVID-19 upheaving our ways of life, New York City is still grappling with how it continues to reshape housing and our courts. According to Law360, New York City marshals report conducting only nine court-mandated evictions since...
COVID-19 EMERGENCY PROTECT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES ACT OF 2021
On March 10, 2021, Gov. Cuomo signed into law the COVID-19 Emergency Protect Our Small Businesses Act of 2021 (CEPOSB) with the intent that small businesses can only survive in this unprecedented time by avoiding evictions and foreclosures of their businesses. CEPOSB...
Pre and Post HSTPA Analysis of Rent Overcharge Claims
An article authored by our partner Nativ Winiarsky was featured in today's New York Law Journal Special Litigation Report. This article discusses how recent court decisions have sought to clarify the analysis of rent overcharge claims in relation to both the Housing...
#CancelRent? Read About the Victims of the Eviction Moratorium
As we approach the one-year anniversary of New York's eviction moratorium, local landlords are still struggling with nonpayment and outright abuse of measures intended to protect tenants directly impacted by COVID-19. In a recent article and video piece produced...
Kucker Marino Winiarsky & Bittens Year in Review
Despite a tumultuous year of court closures, legislation changes, and moratoriums, Kucker Marino Winiarsky & Bittens attorneys continued fighting for their clients and the wider New York Real Estate community this past year. Below are some of the successful...
The Eviction Moratorium – What You Need to Know Right Now
KMWB Partners Nativ Winiarsky, Jim Marino, and Lisa Faham-Selzer had the pleasure of recently joining Bill Weidner on his podcast, Realty Speak. In this episode co-hosted by SPONY's Joanna Wong, our attorneys explain what's really happening with the Eviction...
KMWB Representing Landlord Against Claims of Defrauding 421a Program
Kucker Marino Winiarsky & Bittens (“KMWB”) is representing a prominent landlord in a series of class action lawsuits brought against owners of buildings receiving Real Property Tax Law § 421-a tax benefits. The landlord offered the tenants a temporary rent...
THE LATEST FROM THE NYS LEGISLATURE THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY EVICTION AND FORECLOSURE PREVENTION ACT OF 2020
On December 28, 2020, the New York State Legislature passed the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020 (CEEFPA) with the stated intention of protecting the public health, safety, and morals of New Yorkers from the dangers of the COVID-19 and to avoid as many evictions as possible for those people experiencing financial hardships and for those who are unable to move due to an increased risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19.