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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...
KWMB Prevails on Behalf of Owners in Law Loft and Rent Stabilization Case
On February 15, 2022, the NYS Court of Appeals, the state's highest Court, issued its decision in favor of owners in the case argued by KMWB Partner Joseph Goldsmith last month. The Court found and held illegal loft conversions are not covered under Rent Stabilization...
State Lawmakers Propose “Good Cause” Eviction Bill
With the eviction moratorium expiring this month, lawmakers are pushing a “Good Cause” Bill, which would limit the ability of landlords to control rental rates for their properties. Bloomberg shared some details of the bill, including a quote from Kucker Marino...
KMWB Partner Joseph Goldsmith Presents Oral Argument at NYS Court of Appeals in Important Loft Law Case
On Thursday, January 6, 2022, KMWB Partner Joseph Goldsmith argued an important case before the NYS Court of Appeals, the highest Court in the State, on the intersection of the Loft Law and Rent Stabilization. In this case, Mr. Goldsmith asserted that the Appellate...
KMWB Prevails on Behalf of a Brooklyn Landlord In Striking a Licensee’s Hardship Declaration
Nicholas Yokos, Esq. of KMWB, moved by Order to Show cause and successfully struck a licensee’s hardship declaration in a civil court holdover proceeding with the Court determining that the licensee occupants of the two-family Brooklyn home were not entitled to the...
KWMB Prevails on Behalf of Landlord on Rent Overcharge Claim
KWMB successfully won an argument on behalf of our client related to a rent overcharge claim from a tenant, according to a decision from Judge Shawn Kelly. We made a motion on behalf of the predecessor landlord and current landlord in this Supreme Court action where...
KMWB Presents Oral Argument at Appellate Division in Important J-51 Class Action Case
On Friday, November 12, 2021, KMWB Partner Nativ Winiarsky argued an important J-51 class action case concerning the fraud exception to the 4 year statute of limitations governing rental overcharges. In this case, the owner received limited J-51 benefits from...
KMWB Partners Discuss the Constitutionality of HSTPA and “Good Cause Eviction” on Realty Speak Podcast
Now, two and half years after the New York State Legislature passed the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (HSTPA), the legislation continues to wreak havoc on the real estate industry and further burden New York’s court system. Most recently, the New...
Election of Joseph Goldsmith Strengthens Loft Building Owners’ Advocacy Group
Joseph Goldsmith, Esq., a partner with Kucker Marino Winiarsky & Bittens, LLP, has been elected to the Board of Directors of CIRCL Ltd. and joins Jason Frosch, a partner with Kucker Marino Winiarsky & Bittens, LLP, in this capacity. Founded in 2017, CIRCL Ltd....