Case Updates
KMWB Saves Client $2 Million & Fashionable Brooklyn Rental Property in Arbitration
Nativ Winiarsky and Abner Zelman recently obtained an award wholly in favor of the client in an AAA arbitration specifically enforcing the performance of an agreement between two members of a limited liability company, the sole asset of which was a valuable rental...
KMWB Successfully Defends Client in Partnership Dispute
Nativ Winiarsky and Abner Zelman recently successfully defended our client in a proceeding brought by the client’s partner to dissolve their two partnerships, which owned two valuable commercial properties in midtown Manhattan. The proceeding, alleging mismanagement...
Kucker Marino Winiarsky & Bittens Represents Brooklyn Landlord in Class-Action Overcharge Claim
Nativ Winiarsky, a partner at Kucker, Marino, Winiarsky, & Bittens, LLP, is set to argue against certification of a class of tenants seeking treble damages for various overcharges claims.
Nativ Winiarsky Secures Favorable Outcome in Major Case for New York City Landlords
KMWB secured a favorable outcome for landlords and property owners in a pivotal case for NYC Landlord Tenant Law. Nativ Winiarsky, a partner at Kucker, Marino, Winiarsky, & Bittens, LLP, represented a landlord who managed several cluster-sites that were housing formerly homeless families for affordable rents.
KMWB Represents Purchaser of Luxury Brooklyn Condominium in Sponsor Building
Robyn Jagroop, an associate at KMWB, represented the purchaser of a sponsor condominium unit in Brooklyn’s historic Clinton Hill neighborhood. The $1.3 million residential unit is located steps from Prospect Park and is on a street featuring a row of Brooklyn’s famous brownstones.
KMWB Receives Favorable Verdict and Saves Landlord Tens of Thousands
Andrew Bittens saved a landlord tens of thousands of dollars by securing a favorable verdict at trial in a commercial non-payment of rent proceeding.
Landlord Awarded Possession of Rent Regulated Apartment
Nikolaos Preponis, Esq. Of Counsel to KMWB, received a favorable decision on appeal in which the Appellate Term, First Department affirmed the lower court’s grant of a motion for summary judgment to the landlord. The case was a non-primary resident proceeding whereby the corporate tenant was claiming it was entitled to a lease renewal.
KMWB Represents Upper East Side Landlord in Successful Owner-Use Proceeding
Andrew Bittens secured an order granting legal possession to a landlord against the last remaining tenant in one of two 19th century brownstones. The owner purchased both brownstones with the idea of combining them into a single family home for his family.
James Marino Saves Building Owner from Civil Penalties by Successfully Defending DOB Violation
James Marino, a partner at KMWB, secured a dismissal of a Department of Buildings (DOB) violation for a Brooklyn building owner. The submitted application erroneously indicated that the building contained no rent-stabilized units.