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KMWB PARTNER JOSEPH GOLDSMITH QUOTED IN THE REAL DEAL
The Real Deal this month reported on eight lawsuits commenced by KMWB Partner Joseph Goldsmith against HPD by landlords who argue that a city program improperly forces them to prove their tenants were not harassed, or to set aside apartments for low-income residents,...
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 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...
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 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....
SCOTUS Halts Self-Certified Hardship Declarations
On Thursday, August 12, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) put a halt on a key piece of New York’s eviction moratorium under the COVID Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act (CEEFPA). Until now, CEEFPA, currently set to expire on August...