Decisions of Interest
From time to time we will post on this website unreported decisions which we obtain for our clients, and published decisions which may be of interest to our clients and the general public. We occasionally will provide information in the form of an article to educate the public.
Access.1 Communications Corp.-NY v. Mitchell C. Shelowitz & Shelowitz & Associates PLLC Index No. 107939/10
In this Supreme Court case, we obtained a $312,308.74 money judgment on behalf of our client, a commercial prime tenant, who had sublet a commercial space located a 11 Penn Plaza to a subtenant that had vacated fifteen (15) months prior to the expiration the sublease. The money judgment represented all rent and additional rent owed through the expiration date of the sublease, and was rendered four (4) months prior to the actual expiration of the sublease. READ MORE »
Hotel Cameron, Inc, v. Purcell
In this case we represented the landlord who terminated a tenancy and filed a nuisance holdover proceeding against a rent-stabilized tenant. The parties entered into a Stipulation of Settlement in which the tenant was placed on probation and agreed not to engage in certain acts. Based upon a breach of the stipulation, the landlord served a Notice of Default and a Marshal's Eviction Notice. READ MORE »
Bratman v. La Rochelle 75 LLC. Index No. 110997/05
In this action we represented the Defendant/Landlord in an action commenced by the Plaintiff/Tenants on the grounds that the landlord had improperly filed an application for High Rent/ High Income Deregulation, (Rent Stabilization Code provides that an apartment becomes destabilized when the rent is in excess of $2,000.00 per month and the household income is more than $175,000.00 per year... READ MORE »
100 Queens Boulevard Associates LLC v. G & C Coffee Shop 841 N.Y.S.2d 821 (A.T.2&11, 2007)
In this case we represented the landlord in summary holdover proceeding commenced because the commercial tenant had committed a nuisance and also breached the lease. The proceeding was settled by stipulation. The stipulation provided for various acts to be performed by the tenant, and that if the tenant defaulted, it could be evicted after the service of a Notice to Cure Default. READ MORE »
Tringas v. Shapiro et al
One of our clients found himself in the unusual position of a DISAPPEARING PARTNER. Initially, three individuals purchased an uptown property in their own names and subsequently transferred ownership of the property to a partnership. This occurred approximately seventeen years ago. After a "rough" period, one of the partners was bought out and the other partner "disappeared". READ MORE »
Modern Era Construction, Inc. v. Shore Plaza, LLC, et al
Supreme Court, Richmond County (referred to Civil Court for trial pursuant to CPLR 325(d) Index No. 300066/07. In this case we represented Defendant Shore Plaza, LLC, the landlord/owner of the premises known as 1775 South Avenue, Staten Island, New York (the property). Plaintiff, a construction company (the Contractor), commenced this action against the Owner seeking to enforce a mechanic's lien Plaintiff filed against the property. READ MORE »