AG awards $26M to NY land banks
Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood announced $25.9 million in new funding for all New York State land banks that work to protect homeowners and neighborhoods
Category : Lawsuits
Natural History Museum stops construction as neighbors sue
A Supreme Court judge has ordered the American Museum of Natural History to stop construction of its new science center expansion temporarily due to an
Rent regulated landlords win case of whodunit to J51 tax breaks
An undisclosed policy change at City Hall threatened to disrupt hundreds of landlords throughout the city and nudge thousands of rent-stabilized apartments toward the open
Supreme Court ruling secures J-51 tax breaks for mod rehabs
The state Supreme Court has protected the right for rent-stabilized landlords to get tax benefits in exchange for capital improvements, regardless of their property values.
A.G. sues Queens Landlords for 500k in evaded taxes
New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood is suing two Queens landlords for attempting to evade nearly $500,000 in property taxes through a multi-year scheme.
Building Congress bashes commercial rent control bill ahead of hearing
The New York Building Congress has entered the scrum over a City Council bill that would place rent controls on commercial properties. Carlo Scissura, president
Protestors sue to stop SJP supertall 200 Amsterdam
Upper West Side neighbors have filed a lawsuit to stop SJP Properties’ building at 200 Amsterdam Avenue. The 668-feet tall project was given the go-ahead
Cushman & Wakefield hit with $30M race and gender discrimination suit
A $30 million race and gender discrimination lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against multi-billion dollar commercial real
Owner wins billboard battle near Jacob Javits
A former tenant claiming the rights to use a billboard by the Jacob Javits Center has lost their $5 million claim. Atlantic Outdoor Advertising, the
Latest retail rent control bill concerns market advocates
Commercial rent regulation is once again on the New York City Council docket and this time around, a leftward swing in city and state politics