Practice Areas

We defend property owners, contractors, and developers against NYC Department of Buildings violations — Class 1, 2, and 3 — under Title 28 Construction Codes. Certificate of Correction filings, OATH hearings, and motion-to-vacate practice across all five boroughs.

We defend property owners, building managers, and commercial tenants against NYC Fire Department violations — sprinkler and standpipe deficiencies, fire alarm issues, egress, fire safety plans, and place-of-assembly matters — at OATH across all five boroughs.

We defend property owners and businesses against Department of Environmental Protection violations — noise, air quality, asbestos, hazardous materials, and water discharge — across all five boroughs.

We defend property owners, building managers, and commercial businesses against NYC Department of Sanitation violations — dirty sidewalks, improper set-out, recycling non-compliance, and commercial-waste rule violations — at OATH across all five boroughs.

We defend restaurants, food carts, daycare operators, and other regulated businesses against NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene violations — restaurant letter-grade inspections, vermin findings, food-handler issues, and childcare-facility matters — at OATH across all five boroughs.

We defend cyclists, drivers, business owners, and contractors against NYC Department of Transportation summonses — failure-to-yield (Admin Code § 19-190(b)), sidewalk-cafe violations, street-permit issues, and signage matters — at OATH across all five boroughs.

Representation in NYC holdover eviction proceedings — when a landlord seeks possession after lease expiration, lease breach, or termination of a regulated tenancy.

Representation in NYC nonpayment eviction proceedings — when a landlord seeks back rent and possession from a tenant who has defaulted on rent.

We represent both owners and tenants on NYC rent-stabilization matters — DHCR rent-history audits, overcharge complaints, lease renewal disputes, MCI/IAI applications, and HSTPA-driven compliance — across all five boroughs.

We handle NYC residential lease disputes outside formal eviction proceedings — illegal sublets and Airbnb violations, security deposit claims, alteration disputes, and lease-renewal disagreements — for both owners and tenants across all five boroughs.

We represent NYC tenants on warranty-of-habitability claims, illegal lockouts, harassment under Admin Code § 27-2004(48), security deposit recovery, and good-cause eviction protections — across all five boroughs.

We represent NYC building owners and managing agents on rent collection, predicate notice strategy, tenant buyouts, regulatory compliance, and portfolio-wide management — across all five boroughs and all building sizes.

We defend property owners against NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development violations — Class A, B, and C habitability findings, emergency repair (ERP) liens, HP actions, and harassment claims — and represent tenants when habitability conditions warrant action.

We represent buyers and sellers in NYC residential closings — co-ops, condos, brownstones, single-family, and multi-family. Contract review, board package, title clearance, and the closing table across all five boroughs.

We represent buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants in NYC commercial real estate — office, retail, warehouse, mixed-use, and ground-up development. Contract negotiation, environmental review, lease assignment, and closing coordination.

We advise NYC property owners, developers, and small businesses on Zoning Resolution analysis, BSA variance and special-permit applications, City Planning ULURP matters, and zoning-violation resolution — across all five boroughs.

We represent NYC developers, sponsors, and investors through every legal phase of a development project — site acquisition, joint ventures, construction contracts, permitting, condo/co-op offering plans, and project close-out — across all five boroughs.

We draft and negotiate NYC commercial and ground leases — for restaurant and retail tenants, office and industrial users, building owners, and ground-lease structures — across all five boroughs.

We resolve title defects, recording issues, easement and boundary disputes, and ACRIS recording problems for NYC property owners and buyers — across all five boroughs.

We litigate contract disputes for NYC property owners and small businesses — breach claims, construction-payment fights, real-estate contract enforcement, vendor disputes, and indemnity claims — in NY Supreme Court, Civil Court, and arbitration.

We litigate business disputes for closely-held NYC companies and real-estate-related entities — LLC member fights, partnership dissolutions, shareholder disputes, business torts, and commercial-relationship breakdowns — in NY Supreme Court and Commercial Division.

We litigate property disputes for NYC owners — boundary and easement conflicts, adverse possession, partition actions, neighbor encroachments, construction-damage claims, and quiet-title suits — in NY Supreme Court across all five boroughs.