Sentences with phrase «tenants against a landlord»

Forsters LLP property litigation partner Natasha Rees says the decision in the Sportelli litigation will protect tenants against landlords» claims that «hope value» — an additional sum payable in the anticipation of selling to a special purchaser in the future — should be included as part of the price.

Essentially the new defence available to tenants against landlords who do not comply with the scheme is merely a delaying measure.

However, the Housing Group found a pattern of discrimination by the Landlord and so filed a lawsuit with the Tenant against the Landlord in 2003, alleging discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, and disability in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act («Act»).

Not exact matches

BY COLIN MIXSON New York's highest court will finally provide clarity on a contentious legal debate that's pitted Downtown renters against their landlords, who for decades have reaped millions in tax breaks while refusing to provide the regulated rents the program was meant to foster, tenants claim.

PIX11 News story on BP Adams joining tenants in Brownsville to protest against predatory landlords who do not supply sufficient heat to their residents.

The federal government is filing a lawsuit against an Oswego landlord accusing him of severe, pervasive and unwanted sexual harassment against female tenants and potential tenants.

In 2014, the Attorney General reached agreements with three NYC real estate brokers and two Buffalo landlords for discrimination against prospective tenants who received government assistance.

A class - action lawsuit has been filed by the Legal Aid Society on behalf of tenants in two Sunset Park apartment buildings who alleged that the landlord discriminated against them and made them prove citizenship before agreeing to renew their leases.

State Senator Brad Hoylman and Assembly member Linda Rosenthal, both Democrats representing Manhattan, want to hike penalties against landlords who overcharge stabilized tenants to five times the amount of the overcharge, plus interest, for a first violation.

Tenants of an Upper West Side mixed - income building allege the landlord is discriminating against the elderly by barring low - income residents from using the property's on - site gym.

The city rolled out a new set of weapons in its war against the blood - sucking critters Tuesday, including stricter rules for landlords responding to tenant complaints.

From his time working at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the Clinton administration to his work on the City Council to reform 421a and end discrimination against Section 8 tenants to his work as Public Advocate to crack down on bad landlords, no one has done more to fight for affordable safe housing for all New Yorkers.»

The TPU audits and investigates cases of possible unlawful and / or fraudulent behavior of landlords who harass, overcharge, or discriminate against tenants.

Krueger said legislative leaders still couldn't provide answers about the future of the state's Tenant Protection Unit, and whether the deal would curb some of office's power to bring court cases against bad landlords.

Activist groups in New York City have a long history of fighting back against landlords intent on pushing out rent stabilized tenants.

Another law will allow Housing Court judges to award damages to tenants who win harassment cases against their landlord.

Business interests will predominantly support Republican candidates, seeing a GOP - controlled Senate as a firewall against legislation that favors workers over employers and tenants over landlords.

«These tenants need services and top quality services for the money that they pay for rent and I want the Attorney General to look at this,» said State Senator Adriano Espaillat, who has fought against landlords in Washington Heights in the past.

State Senator Espaillat touted his record against Pinnacle and Vantage property owners, reminding tenants that he involved then - Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, whose office ultimately fined the landlords over $ 1 million for their bad practices.

After deploying numerous tools to address persistent problems at this building, we are working with housing advocates and tenants to lodge an action against the landlord to take over operations,» de Blasio said, according to the Post.

His team at the Urban Justice Center was behind several high - profile cases against Lower East Side landlords accused of harassing rent stabilized tenants.

The city public advocate is taking his fight against the city's worst landlords, many of whom are in southeast Queens, to the World Wide Web in order to help tenants avoid the headaches of moving into poorly maintained apartments.

DOB, City & State agencies heed Klein's call to take action against Bronx landlord who deprived rent - stabilized tenants of gas for 29 days

A Bronx landlord is being sued for allegedly discriminating against black prospective tenants.

As state and city officials ramp up efforts against unscrupulous landlords, the Real Estate Board of New York is firing back against a bill that seeks to make it easier for tenants to file harassment claims against their landlords.

She doesn't foresee the proposed bill causing a flood of tenants to file claims against their landlords.

The plan calls for independent oversight of the city's Housing Preservation Department; establishing a public education campaign to inform tenants about HPD's role; empowering a new body or building inspectors to collect fines against landlords; having HPD make repairs not completed by the landlord in the specified amount of time and then billing the landlord; making inspectors carry citations in multiple languages and send out reports in multiple languages; forcing landlords to make repairs within 24 hours of emergency violations; establishing an East Harlem HPD oversight team as a pilot for other areas with at - risk low - income housing; providing inspections 24 - hours - a-day, 7 - days - a-week; and improving HPD's follow - up on violations.

In addition to calling for more affordable housing beyond the proposed 25 percent requirement, Adams sought accountability to put in place and sustain the city's proposed anti-displacement initiatives, which include free legal services to tenants and a task force dedicated to investigating and taking action against landlords harassing residents.

Ms. James then met personally downstairs with tenants organizing through the Metropolitan Council on Housing and the Crown Heights Tenant Association against their own landlords.

Gov. Cuomo said landlords discriminating against possible tenants with children is «repulsive.»

For the sake of our residents who are tenants and first responders, whether in Clarkstown, Ramapo, Haverstraw, Orangetown or Stony Point, the County is supporting their dignity and taking up the gauntlet against landlords just don't give a damn.

At Friday's news conference, Senator Squadron made reference to legislation he's introduced that would protect tenants against unscrupulous landlords.

Among the proposed laws is a bill that would create a «rebuttable presumption,» which would mean a tenant would not have to prove intent in order to bring a harassment claim against a landlord in court.

While the landlord may subrogate against the tenant in the above example, an Illinois renters insurance policy would make a world of difference in how that actually impacts the tenant.

Pekin v. Murphy held that a lease which clearly shows the parties» intention for one party to accept responsibility for specific damage, the tenant is not a co-insured under the landlord's policy and therefore subrogation against the tenant may proceed, allowing the landlord's insurance company to make a recovery and keeping rates distributed fairly.

Insurance that protects a landlord against loss of rent or rental value due to fire or other casualty that renders the leased premises unavailable for use and as a result of which the tenant is excused from paying rent.

A landlord would be remiss not to require that waiver, in fact If the provisions of the law were applicable to a tenant who burned the building down, not only would the landlord have no cause of action against the tenant, but the landlord's insurance company wouldn't even be able to subrogate against that tenant because their only right of recovery is in the landlord's stead, which he assigned to them when they paid the claim.

Having your own landlord insurance means that you have full access to (and your insurance has full access to subrogate against) the tenant's liability coverage if they cause a loss.

In other words, the landlord doesn't want his insurance to subrogate directly against a tenant, because that's bad for the tenant and bad business.

One popular policy option protects landlords against a loss of income if the home is damaged and the tenants are forced to leave.

The tenant in question had lodged complaint after complaint against her landlord after he'd tried to evict her.

The residential tenant in California is protected by very liberal policies that guard against predatory landlords, flippers or lazy developers.

A loss to even one of those devices is a substantial hit to a tenant's income, and landlords want to know that you're protected against that financial risk.

Lastly, Oklahoma's Landlord and Tennant Act prohibit discrimination against tenants who have «Service Dogs.»

In a country in which we are spending over $ 11 billion annually on health care for companion animals, lawyers are going to see more and more animal - related issues coming to them, from tort claims against veterinarians to landlord - tenant disputes to animal custody cases.

[2] The appellant tenant commenced an action against a respondent landlord for damages after slipping and falling on the premises.

If an executor has been appointed, a landlord may evict the estate by bringing an eviction action against the executor who stands in the shoes of the tenant for this purpose.

By the same token, it is open to a landlord to bring a claim against a tenant for obstructing an enforcement agent and / or interfering with controlled goods without lawful excuse.

Others had taken on landlord - tenant cases, civil litigations against municipalities, breach of contract cases for local businesses, and human trafficking research.

There have also been several recent cases in California where courts have upheld personal injury claims against landlords who have allowed a tenant to have a dangerous dog on premises.