New Rules to Remove Units from Rent Regulation
Wednesday, January 22
By Adam Leitman Bailey Assuming the criterion that the building is substandard or deteriorated has been met, this means that it has conditions that are in violation of law. In New York City, this creates an automatic right by the landlord to have access to the apartment for purposes of curing the...
How long can rental markets survive government meddling?
Thursday, January 02
Rent-regulated buildings in NYC aren’t built with seniors’ safety or comfort in mind, despite the fact that countless older adults rely on them for shelter. According to a New York City Rent Regulation Memo, the average age of at least one tenant in a rent-regulated household is over 67 years old...
Selling a Tenant's Personal Property After Eviction
Monday, December 16
By Adam Leitman Bailey January 8th, 2018 When an owner evicts a tenant from an apartment, by the end of the process the tenant typically owes the owner some substantial sum of money. While these evictions are usually in the context either of a nonpayment proceeding or a holdover proceeding prosec...
Want Low Turnover and High Profit? Focus on Merit-Based Compensation
Wednesday, December 11
Adam Leitman Bailey - October 26, 2019 My company, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C., turns 20 years old on January 3rd. During the past 20 years, we have maintained an average retention rate of over 95% per year. We’ve been able to attract the best candidates, clients enjoy having the stability of work...
Will Sports Help Women Win the Business World?
Monday, December 09
By Adam Leitman Bailey, Founding Partner at Adam Leitman Bailey P.C. --- Here’s the truth — female workers will be more successful than their predecessors if they participate in competitive sports. I could build my case with the clichés of sports teaching toughness, determination, discipline and...
Whether a Title Company is Liable For Lead-Paint Contamination
Wednesday, December 04
By Adam Leitman Bailey November 7th, 2019 Title insurance gets no respect. Worse, governments have banned it (Iowa), curtailed and limited to the point where normal business practices are banned (New York). A large number of title insurance consumers questions its benefits and I have listened to ...