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Rent-Subsidized Apartments in New York and Legal Malpractice

By (Andrew Lavoott Bluestone)

Jousting with the landlord over rent stabilized apartments is a uniquely NYC type of activity. Violations of the rent-stabilization laws may lead to treble damages, and tenants routinely litigate over the actual v. statutory rent, whether there has been an illegal rent increase, and over violations. Here, in Kyle v. Heiberger, NY Slip Op 32409(u) we see how the process can linger and sometimes go off the rails. Tenant was successful, and eventually obtained a $ 21,000 or so judgment against the read more

Full post as published by New York Attorney Malpractice Blog on February 22, 2011 (boomark / email).