New York Real Estate Lawyers Blog

Our firm handles many partition matters.  As discussed in prior blog posts, a partition action occurs when one (or more) co-owners of a property no longer wish to co-own the property.  A partition action is a legal mechanism wherein a co-owner can petition the Court for an order to have…

Our firm is involved in many situations in which one party seeks to remove another party from property, such as a house, cooperative, or condominium unit.  However, the situation underlying the attempted removal will often determine the correct legal method for effectuating said removal. The two main legal remedies are…

Baseball fans learned of the recent passing of Pete Rose a/k/a “Charlie Hustle.”  Rose was most closely identified by his championship playing days for the “Big Red Machine” Cincinnati Reds.  He was a divisive figure in that he was known as the Hit King for having the most hits of…

Our firm has often been consulted by clients who inherited a house from their parents, and wish to sell the property, as they may have moved out-of-state, and the property became vacant after the passing of the last parent. Usually, this is a straightforward transaction, which often requires legal assistance…

Clients consulting our firm with respect to will drafting often ask how to leave a house or cooperative apartment to potential heirs when there may be more than one surviving child.  Perhaps a person owns a house and wants to leave it to all three of her children in her…

Our firm often receives inquires regarding renewals of residential leases.  As prior blog posts have discussed, in general, a tenant in New York has no legal right to an automatic renewal lease, unless the rental unit is subject to some type of rent regulation.  Another exception may be where the…

Weiss & Weiss would like to wish all a great Labor Day weekend!

We previously posted about significant changes to the rules concerning real estate agents’ commissions.  These changes became effective in recent days.  Previously, sellers paid a commission to the buyer’s agent in the amount indicated in the listing in the multiple listing service (“MLS”), the primary source of real estate listings. …