FIRM CASES律所案例
Selected matters concluded by the firm, reported as case briefs: the facts, the questions presented, the governing statutes and decisions, and the firm's analysis and application of the law. Client identities and record numbers are withheld.本所已办结的部分案件，以案例评析形式呈现：案件事实、争议问题、适用的成文法及判例，以及本所对法律的分析与适用。客户身份及案卷编号均已隐去。
Real Estate房地产法
Firm Update本所动态In re Nuisance Holdover in the Bronx: Recovering an Apartment Through the Pandemic Eviction Stays布朗克斯滋扰到期不搬诉讼：在疫情驱逐暂停期间收回住宅单位The client, an individual owner of a residential building in the Bronx, rented an upper-floor apartment to a tenant household beginning in 2019. Other occupants of the building complained…客户是一名个人业主，在布朗克斯拥有一栋住宅楼，自2019年起将楼上单位出租给一户租户。楼内其他住户投诉该户日夜持续制造噪音，多次劝告均无效果。2019年12月，本所送达六十天租约终…April 14, 20232023年4月14日Firm Update本所动态In re Owner Facing a Tenant’s Repair Proceeding: Defending the HP Action and Recovering the Apartment业主遭租户提起维修诉讼：应对HP诉讼并收回单位The client, an individual owner of a small multi-family house in Queens, had a first-floor tenant whose conduct drew complaints from other occupants. In 2022 the tenant brought an HP…客户是皇后区一栋小型多户住宅的个人业主，一楼租户的行为引起其他住户投诉。2022年，该租户对业主提起HP诉讼，要求法院下令维修。本所于2022年9月及10月送达改正通知及终止通知，…March 9, 20232023年3月9日Firm Update本所动态In re Restaurant Tenant Facing a $173,000 Judgment: A Stipulation Conditioning Waiver of About $170,000 on a Timely Move-Out餐馆租户面临17.3万美元判决：以按期搬离为条件免除约17万美元的和解协议A restaurant tenant in Nassau County faced a landlord's proceeding and a stipulated judgment of $173,617.98 for rent and related charges.拿骚县一家餐馆租户面临业主提起的诉讼，以及金额为173,617.98美元的租金及相关费用的约定判决。January 5, 20232023年1月5日Firm Update本所动态In re Holdover Proceeding: Reargument Revives a Landlord’s Case After a Series of Denials到期不搬诉讼：多次被驳回后以重新辩论动议挽回业主案件The client, an individual landlord, sought to recover an apartment in Queens. An earlier petition filed in 2020 was discontinued, and the firm commenced a new holdover proceeding in April…客户是一名个人业主，欲收回皇后区的一个住宅单位。2020年提起的首个诉讼已撤销，本所于2021年4月重新提起到期不搬诉讼。此后一年内，法院先后驳回业主申请判决及驱逐令、申请缺席判决…November 14, 20222022年11月14日Firm Update本所动态In re Four Small-Owner Holdovers, 2018 to 2022: Judgment, Warrant and Negotiated Surrender2018年至2022年四宗小业主到期不搬诉讼：判决、驱逐令及协商交还房屋Each client was an individual owner of a small residential property in Queens or Staten Island who needed an apartment back. In Staten Island (2018) the tenant fell behind and the tenancy…各位客户均为皇后区或史泰登岛小型住宅物业的个人业主，需要收回单位。史泰登岛案（2018年）中，租户拖欠租金，租约被终止。皇后区方面，一位业主于2019年9月以90天通知终止一份已履…November 4, 20222022年11月4日Firm Update本所动态In re Holdover Proceeding on Staten Island: A Conditional Money Judgment That Secured a Timely Move-Out史泰登岛到期不搬诉讼：以附条件金钱判决确保租户按期搬离The client, an individual landlord, sought to recover an apartment in a residential property she owns on Staten Island. The firm commenced a holdover proceeding in the spring of 2022 naming…客户是一名个人业主，欲收回其在史泰登岛所有物业内的一个单位。本所于2022年春提起到期不搬诉讼，被申请人包括租户本人，以及以“John Doe”“Jane Doe”指称的未具名居住…November 1, 20222022年11月1日Firm Update本所动态In re Nonpayment Proceeding by a Suffolk County Apartment Complex: Landlord Withdraws the Petition萨福克县公寓小区欠租诉讼：业主撤回起诉The corporate owner of a garden apartment complex in Suffolk County, represented by landlord counsel, brought a nonpayment proceeding against the clients, two tenants, in December 2021. The…萨福克县一个花园公寓小区的公司业主由业主方律师代理，于2021年12月对客户（两名租户）提起欠租诉讼。本所代表租户出庭。September 30, 20222022年9月30日Firm Update本所动态In re Tenant Facing a Utility Shut-Off and a Warrant: Emergency Relief and an Orderly Move租户面临断电断气及驱逐令：紧急救济与有序搬迁A residential tenant in Nassau County faced the shut-off of a utility and a notice of eviction under a warrant.拿骚县一名住宅租户面临断供公用服务及依驱逐令发出的驱逐通知。June 4, 20222022年6月4日Firm Update本所动态In re Co-op Apartment Held in Another’s Name: Shares Transferred to the Client Through a Debt Settlement登记在他人名下的合作公寓：以债务和解方式将股份转至客户名下Decades earlier the client had paid for a cooperative apartment in Queens under an informal arrangement, while the shares and proprietary lease remained in another person's name. An attempt…数十年前，客户依非正式安排出资购买了皇后区一套合作公寓，但股份及专有租约一直登记在他人名下。2020年曾试图将股份转入信托，因合作公寓政策不允许信托持股而遭拒。January 19, 20222022年1月19日Firm Update本所动态In re Tenant’s Harassment Petition in the HP Part: Dismissal for Failure to Prosecute租户在房屋维修庭提出的骚扰申请：因未出庭被驳回An occupant brought a proceeding in the HP Part of Queens Housing Court in August 2021 alleging harassment by the client, the owner. The firm appeared for the owner and was prepared to…一名居住者于2021年8月在皇后区房屋法庭房屋维修庭（HP庭）提起诉讼，指控客户（业主）骚扰。本所代表业主出庭，准备就指控进行抗辩。申请人在开庭日未出庭。November 15, 20212021年11月15日Firm Update本所动态In re Foreclosure of a Family Home: Settlement Conferences, Payoff and Discontinuance with Prejudice家庭住宅止赎案：和解会议、清偿贷款及附既判效力撤案A married couple in Queens was sued in 2019 by a credit union to foreclose the mortgage on their home. The firm answered the complaint and represented the couple at the mandatory…皇后区一对夫妇于2019年被一家信用合作社起诉，要求对其住宅抵押贷款进行止赎。本所代为答辩，并于2019年秋代表夫妇出席强制性止赎和解会议。March 26, 20202020年3月26日