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Recently, a client who is a landlord in a rent stabilized building in New York City asked me whether he is required to provide access to cable companies to install equipment for cable television, and wether he is entitled to any compensation from the tenants or the cable companies.  There are several Federal and...

While the PSL only applies to cable television, the Federal Communicaitons Commission (FCC) regulation prohibit owners from interfering with access to a broad range of telecommunication and services including cable television, broadband and internet carriers, and telephone and cellular telephone carriers. Upon termination, the FCC regulations also require telecommunications companies to remove equipment or...

The Telecommunications Act of 1996, A Federal law, provides that property owners must permit tenants to install satellite dishes inside apartments and outside apartments "wherever they rent space outside of a building, such as balcony railings, patios, yards, gardens  or any other similar area." Most non-regulated and regulated residential leases contain a provision which...

In the 1980s New York enacted statutory provisions empowering the State regulatory commission to set compensation for installation of cable equipment.  In 1982, the validity of the regulations was upheld by the United States Supreme Court, in a case known as Loretto v. Teleprompter.  On remand from the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals...

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) maintained that it had made substantial progress in cleaning up backlogs and getting its new Section 8 computer management system...

1. If the apartment or public space area fails inspection, please make repairs immediately and fax your certification with BOTH landlord and tenant signatures (where required) before 30 days to avoid suspension.

In James S. Joseph v. Apartment Management Association, LLC, the tenant sued in small claims court for property damage (not for a rent ababtement). The case proceeded to trial and a civil court judge awarded the tenant over $3000 in damages. 

The decision was appealed by the managing agent.  The Appellate Term, in a decision...

Thee new judges have been appointed to the New York CIty Housing Court to fill the vacancies left by Judge Gerals Levovitz, Judge David Cohen and Judge Ava Alterman.  Judges Lebovitz and Cohen were elected to the CIvil COurt, and Judge Alterman was not approved for reappointment.

The three new judges: Joel Kullas, Hannah Cohen...