Rent overcharge case targets “The Jeffersons” tower
The Upper East Side tower that famously housed a TV family’s “de-luxe apartment in the sky” now faces sky-high...
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Olnick reaches $1.2M settlement with Lenox Terrace tenants in rent overcharge case
The owner of Lenox Terrace — a partnership led by the Olnick Organization — has agreed to pay nearly...
Landlords notch win as judge denies tenants in overcharge case
A Manhattan judge has denied tenants class-action status in a rent-overcharge lawsuit — a decision that landlord attorneys hailed...
High court decision has tenants stewing, landlords oohing
A landmark decision from New York’s highest court has elated landlords, while tenants say it puts property before people....
State’s highest court strikes down portion of rent law
The highest court in the state has struck down a portion of New York’s new rent law, concluding that...
Two more rent-overcharge lawsuits get class-action status
As the future of rent overcharge cases hangs in the balance, two major rent-overcharge cases have attained class certification....
Rent overcharge cases pile up
At least two dozen rent overcharge cases have been brought in the five boroughs since June 2019, according to an analysis by The Real Deal, and many more could be on the way. The...
High court hearing rent overcharge cases puts lawyers on the spot
With untold millions of dollars at stake for landlords and tenants, the Court of Appeals in Albany grilled attorneys...
D-Day for landlords: High court hears rent overcharge cases
ALBANY— State legislators passed a new rent law in June, but many of the details are about to be...
“Nightmare” for landlords: Court OK’s class action against Harlem owner
New York’s highest court on Tuesday cleared the way for a group of tenants to pursue a class action...