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Landlords sue federal gov’t over rental losses during CDC eviction ban
In three days, the federal ban on evictions is set to expire, allowing landlords in most states to take...
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Catsimatidis notches win for landlords in 421a suit; tenants vow to appeal
Billionaire John Catsimatidis has scored a courthouse win against tenants in one of his Prospect Heights rental buildings. A...
Tao Group founder Marc Packer sues over “destroyed” Hamptons tennis court
It’s been a tough year in the hospitality business, but one executive in the field has run into problems...
Nightmare darkens for largest Brooklyn condo project of 2019
A 15-unit development at 19 Hausman Street in Greenpoint, which topped The Real Deal’s list of the largest Brooklyn...
Flooded, arrested, assaulted: A landlord’s horror story
As New York skidded toward lockdown, the landlord of a three-unit building in Queens was being thrown in handcuffs....
Lender tries to seize Toby Moskovits’ Bronx apartment project
Anyone who had an internet connection in 2015 remembers the dress — the striped garment that some viewers swore...
45 Park Place mired in involuntary bankruptcy, foreclosure proceedings
The decade-long saga surrounding 45 Park Place has a new twist. A feud between the Tribeca project’s developer, Sharif...
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Contract killers: Construction disputes spell disaster for projects
Days before the opening of New York City’s second-tallest building, workers in Navillus T-shirts scurried around the construction site....
Corporate tenants ride motorcycles in a Midtown high-rise: lawsuit
Some occupants of a Midtown East high-rise may be traveling for business, but a suit filed Thursday says they’re...
“I am going to kill you”: Tenant from hell wreaks havoc
It’s been a rough stretch for small landlords. Cash-strapped tenants, shielded by state and federal protections, have skipped rent...