NY Landlord and Tenant Special Issues: Post-Foreclosure Evictions and Loft Evictions

From Loft tenant’s rights, to landlord and tenant cases regarding current and former Loft Law units, Loft Law in New York is a seldom-covered yet important and interesting component of landlord and tenant law. In this course, Itkowitz PLLC partner Michelle Maratto Itkowitz provides a comprehensive review of the various nuances involved in New York Loft Law.

Learning Objectives: 

I.      Grasp the special procedures surrounding post-foreclosure evictions 

II.     Classify the occupants in a foreclosed property so that you can proceed in the correct manner 

III.    Pursue recovery of possession as part of the foreclosure case end game 

IV.    Know when and how to begin a separate Housing Court case to regain possession of a foreclosed premises

V.     Identify if a building is subject to Loft Law, and, if so, what a landlord’s options are for eviction

VI.    Grasp the effect of “buying a tenant’s improvements” on the tenant’s regulatory status 

VII.   Recognize how and why an apartment goes into Rent Stabilization after leaving the auspices of the Loft Law