Starting in 2021, every New York state housing discrimination plaintiff should bring an administrative complaint at the Division of Human Rights before even considering filing a lawsuit in state Supreme Court or federal District Court. Andrew Lieb, Esq. provides an update to the Executive Laws that were amended and...
Showing posts with label Legal Updates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Legal Updates. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 08, 2020
Monday, June 29, 2020
29
Jun
Everyone is in the Hamptons this summer. Tenants fled here in March. They are staying even after they were supposed to go back to the city at the end of their lease terms. Unfortunately, tenants have unilaterally elected to illegally holdover in their former rentals because it's not just more beautiful here, it's safer....
Thursday, January 02, 2020
Andrew Lieb shares some highlights of the extraordinary changes in the law that control the sales, rentals and litigation landscape of real estate. This is a must read for real estate professionals, homeowners, landlords and tenants.
Read the full article published in Behind The Hedges here. ...
Monday, January 21, 2019
New York State homeowners and real estate professionals should be aware that starting April 1, 2019, smoke detectors must either be hardwired or be sealed and have a 10-year irreplaceable battery life.
New York General Business Law Section 399-ccc prohibits the sale, distribution or importation of any “solely battery...
21
Jan
NYS Department of State adopted a rule amending 19 NYCRR 1219 and adding 19 NYCRR 1229 to require newly constructed buildings and buildings undergoing a substantial renovation to include diaper changing stations if buildings have publicly accessible toilets.
Effective January 1, 2019, such buildings must meet requirements...
Saturday, January 19, 2019
19
Jan
On January 15, 2019, the Appellate Division, First Department, reversed the Supreme Court in New York State Land Title Associations, Inc. v. The New York State Department of Financial Services (page 69).
To remind the reader, the New York County Supreme Court had previously annulled the Insurance Regulation which...
Monday, November 26, 2018
This is not a politically charged article, but a functional article predicting the future. As a result of the November 6, 2018 elections, New York State no longer has a deadlocked Senate and many bills will now pass.
In 2018, the Democrats gained control of 40 seats and the Republicans gained control of 23 seats in the...
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
28
Aug
Every employer in New York State is required to provide employees with sexual harassment prevention training pursuant to Section 201-g of the Labor Law.
The Burden - All employees MUST complete the training before January 1, 2019. This training must be:
Interactive with participation
Accommodate questions
Answer...
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
The Real Estate License Law regulations at 19 NYCRR 175.1, 175.7, 176.3, 177.3, 177.7 & 175.25 have been amended.
The industry now has new understandings of escrow requirements, compensation, advertising, qualifying education and continuing education as of January 4, 2017.
Summary of New Understandings:
As...
Monday, March 14, 2016
14
Mar
On 2/26/16 the NYS Board of Real Estate continued its mission of optimizing the regulation of real estate brokers in our state by holding its meeting in NYC, Buffalo and Albany. To remind real estate brokers and salespersons, the public is welcome at these meetings where the public can bring comments from the...
Monday, December 14, 2015
14
Dec
On 11/7/15 the NYS Board of
Real Estate continued its mission of optimizing the regulation of real
estate brokers in our state by holding its meeting in NYC, Buffalo and Albany.
To remind real estate brokers and salespersons, the public is welcome at these
meetings where the public can bring comments from the floor. It’s...
Monday, September 07, 2015
07
Sep
On 8/26/15 the NYS Board of Real Estate continued its mission of optimizing the regulation of real estate brokers in our state by holding its meeting in NYC, Buffalo and Albany. To remind real estate brokers and salespersons, the public is welcome at these meetings where the public can bring comments from the floor....
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
11
Aug
The U.S. supreme court ruled that victims of discrimination under the Fair Housing Act can sue based upon a legal theory called disparate impact discrimination, which addresses conduct that appears neutral on its face, but which nonetheless has a discriminatory effect.
Read the full article in New York Real Estate...
Thursday, June 25, 2015
25
Jun
Today, in the case Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., the United States Supreme Court held 5-4 (Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor & Kagan for the majority) that disparate-impact is a cognizable cause of action under the the Fair Housing Act (FHA). In short,...
Thursday, May 21, 2015
21
May
Attention Nassau County Bar Association Real Property Law Committee Members - Andrew Lieb, Esq. will be speaking on ""Top Ten Changes in Real Estate Law of 2014" at the Real Property Law Committee meeting on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 5:30p.m. in the Founders Room at the Home of the Association. CLE credit is availab...
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Check out Andrew Lieb's latest article published in The Suffolk Lawyer.
Does The Fair Housing Act Cover Disparate Impact Discriminati...
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
25
Mar
Andrew Lieb's latest article has been published in The Suffolk Lawyer.
In January 2015, a new Human
Rights law went into effect in Suffolk
County, to wit: Local Law No. 25-
2014. While the Suffolk County
Human Rights Law (hereinafter
“SCHRL”) is similar to the Federal
Fair Housing Act and the New York
State’s Human Rights...
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Now that 2015 is here, NYers should know the top changes from the past year in real estate laws that affect property owners and tenants in our community. This is not a list about the best events from 2014, but, instead, a list that highlights the new legal landscape that you face in 2015.
Read the full article in The...
Thursday, December 18, 2014
18
Dec
The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will issue a legally binding findings statement to prohibit High-Volume Hydraulic Fracturing (HVHF) in the State of New York.
New York's move should motivate the Erin Brokoviches of this world to start their lawsuits against companies involved in fracking based on...
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Residential leases are now required to contain a notice to tenant(s) concerning the existence of sprinkler systems.
“Sprinkler system” shall mean a system of piping and appurtenances designed and installed in accordance with generally accepted standards so that heat from a fire will automatically cause water to be discharged...
