NY Real Estate & Landlord Tenant Law
Practice Focused on New York Real Estate Law, Transactions, Financing Commercial Leasing and Landlord Tenant Law.
228 East 45th Street, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10017
475 Port Washington Blvd
Port Washington, NY 11050
Tel 212-532-0500 & 917-351-1335
Fax 212-532-2040
info@skhhlaw.com
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SKH HEIBERGER LLP is a full-service law firm with a focus on real estate law and transactions. The firm’s partners combined the successes of their firms’ respective 25-year history to form SKH HEIBERGER LLP in 2024.
The partners have a long history together dating back to 1990 when Jamie Heiberger Harrison, still in law school, started working with Steven Sperber at his original firm, Sperber Denenberg & Barany. In 1993 Eric Kahan joined as an associate and they all worked together until 1996 when Jamie ventured out on her own to build Heiberger & Associates. Over the decades, the Partners maintained close contact and shared referrals and business. It’s perhaps apropos that this well-respected group was created to aid an industry that was crushed by a global pandemic. Rather than let the coronavirus dictate our professional futures, the Partners decided to form a new firm featuring the best aspects of their respective practices. The result is the formation of SKH HEIBERGER LLP, a true full-service one-stop real estate law practice.
Each partner contributes their experience, perspective and strength to the team. Steven leads our expanding Supreme Court practice and residential and commercial litigation in Civil Court.
Eric co-manages the landlord-tenant practice and is well-known for his expertise in affordable housing, rent regulation, DHCR matters and low-income tax credits. Jamie spearheads the transactional division for purchases, sales, refinances, bank representation and commercial and residential leasing, and is an accredited instructor for Real Estate class credits. Individually, we are strong and solid lawyers; collectively, we’ve created a formidable real estate law group that caters to New York City including Manhattan, the Bronx, Harlem and Brooklyn, as well as Westchester and Long Island, including the Hamptons. We very much welcome the opportunity to serve and represent you and look forward to a longstanding and mutually beneficial partnership.
Media & Community Forums
This class covers both Federal and State requirements as well as the latest rules and nuances relevant to all New Yorkers who represent Buyers and Sellers.
The current real estate climate may seem crazy but it’s always worth exploring creative financing opportunities. Ron Riemer from Citi shares some interesting options.
The podcast returns, once gain with our special guests Neil Garfinkel, AGMB LLP and REBNY Broker Counsel, and Gary Malin, COO, Corcoran.
The premiere of our new podcast with Neil Garfinkel, AGMB LLP and REBNY Broker Counsel, and Gary Malin, COO, Corcoran.
My special guests, industry leaders Howard M. Lorber and Jonathan Miller, share their insights on the current market and their thoughts about the year ahead.
My law partner, Eric Kahan, and I discuss the finer points on what can be included in a lease to best protect brokers and their clients.
Administrative Agencies can help make, kill or delay a deal. I discuss some of the challenges involved with my go-to-contractor, Michael Hershkowitz.
Despite hitting the highs of the past 20 years, certain geographic locations still qualify for rates as low as 3.75. My guest, Gary Farro from First Republic Bank, explains how FRB has always been known for offering rates unavailable through traditional commercial lenders.
Heather Moore, Managing Director of Real Estate at Greystar, shares a ton of great info for Brokers, Owners or anyone curious about understanding the new state of Affordable Housing.
I recently hosted this class with my good friend and Go-To-Contractor Michael Hershkowitz from REDOnyc. Check out these two short clips from our informative discussion on Renovations.
Blog
Deeply hidden within the new budget, under provision “FF” on page 96, signed by the Governor, includes certain changes to Individual Apartment Increases (“IAIs”) for rent stabilized apartments. The changes are a win-win for landlords.
In simple terms, the new law in New York City that was signed on April 20, 2024, by Governor Hochul states that landlords must have a valid reason, called "Good Cause," to evict a tenant from their apartment.
As we all continue to try to best navigate the post HSTPA and post Covid world, we are confronted with a new issue being created by the Courts and Legal Service Providers. As I am sure you are all aware, the Cares Act temporarily put a moratorium on evictions during Covid.
This legislation seeks to close several loopholes that housing advocates have pointed out since HSTPA has been passed in 2019. Most notably, it would prevent the landlord from removing the new apartment from stabilization even if one of the previous units was not stabilized.
The City of New York has just signed into law a new regulation targeting commercial properties where tenants are involved in the unauthorized sale of cannabis. The law requires property owners to take specific actions in response to such illegal activities, under the penalty of fines and potential legal repercussions.
A new bill has brought about a consensus between restaurant proprietors and local residents, finding common ground and reaching a compromise. The law will ease the overly stringent pre-pandemic requirements for obtaining licenses for sidewalk cafes.
With the passage of Local Law 126 of 2021 and RCNY §103-13, effective January 1,2022, New York City requires garage owners of certain parking structures to retain a specially designated professional engineer to conduct an assessment and file a report at least once every six years. This is crucial for ensuring the safety of occupants especially in high-rise buildings. The inspections help identify potential hazards and ensure necessary measures are taken to mitigate them.
To sum up the 33-page decision, the Court granted the plaintiff summary judgment and held that: “The City has proven unable to provide record evidence to answer the “five serious concerns about [the Guaranty Law] being a reasonable and appropriate means to pursue the professed public purpose,” as the Second Circuit instructed.” The Court therefore “concludes that the Law violates the Contracts Clause by rendering the guaranty clauses in Plaintiffs’ commercial leases unenforceable for unpaid rent during the covered period, March 7, 2020 and June 30, 2021.”
The Housing of Urban Development (HUD) has circulated a Memorandum that provides “best practices and tips” to avoid liability over criminal background policies. Essentially, it is recommended that landlords should not consider using criminal history to screen tenants for housing, however, if the housing provider chooses to use criminal background screening policies, they should consider the following steps:
A bill has been proposed, A10676, before the New York Assembly to ensure that debt and bad credit scores resulting from certain specific situations do not hinder a person’s ability to rent a residential unit in New York.