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Adam Leitman Bailey
Attorney at Law

Published Articles
Negotiating Laundry Room Contracts
Q & A: A New Board Member Asks to See Old Minutes
What You Must Know When Negotiating a Rooftop Antenna Contact
Q & A: Co-ops, Condos and Mail Slots
Q & A: Ripped Off...Who's Responsible?
Economic Infeasibility: Rare Defense Requires Total Cooperation of Client
"Standing" to Sue Sham Condo, Co-Op Sponsors Changed
Keeping Window Guard Notices
Q & A: Dealing with Deadbeats
Tenant Protection: Suggestions Offer Remedies for Harsh Provisions
Condo Owner Settles with Developer- Agrees to Repair Building and Pay Monies to Unit Owners
Despite 'Jones,' Ambiguities in Title Chain Can Be Cured
State High Court Decision Exorcises Ghosts of Liens Past
Sidewalk Doesn't Include Curbstone, Court Says
Enforcing the Contract - Obtaining Down Payment on Specific Performance
Defining When "Time is of the Essence"
New Power of Attorney Law Corrects Some Flaws, Not All
Q & A: Renting and Owning in the Same Building
Title Insurance Complexities in Tax Foreclosure Purchases
HETPA Contains Land Mines For Unwary Attorneys, Buyers
Q & A: Roommate Law vs. Co-op Board Rules
Calls for State Insurance Threaten Property Transfers
New Rules Aim to Curb Excessive Closing Costs
Navigating Buyers and Developers Through New Construction Deals
Calls for State Insurance Threaten Property Transfers
Q & A: Adding 'Partners' to Co-op Shares
Understanding, Complying With New Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Rules
Split Between Departments Muddies Subrogation Doctrine
How to Win A Chronic Nonpayment Case
In The Spotlight: Negotiating a Rooftop Antenna Contract
Q & A: Individual Meters in a Rental Building
Q & A: When a Super Is a Requirement
Adam Leitman Bailey Gives Advice on Best/Worst Board Practices in Habitat Magazine's 2003 Attorney Survey
Adam Leitman Bailey Recommends a Change to Cooperatives' Corporate Documents for Habitat Magazine 2007 Attorney Survey
Q & A: Conservative Easements
The Importance of Title Insurance
In the Courts: Ad Firm Sues for Sublet Space
Pitfalls for Buyers: Careful Drafting, Detailed Inquiries Minimize Risk
Why Do I Have to Buy Title Insurance When Purchasing Property?
Title Insurance: Protecting Your Piece of the Planet
How to Comply with the City's Building Code
Q & A: How Long To Approve?
Q & A: One Good Reason
Q & A: Shareholder Preventing Sale
Q & A: What a Coop Can Do To Enforce House Rules?
Q & A: Is That Fair?
Q & A: Closing Question
The Availability of Self-Help Evictions to Commercial Landlords
The Importance of Homeowner Insurance
Finding a Property to Purchase: Various Choices and Forms of Shelter
The Home Inspection
Right of First Refusal: In Pursuit of an Effective, Ligitation-Proof Proviso
Door Partly Closes for Buyer's Brokers Seeking Fee
Use Six Arguments to Beat Sanitation Violations
Use Nine Arguments to Beat DOB Violations
Drafting a Better and More Effective Right of First Refusal
Using a License Agreement Instead of a Lease
Building a Mix-Use Building in New York City
Commercial Property: Landlords May Entirely Eliminate Leasing
Drafting Better Leases
Letting Go of Leases and Allowing Licenses
Q & A: Can a Seller Dictate the Down Payment?
Q & A: The Trunk is in Their Yard, the Branches are in Yours
Buying a Mixed-Use Building in New York City
Closing Cost Guide: Determining the Complete Cost of Selling or Purchasing a Property
How to Find, Hire and Utilize the Best Attorney to Assist in the Purchase of Property
The "Walk-Thru": aka The Final Inspection
Becoming Buyer Ready: Tools and Suggestions to Maximize Buying and Borrowing Power
How to Handle City-Issued Violation Hearing
Declaratory Judgment: Judges May Weigh Title if Ancillary to Authorized Relief
What You Must Know When Negotiating a Laundry Room Contract
Persuasive Personal Skills
Harnessing the Internet

ARTICLE 78

Demonstrating the 'Irrational': Whatever Happened to Article 78?
Q & A: The Owner of Record Has Left the Building
Whatever Happened to Article 78?

COMMERCIAL

Default Clauses: Better Drafting Can Forestall Problems
In the Spotlight: Drafting Better Leases for the Commercial Tenant
The Most Crucial Commercial Lease Cases
Self-Help Evictions: The Neglected Commercial Remedy
The Most Influential Commercial Lease Cases in the Last Century that Every Drafter and Litigator Must Know

FAIR HOUSING

Q & A: The Inquiring Mind- Renting Only to People with Paying Jobs
Discrimination: How Tenant Complaints Can Derail Eviction

FRAUD

Title Litigation: Expense of Theft Prevention Dwarfed by the Cost of Fraud
Growing Fraud: Self-Help Measures Can Head-Off Problems
The Expense of Theft Prevention Dwarfed by the Cost of Fraud
New Rules Aim to Curb Excessive Closing Costs
Preventing Fraud at Closing
Power-of-Attorney Changes Scramble Property Transfers

GAY RIGHTS/SUCCESSION

When Is It Company? When a Crowd?

HDFC/ADVERSE POSSESSION

Adverse Possession: Changes Make Rules Less Certain
Adverse Possession: Veto Confirmed Existing Law on "Claim of Right"

MOLD

Q & A: Breaking the Mold

NEW CONSTRUCTION

Are Buyers of New Condos and Co-ops Subject to Caveat Emptor?
Buying a Newly Constructed Property: What You Must Know Before Signing the Contract to Purchase
New Home Warranty: An Open Question Seeking an Answer
The Ins, Outs and All Arounds of New Construction
Legal Quandries and How They Were Resolved
Adam Leitman Bailey Provides Game Plan for Representing New Constructed Condominium Associations in Habitat Magazine's 2006 Attorney Survey
Q & A: Creaks, Leaks and the Law
New Construction: What You Need to Know

NOISE

Q & A: Noise, the Bane of City Living
Take Six Steps to Reduce Risks of Self-Help Eviction

NON-PAYMENT/CHRONIC NON-PAYMENT

Use Get-Tough Lease Clauses to Discourage Chronic Late Rent Payments
Call All Monies Owed by Tenant "Additional Rent" to Speed Up Non-Payment Proceedings

NUISANCE

Wither "Sofizade"? Many Courts Reject Ruling, First Department Silent
The Nuisance of Nuisance: When Will Courts Allow Tenants to Cure?

PETS

Attorneys Declare Concern for Pets
Dangerous Dogs
Adam Bailey Gives Advice on Pet Policy in Habitat Magazine's 2002 Attorney Survey

RENT REGULATION/RENT STABILIZATION

Q & A: Who Can Pay for a Rent Controlled Apartment?
The Evolution of Rent Stabilization by Ambush

SECTION 8

The Section 8 Program: Voluntary Participation is a Thing of the Past
The Inquiring Mind: Buying Building with Separate Heating Plant

SECURITY DEPOSITS

Q & A: When a Landlord Won't Return a Security Deposit
Deducting Cost of Repainting Purple Walls From Security Deposit

SUBLETTING/NONPRIMARY RESIDENCE

The Fine Lines in Suing to Evict Tenants' Families
Q & A: Can a Landlord Raise Rents on a Sublet?
Owner Can't Waive Illegal Sublet Claim
Q & A: A Rent-Stabilized Tenant Seeks to Negotiate
Q & A: A Stabilized Subtenant Dreams of Staying On
Use Employee Log to Help Win Nonprimary Residence Case
How to Win Eviction Case Against Tenant Who Overcharges Roommate
Q & A: When a Stabilized Unit is Not the Sole Residence
Q & A: Following the Rules for Subletting

TERRACES

Q & A: When a Building Co-op Commandeers a Terrace
Q & A: If a Terrace is Unusable, is the Rent Reduced?
A New Direction: More Decisions Favor Landlords Over Tenants
Leasing Dinosaurs

UTILITIES

The Consequences of Unpaid Water Bills
Q & A: When Access to Utilities is Limited

WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY

Q & A: When the Water Heater Stops Working
Q & A: A Free Month's Rent for the Asking
Q & A: When the Heater Stops Working
The Inquiring Mind: Using Lobby for Tenant Party
The Limits of "Landaverde"

WASHING MACHINES

Q & A: Foaming Over Washing Machines?