Pilot Program Announcement

Housing Court Supervising Judge Kevin McClanahan issued the following statement:  Soon, the administration will be increasing the number of proceedings calendared on the intake calendars from the current number of 36 to 50 cases per resolution part. The additional proceedings will only include holdover proceedings. We expect this change to shorten the period from filing to calendaring of proceedings in Kings County while ensuring the full implementation of the right to counsel by ensuring adequate time for litigants to be vetted for full representation or advice. Be sure, administration will monitor the impact of this change and modify as the need arises.

EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2024:

AN ADDITIONAL $10.00 WILL BE ADDED TO EACH DOCKET FOR EACH SERVE.

PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING FROM THE MARSHAL:

"On June 30th 2024 a revision to RPAPL 749-a was signed into law by Gov Hochul, effective immedfately. This requires City Marshals to create a digital copy of all Notices of Eviction served by their offices via uploading to NVSCEF. All of the offices have been uploading these documents to NVSCEF to ensure compliance in your clients' cases. Following discussions with our Legal Counsel we have notified the Department of lnvestigatlon of the following: Effective October 1st, 2024 New York City Marshals will begin charging a fee per Docket number, pursuant to CPLR 8011(i)(2}, whenever a Notice of Eviction is served and uploaded to NYSCEF. The fee is currently set at $10"

Good Cause Eviction Law

https://www.nixonpeabody.com/insights/alerts/2024/04/22/new-york-enacts-good-cause-eviction-law

On April 20, 2024, New York enacted the Good Cause Eviction Law (Good Cause), which dramatically impacts the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants in New York by limiting evictions, requiring lease renewals, and capping rent increases for most market rate apartments in New York City, and potentially, other villages, towns, or cities state-wide.  Good Cause is effective immediately and will apply to all new leases and renewal leases, unless exempted, in New York City and to any other villages, towns, or cities that chose to opt-in to the law.

ROSENBLUM,  BIANCO & BYRNE LLP 

A FULL-SERVICE LANDLORD-TENANT LAW FIRM  

As our Housing Court practice continues to grow, we felt that it was important to keep you aware of the full range of legal services we provide to our clients.  The need for a quality representation has been made more urgent by the recent enactment of the HSTPA and then the current global pandemic.   In addition to our daily representation of owners, landlords and third-party management in the Housing Courts of the City of New York, Long Island and Westchester, Rosenblum & Bianco LLP represents these same parties in related actions including:  

1.                  DHCR Administrative proceedings – While we have been doing work for our clients at DHCR and other administrative agencies since our firm opened in 1992, we have recently revised and ramped-up our Administrative Law Department. Our experienced Paralegal, Blanca Zuna, is the point person in our office coordinating the intake of cases, collection of required documentation, and the calendaring of deadlines.  All of our attorneys have extensive DHCR experience.  The attorney assigned will work with Blanca and John Bianco to assure the timely submission of a detailed response to all proceedings, including those involving the T.P.U., Rent Overcharge, Rent Reduction, and Rent Restoration applications.

2.                  E.C.B. (Environmental Control Board) & O.A.T.H. (Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings) is an administrative court that conducts hearings on violations, summonses and tickets issued by City agencies, including the Department of Buildings (DOB), the Fire Department of New York (FDNY), Department of Sanitation of New York (DSNY), and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Our firm represents property owners at OATH hearings who have been issued violations, summonses and tickets by the above agencies and fight for the minimum fines.

3.                  Supreme Court proceedings – All Supreme Court actions, including our Article 78 proceedings are coordinated and handled by Josh Rosenblum and Tracy Boshart.  Josh’s Executive Assistant, Afia Cannie assists in the preparation and filing of pleadings and motions.

4.                  Division of Human Rights – While several of our attorneys have experience in defending Human Rights complaints, both Josh Rosenblum and John Bianco are highly versed in this area of practice.  As the number of filings has increased over the past few years, we are prepared to defend you in any Human Rights forum whether a NYC, NYS or Federal action.