Residential Landlord-Tenant Law in New York, 2012-2013 ed.

Residential Landlord-Tenant Law in New York is an essential one-stop reference offering extensive guidance through all legal facets of the landlord-tenant relationship in New York. Practice oriented, it walks you through every stage of a housing case from initial client contact through final appeal for both petitioner s and respondent's attorneys. It provides full, clear explanations of complex issues in an easy-to-use outline format, including a detailed overview of the typical housing case. Topics covered include: The landlord-tenant relationship; Housing discrimination; Rent control and rent stabilization; Evictions, rent strikes, and federally subsidized housing; Jurisdiction holdover and nonpayment proceedings; Core defenses to summary proceedings; Pretrial motions and discovery; Postjudgment motions; Appeals; Repairs; More. You'll find detailed discussions on venue and forum in summary proceedings. A helpful index, index of forms, table of cases, and table of laws and rules facilitate your further research.