June 20, 2023
City Council bill would force landlords to police smoke shops
The city has struggled to crack down on unlicensed weed dispensaries
Measure seeks to fine owners who lease to unlicensed dispensaries
November 29, 2022
Brooklyn’s trendy retail districts boom as Manhattan’s sit vacant
It seems that for every fully or mostly leased, high-profile corridor like Broadway in Soho, there’s a stretch full of...
Manhattan’s struggling retail scene seems to get all the attention.
October 01, 2022
City takes aim at landlords’ empty retail space
The owner also needs to disclose when the last lease expired
City Council on Thursday passed a bill to ramp up reporting requirements for vacant retail space
May 01, 2021
New bill would mandate retail lease renewals in NYC
A landlord fails to give a tenant the required notice, the amount they can raise rent during that one-year extension can drop to as low as 7%.
Tenants would have one-time option to extend leases up to a year
January 28, 2021
Landlords increasingly turn to lawsuits against nonpaying retailers
As dues enter into millions, lawsuits are flooding in
It’s been nearly a year since the start of the pandemic — and for some retailers, that means it’s been […]
January 09, 2021
Extend commercial eviction ban through the spring
Some commercial landlords have agreed to payment plans or lease payments based on a percentage of tenants’ income
The ban on commercial evictions may continue through the spring, if Gov. Andrew Cuomo has his way.
September 29, 2020
Commercial tenant protections get extension from de Blasio
Personal assets remain off-limits to landlords
It applies to restaurants, bars, gyms, theaters, retailers subject to in-person restrictions, barbershops, hair salons, tattoo & piercing parlors.