In a highly-anticipated decision, Judge Ronnie Abrams of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled on March 31, 2023, in Melendez v. City of New York, that New York City's Guaranty Law is...more
On the latest episode of Law Brief®, Litigation Partner Debra Bodian Bernstein joins Partner and Host Richard Schoenstein to discuss the current status of commercial lease obligations in light of the continuing COVID-19...more
In a highly anticipated decision, Judge Ronnie Abrams of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, in Melendez v. City of New York, dismissed a challenge to the “Guaranty Law” and related...more
12/4/2020
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Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Commercial Leases ,
Commercial Tenants ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Default ,
Guaranty Claims ,
Harassment ,
Landlords ,
Rent ,
Small Business
Understandably lost in the shuffle amidst the myriad of new laws and regulations resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic is New York's new Uniform Voidable Transactions Act (UVTA). Signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo on December 6,...more
For approximately 50 years, commercial tenants in New York facing potential action for breach of lease and possible eviction have enjoyed the use of a so-called "Yellowstone injunction," which, if granted by the court, froze...more