NYC Landlord Attorney Representing Residential and Commercial Property Owners

While tenants in New York City are entitled to certain protections, landlords have clear legal rights as well. As a landlord, you have the right to protect your investment—including the right to pursue eviction, damages, and other remedies when necessary. At Knox Law Group, we regularly represent landlords in eviction proceedings and other legal matters. If you have questions or need legal representation, we encourage you to speak with an NYC landlord attorney at our firm about the options you have available.

How We Help Landlords in New York City

Our attorneys represent individual real estate investors, groups of investors, and commercial landlords of all sizes in leasing-related matters. If you have questions about any of the following, we invite you to get in touch to discuss how we can help:

Understanding When You Can (and Should) Evict

Residential and commercial landlords in New York City need to be very careful when seeking to evict their tenants. Strict substantive and procedural restrictions apply—especially in the residential context—and oversights and missteps can expose landlords to liability while also preventing them from pursuing eviction.

A NYC landlord attorney can help you understand when you can (and should) evict. We can assess the viability of pursuing eviction in light of the circumstances at hand, and we can help you weigh your alternatives as necessary. If pursuing eviction is your ultimate goal, we can assist with documenting the grounds for eviction so that you can efficiently pursue eviction as soon as possible while also minimizing the risk of facing eviction-related litigation.

Pursuing Residential and Commercial Evictions

If it is time to pursue eviction, we can assist with preparing all of the notices and filings needed to comply with New York law. If necessary, we can also assist with securing approval from the New York State Department of Homes and Community Renewal (DHCR). We handle residential and commercial eviction proceedings in courts throughout New York City, and we can also engage with the sheriff’s office or other local authorities to execute your eviction order when it is time to do so.

Resolving Landlord-Tenant Disputes Informally

Along with handling eviction-related matters, we handle other types of landlord-tenant disputes as well. These include, but are by no means limited to, disputes involving issues such as:

  • Rent, CAM charge, and security deposit disputes
  • Renewal, subleasing, and assignment disputes
  • Access and use disputes
  • Property damage disputes
  • Warranty disputes and landlord liability claims

In many cases, trying to resolve these types of issues informally will make sense. Informal dispute resolution—whether through settlement negotiations or lease renegotiation—reduces the costs involved in achieving a resolution, and it can help to preserve a favorable landlord-tenant relationship in some cases. If you are interested in resolving a landlord-tenant dispute amicably, NYC landlord attorney and firm founder Daniel Knox can assist with targeting a resolution that avoids unnecessary costs and time consumption.

Resolving Landlord-Tenant Disputes in ADR

Mediation and arbitration can also be effective means of resolving landlord-tenant disputes in many cases. New York City has a mediation program for residential landlord-tenant disputes, and commercial leases typically require that the parties submit most types of disputes to one or both forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Mediation and arbitration each offer different benefits and limitations, and Mr. Knox can help you understand what is involved in pursuing the relevant type of ADR in light of the circumstances presented.

While mediation requires the parties to come together in order to resolve their dispute, arbitration is an adversarial proceeding that ends with a binding arbitration order (unless the parties settle beforehand). If mediation is unsuccessful, arbitration or litigation will most likely be the next step. Similar to judicial orders, arbitration orders are subject to appeal on limited grounds, and, if necessary, in addition to providing representation in mediation or arbitration (or both), Mr. Knox can provide representation for any appeals as well.

Resolving Landlord-Tenant Disputes in Court

Sometimes, the only viable option for resolving a landlord-tenant dispute will be to take the dispute to court. If you need to pursue litigation to resolve a landlord-tenant dispute in New York City, NYC landlord attorney Daniel Knox can use his experience to pursue a favorable judgment as efficiently as possible. This is true whether you need to take legal action to pursue eviction or other remedies or you need to defend against a tenant’s allegations of contractual or statutory violations. Daniel Knox is an experienced litigator who does not shy away from contentious disputes—and who is extremely well-versed in the laws and regulations that govern landlord-tenant litigation in New York City.

Representative Matters We Handle

We handle all types of residential and commercial leasing-related disputes on behalf of landlords in New York City. Regardless of the specific issue you are facing, we encourage you to contact us to discuss what we can do to help. Some representative examples of the types of matters we handle for our clients include:

As with all legal matters we handle, we take a custom-tailored and client-first approach to landlord representation in New York City. We will give you advice focused on your (or your company’s) best interests—and we will focus on protecting these interests as cost-effectively as possible. Whether this means going to court or targeting an out-of-court resolution, we will provide straightforward advice and transparent representation, and we will keep you updated, informed, and involved as necessary every step of the way.

Schedule an Appointment with NYC Landlord Attorney Daniel Knox

If you would like to know more about our landlord-tenant practice or our experience representing landlords in New York City, we invite you to get in touch. Please contact us online to schedule an appointment with NYC landlord attorney Daniel Knox today.