Our lawyers have more than 20 years of experience representing landlords and tenants, buyers and sellers, and property owners and developers in a broad array of real estate litigation. That experience enables us to guide our clients through a vast collection of statutes and case law that governs everything from security deposits to holdover proceedings.

Property in New York City is extremely valuable, so the stakes are high in almost any real estate dispute. Our lawyers are experienced in handling litigation involving:

• Breach of contract claims involving real estate purchase and lease agreements
• Holdover and nonpayment proceedings
• Wrongful eviction
• Cooperative and condominium maintenance, subleasing, and bylaw violation disputes
• Boundary line disputes, including issues involving setbacks and easements
• Rent control and rent stabilization disputes
• Appeals

We provide our residential and commercial real estate clients with an honest and unsparing evaluation of the merits of their claims (or defenses) and a fair estimate of the likely cost and time that may be involved. Clients often have an unrealistic view of either the strength or weakness of their legal position, and we find that it is critically important to educate them with respect to such matters.

As with our other areas of practice, we first explore the possibilities of settlement concerning any potential real estate claim. In many instances, potentially expensive and time-consuming litigation can be quickly resolved through face-to-face negotiations with the parties and/or their attorneys, or through mediation/arbitration. Where litigation is unavoidable, we have extensive courtroom experience at both the federal and state level.

Our attorneys represent clients in federal and state courts in the New York City area, including the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, and Long Island, as well as Rochester, Buffalo, and White Plains.

Contact a New York real estate litigation attorney at Himmel & Bernstein for more information.

New York City Real Estate Litigation Attorney