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July-August 2010 Newsletter Issue 57
    Contractually Infirm, p. 1
    Death-Defying Deal
    A Cane Mutiny, p. 2
    A Perfect Ten?
    Defying Gravity
    By Concealed, Did You    Mean Obvious?, p. 3
    Case Clogged
    A Gift From The Beyond
    Too Drunk to Drive?, p. 4
    Met Life Rumble
    Now Behave
    Not Funny
    "It's Strictly Business", p. 5
    On The Bottom Rung?
    Who Stole The Cookies    From the Cookie Jar?
    Not Into Cleveland
    Guy Gets Slammed, p. 6
    Sliders
    Senior Moment?
    Camara Never Saw This Cumming
    Music To Whose Ears?, p. 7
    Unsettled Score
    We Didn't Start The Fire
    The Butlers Did It
    Bamisile's Backside    Bummer, p. 8

May-June 2010 Newsletter Issue 56 
     Out Of Bounds, pg. 1
     Let The Sun Shine In
     Ashes to Ashes, Dollars to Dust
     Non-Designing Woman, pg. 2
     Consuming Beers
     Lost In Space
     A Not-So-Secret Board Meeting, pg. 3
     Holy Cow!
     Not a Muppet Show
     What Did You Say to Momma?
     A Hot Flash?, pg. 4
     Hot Pocket?
     Ain't Life Unkind?
     Dirty Doc?     
     Conditioned Control, pg. 5
     Pistol Whipped?
     Transfusion Confusion
     Peaks and Valleys Girls
     In The Out Exit, pg. 6
     Credit or Debit?
     A Thorne In The Side?
     A Scarring Experience
     Acknowledging Receipts, pg. 7
     Relax, It's Fedex
     Power Saw Massacre
     Armed And Evicted
     A Speculative Eviction?, pg. 8

March/April 2010 Newsletter Issue 55 
     The More Things Change ... 
     OK for O'Shea, pg. 1 
     We Get Letters, pg. 2 
     Dock Dispute 
     Antenna Dilemma 
     The Sky Was Falling 
     A Shakespearean Tragedy, pg. 3 
     Problem Pizza 
     Open But Not So Obvious 
     Fire And Ice, pg. 4 
     Bow, Wow! 
     A Dead Issue 
     Good Doggie? 
     Not Falling For It, pg. 5 
     No, He Did It! 
     No Prison Break 
     Can You Hear The Drums, Fernando? 
     Some Stunner, pg. 6 
     Six Feet Under? 
     No Fetsching A Mint 
     You're Not Being The Ball, Louis 
     Timber!, pg. 7 
     We've Moved!, pg. 8

Nov/Dec 2009 Newsletter
     The Strawberry Slide?, pg. 1
     Batting 1000?
     We Didn’t Start The Fire, pg. 2
     When You Ain’t Got No Money,
     You Gotta Get An Attitude
     Res-Ipsa-Watch-Those-Stairs!
     Muddy Waters, pg. 3
     Did She Have Substantial
     Frontage?
     A Guaranty Only Goes So Far
     Dog-Eat-Dog World, pg. 4
     Not Quite In The Bag
     La Vida Loca
     Bringing Down The House
     A Blockbuster Day, pg. 5
     The Guy Had No Appeal
     Escrow-A-No-No
     Tweet, Tweet!, pg. 6
     Slip N’ Slide
     No Walk In the Park
     Guy Gets The Plank
     Hard Of Hearing?, pg. 7
     Signs
     Tug-O-War
     A Poole Of Blood?
     Seasons Greetings, pg. 8

   
Sept/Oct 2009 Newsletter
     (In)Security Deposit, pg. 1
     Tenant’s Wining Is Over
     Brown Out, pg. 2
     Hosed?
     Brown Goes Down
     Does This Reek?, pg. 3
     A Home Run?
     AT2 Shows Mortgage Broker The Money
     No Joy Ride, pg. 4
     AD2 Picks It Up
     Gulp!
     Rent, pg. 5
     Warranty Claim Floods Over
     The Price Of Procrastination
     One Step At A Time!, pg. 6
     Oily Garage Damages
     A Short Stop
     How Safe Was the Safety Security Box?, pg. 7
     A Shareholder Clash
     Motorcycle Mania Mooted
     Condo Rules, pg. 8

July-August 2009 Newsletter
     Did AD2 Get The Point?, p. 1
     Kyprianides’s Ark
     Mixed-Up Foreclosed, p. 2
     Tenant Gets Burned
     Preserving Property Takings, p. 3
     No Illegal Parking
     Payment Optional?
     A Little Thing Got In the Way, p. 4
     No Recovery For This Group
     Lofty Expectations?
     An Electrifying Easement, p. 5
     A Colorado State Of Mind
     How Incredible Is This?
     Family Feud: Contract Style, p. 6
     Bridgework to Nowhere?
     What’s Up, Dock?
     Limo Service Gets Hacked, p. 7
     Tenant Evades Default
     Case Drowns
     Tag!, p. 8

May-June 2009 Newsletter
     A Sticky Icky Blaze?, p. 1
     Couple Cleans Up After Explosion
     If You Fall Off This Roof, Don’t Get Back On!, p. 2
     Court Lifts Plaintiff From Crane Collapse
     Who’s Not A Fan Of This?
     Woman Sues Over Special Ingredient, p. 3
     Caddy Shack
     Slip-N-Slide To Nowhere
     How Would You Interpret This?
     Try Converting This, p. 4
     The AD4 Delivers!
     How Inconspicuous Was This?
     It’s Still My House!, p. 5
     Was Justice Disposed?
     L … O … S … E … R!
     Diner Avoids Getting Forked, p. 6
     Watch Your Step!
     California, Here I Come
     Spilt …, p. 7
     My Son Can Beat Up Yours!
     Lengthy Duration Clogs Case
     I’ve Fallen And I Can’t Get Up!, p. 8

March-April 2009 Newsletter
     Who Holds Unsold Shares, p. 1
     Why Pay Rent?, p. 2
     Who Let Him In?
     Tenant Gets Swept Out
     There’s Gold In Them Clauses, p. 3
     Get Out Of Here!
     What’s “Positive Drainage?”, p. 4
     Contempt For Boaters
     Keep On Truckin’
     An Aggressive Victim?, p. 5
     Try Sticking To The Script!
     A Race To Disaster
     Didn’t You Want To Sell Me That?, p.6
     An Innocent Law-Breaker?
     Going, Going … Not Gone!
     Residential Tenant Gets Yellowstone, p. 7
     Not-So-Slippery Slope
     Would You Reject This?
     AD3 Allows Easement’s Modification, p. 8

January-February 2009 Newsletter
     There’s No Comparison, p. 1
     Not a Very Tastee Outcome, p. 2
     Will It Float?
     Seller Wasn’t Liable For Flooding
     Tenant Protections In A Soft Market, p. 3
     “Delete This Immediately!”
     HUD Regulation Unconstitutional, p. 5
     How Did The AD1 Profit From This?
     This Much Can Be Told, p. 6
     Why Wasn’t This Senior Evicted?, p. 7
     Joan Crawford’s Torch Song?
     No License, No Commission
     Bridal Wars, p. 8

November/December 2008 Newsletter
     What Was Paschal’s Theory?, p. 1
     AT2 Gives Psychic Power, p. 1
     Isn’t This A Governmental Function?, p. 2
     Can’t Slip On Stuff That Ain’t There!,  p. 2
     Nightmare On Elm Street, p. 2
     Streetcar Named “Constitutionally Deficient”, p. 3
     All In the Family?, p. 3
     How Rambunctious Were They?, p. 4
     Leashless In Douglaston, p. 4
     Jarred Kassenoff Returns!, p. 5
     Who Pets an Angry Dog?, p. 5
     This Pooch Wouldn’t Be Ignored, p. 5
     Down Payment Gets Returned, p. 6
     Village People Have A Say, p. 6
     Offices Ain’t For Sleeping, p. 6
     A Portuguese Restoration?, p. 6
     This Disconnect Cost Millions, p. 7
     Look HowThis Case Fanned Out, p. 7

September-October 2008 Newsletter
     Building Gone Wild!, p. 1
     Float Like A Butterfly!, p.1
     How Does A Lease Affect A Property’s Value?, p. 2
     Family Feud!, p. 2
     When’s A Dorm A Dorm?, p. 3
     Who’s The Village Idiot?, p.3
     No Rent For Illegal Multiple Dwelling, p. 4
     “Storm In Progress” Bars Recovery, p. 4
     AD2 Says: Landlords Need Not Mitigate, p. 4
     Run With The Land, p. 5
     A “Good Samaritan” Gets Sued, p. 7
     Epsom Wasn’t Responsible For Injury, p. 7
     Steak Sauce Scandal, p. 8

July-August 2008 Newsletter
     Kiss This Sanatass!, p.1
     Was This Professional?, p.1
     Is A “Water Bill” A Tax?, p. 2
     Was It Right Under Their Nose(s)?, p. 2
     Downpayment Lost Due To Default, p. 3
     Broker Out Of Commission, p. 3
     Help Gets Paid, p. 3
     Where Does A “Homeless” Person Primarily Reside?, p. 4
     Welcome Our New Partner, Glenn H. Spiegel, p. 5
     Church Adversely Possessed?, p. 5
     Changes to “Adverse Possession” Enacted, p. 5
     Management Company Wasn’t Liable, p. 6
     Unlicensed Landscaper Gets Mulched, p. 6
     Our Newest Associate, Glenn Berezanskiy, p. 6
     There’s No Raining On Bloomingdale’s Parade, p. 7
     What Happens When Lawyer Has Alzheimer’s?, p. 7
     You Don’t Get It, If You Can’t Perform, p. 7
     The AD1 Doesn’t Deliver, p. 8

June 2008 Newsletter
     Attorney “Automatically Disbarred” For Mortgage Fraud, p.1
     Jenny Exhausts Her Luck, p.1
     AD2 Revisits Yellowstone, p. 2
     Do You Suffer From Insomnia?, p. 2
     Why Machetes Aren’t Good For Evictions, p. 3
     Was The Elevator Running?, p. 3
     Something To Chew On?, p. 3
     Whose Sidewalk Is It?, p. 4

May 2008 Newsletter
     How Accommodating Was This?, p. 1
     It Ain’t Adverse If You Offer to Buy!, p. 2
     When Time Is “Of The Essence”, p. 3
     Condo Owners Liable For Work, p. 3
     An Uninvited Party, p. 4

April 2008 Newsletter
     No Destabilizing Rent Stabilization, p. 1
     Who Will Be Evicted?, p. 1
     Month-To-Month Tenant Gets Zonked, p. 2
     Is It 3 Or 6 Years?, p. 3
     What Happened To The Food?, p. 3
     Don’t Step On This Grass, p. 3
     A Hole To Avoid, p. 4

March 2008 Newsletter
     James Bond: License To Sue, p. 1
     How Disastrous Is Intro 627?, p. 2
     Welcome: Alfonso DeCicco, p. 2
     Service Was Not A Family Affair, p. 3
     Woman Keeps Apartment (Despite Being Married To A Jerseyite), p. 4

February 2008 Newsletter
     What’s The Poop?, p. 1
     When Are Fines Excessive?, p. 2
     When J-51 Expires, Stabilization May Be Lost, p. 3
     Treble Rent Was Unenforceable Penalty, p. 3
     Tenant Who Abated Nuisance Got No Fees, p. 4

January 2008 Newsletter
     “Heat & Hot Water Cases” Take A Dip, p. 1
     “The Earth Was Not Good”, p. 2
     Don’t Squat On Me!, p. 2
     Surrender?, p. 3
     Roach Takes Appeal And Wins, p. 3
     Downtown Manhattan Gets Down, p. 4

December 2007 Newsletter
     Guy Almost Gets Evicted By In-Laws, p. 1
     When Lease Is Silent, Landlord Has “Reasonable Time”, p. 2
     Daniel Finkelstein Celebrates 80th Year, p. 2
     Jagger Evicted For Being An Alien, p. 3
     Spitzer Calls Proposed Law “Radical”, p. 3
     Season’s Greetings!, p. 4

November 2007 Newsletter
     Sister Evicted for Not Beating Clock, p. 1
     Subtenant Couldn’t Exercise Option, p. 2
     Landlord Gets a $361K Haircut!, p. 2
     Tree Wells Ain't Part of Sidewalk?, p. 3
     Despite Win, Tenant Denied Fees, p. 3
     Road Less Traveled?, p. 3
     A LuLu of a Case, p. 4

October 2007 Newsletter
     Is Eminent Domain Losing its Eminence?, p. 1
     We’ve Got A Super Lawyer!, p. 2
     Letter to the Editor, p. 2
     Where Was She Hiding for 9 Years?, p. 3
     No Claim for Negligent Waxing?, p. 3
     Tenant Evicted for Denying Access, p. 4

September 2007 Newsletter
     New York City Defeats India, p. 1
     You Can’t Trust Lawyers, p. 2
     Decloaking Co-Op Boards, p. 3
     No Renewal? Begone!, p. 4

August 2007 Newsletter
     Bridges of Schenectady County, p.1
     A Worthless Deed?, p. 2
     This Cuervo Ain’t Golden, p. 2
     Will Change to Adverse Possession Law Make A Difference?, p. 3
     “Shockingly Foul Odors” Get Tenant Evicted, p. 3
     One Too Many Mobile Homes…., p. 4

July 2007 Newsletter
     Beware of Flying Air Conditioners!, p. 1
     No Glass-Blowing In My Back Yard!, p. 2
     What Does “Full Market Value” Mean?, p. 2
     Hosing Your Home Improvement Contractor, p. 3
     Not A Day Of The Condor, p. 3
     No More Cannon Fire in Harlem?, p. 4

June 2007 Newsletter
     Why Red and Green?, p. 1
     Wrongful Eviction Spells “T.r.o.u.b.l.e.”, p. 2
     Here’s A Mansion You Don’t Want!, p. 3
     Didn’t She Ratify Husband’s Deal?, p. 4

May 2007 Newsletter
      … Until the Cows Come Home, p. 1
      No Heat or Hot Water In Estonia?, p. 2
      NYC Co-Op Must Pay Tenant $100K, p. 3
      How Many Stabilized Apartments Does A Gal Need?, p. 4

April 2007 Newsletter
      It’s Time To Play: “Who’s The Tenant?”, p. 1
      Violating Probation Will Get You Evicted, p. 2
      Lights Out?  Tell Someone!, p. 3
      Payback’s A B*tch!, p. 4

March 2007 Newsletter
    Should I Sign A Lease?, p. 1
    “Attorney Advertising,” Not!, p. 2
    Adverse Possession: What Does It Take?, p. 3
    Judges Not Sweet On Chocolate-Maker’s Eviction, p. 4

February 2007 Newsletter
    Where Do You Primarily Reside?, p. 1
    Landlord Zonked For Same-Sex Harassment, p. 2
    What’s In Your Premises?, p. 3

January 2007 Newsletter
    Give Me Five!, p. 1
    Lucas A. Ferrara Sells Out!, p. 2
    Tenant Liable for Treble Damages, p. 3
    Your Lease Ends On.?, p. 4

December 2006 Newsletter
    How Comfortable Was That Couch?, p. 1
    Who Gets The Family Farm?, p. 2
    Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets, p. 3
    Animal Shelter Liable For Stolen Kisses, p. 4

November 2006 Newsletter
    Condo May Limit Leasing and Sales, p. 1
    What’s the Difference Between “Shifting” and “Settling?”, p. 2
    What’s the Matter of Ferrara?, p. 3
    Lawyers Rated “Least Germy”, p. 4

October 2006 Newsletter
    Tenant Screwed?, p. 1
    Letter to the Editor: Don't Let the "Bat Bugs" Bite!, p. 2
    Hospitals: Where the Germs Are, p. 3
    Electronically Exercising Options, p. 4

September 2006 Newsletter
     Who Let the Dogs Out?, p. 1
     Finkelstein Newman Honors Leecia Eve, p. 2
     Letter to Editor: Adverse-Possession Protection, p. 2
     Watch Your Stipulations!, p. 4

August 2006 Newsletter
      When's A Guaranty, Not A Guaranty?, p. 1
      Finkelstein Newman Around Town, p. 2
      Adverse Possession: Debate Rages On, p. 3

July 2006 Newsletter
      Invasion of the Night Crawlers!, p. 1
      Have Preferential Rents Gone with the Wind?, p. 3
      Landlord and Tenant Practice in New York, p. 4

June 2006 Newsletter
      Getting Mowed By Adverse Possession, p. 1
      Suzanne R. Albin Joins Firm, p. 2
      Upcoming Seminar, p. 2
      Collecting Rent From Month-to-Month Tenants, p. 3

May 2006 Newsletter
      Illegal Sublets: When Family Matters, p. 1
      Upcoming Seminar, p. 2
      Recovering Units: School's In For Summer, p. 3

April 2006 Newsletter
      Limited Liability Loophole for Condo Owners?, p. 1
      Upcoming Seminars, p. 2
      How to Succeed?, p. 3
      Watch Your Walls: New Anti-Graffiti Laws, p. 4

March 2006 Newsletter
      "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Applies to Housing?, p. 1
      Deciphering the Code: "Prime Tenants: 1, Subtenants: O", p. 2
      Upcoming Seminar, p. 2
      Subways Are Not Just For Sleeping?, p. 4

February 2006 Newsletter
      Caveat Coops! Avoid Disparate Treatment of the Unmarried, p. 1
      Letter to the Editor, p. 2
      Upcoming Seminar, p. 2
      Illegal Use Yields No Gain, p. 4

January 2006 Newsletter
      Securing Security Deposits: Rights and Responsibilities, p. 1
      Upcoming Seminar, p. 2
      Bankruptcy Code Changes Impact L&T, p. 3

December 2005 Newsletter
      Buyers Beware - No Kidding!, p. 1
      Business Interruption: Are You Covered?, p. 1
      Matthias Li Joins Firm, p. 2
      Season’s Greetings, p. 2
      Upcoming Seminar, p. 2

November 2005 Newsletter
      Partial Eviction Yields Partial Abatement ?, p. 1
      Finkelstein Honored for 50 Years of Service, p. 1
      Daniel J. Curtin, Jr. Bids Farewell, p. 2
      50th Year Celebration Photographs, p. 3
      The Changing Face of New York City’s Rental Market, p. 9
      Letter to the Editor, p. 9

October 2005 Newsletter
      Eminent Domain: Public Taking, Private Good?, p. 1
      Finkelstein Newman Closes $85 Million Deal!, p. 1
      DHCR Proposes Code Amendments, p. 2

September 2005 Newsletter
      So You've Won A Money Judgment: Now What?, p. 1
      In The News: Quarterly Recap, p. 2
      Seminar: October 19, 2005, p. 2

August 2005 Newsletter
      Firm Secures 50% Rent Abatement And Attorneys’ Fees For Tenant, p. 1
      In The Spotlight: Melissa Ephron-Mandel, Esq., p. 1
      Newman Chairs NYCLA Dinner, p. 2
      Finkelstein Congratulates Cardinal McCarrick, p. 4

July 2005 Newsletter
      Getting “ Yellowstoned”: Just Say …“Yes!”, p. 1
      Locked-Out, But Not Out of Luck, p. 1
      "Sick Building Syndrome” – You May Not Be Imagining Things, p. 3

June 2005 Newsletter
      Market Update: The Expanding Real-Estate Bubble?, p. 1
      What Could be  More Annoying? - Nuisance!, p. 2
      A Standard Clash: “Should I Stay or Should I Go?”, p. 3

May 2005 Newsletter
      Finkelstein Newman Closes $54.5 Million Deal, p. 1
      In the News: First Quarter Recap, p. 1
      Upcoming Seminars, p. 2
      Down The Hall: Hallenborg-Heine LLC, p. 3
      Agency Alert: New DHCR Fact Sheets, p. 4

April 2005 Newsletter
      Finkelstein Newman Ranks in Top 50, p. 1
      Daniel Finkelstein Marks 50th Year, p. 1
      Right to Counsel in Housing Court?, p. 2
      Surveillance Equipment: For Good or Evil?, p. 3
      Install Carbon Monoxide Detectors, p. 4

March 2005 Newsletter
      Terrorism Insurance, p. 1
      Partners Fight Unauthorized Practice of Law, p. 2
      Exotic Animals and Dangerous Dogs, p. 3

February 2005 Newsletter
      Save on Taxes!, p. 1
      L&T Insider: Interest Payments, p. 2
      F&F Updated, p. 2
      Seminars, p. 3
      Free CLE Credits, p. 4

January 2005 Newsletter
      Celebrating Women of the Bar, p. 1
      In the Courts: FN Makes City Pay, p. 2
      L&T Insider: “No Pet” Case, p. 3
      Seminars, p. 4
      In the Spotlight: Daniel J. Curtin Jr., p. 5
      Current Affairs: “Broom Clean”, p. 7
      Subscribe!, p. 7
      Pension Fund Wins Case, p. 8

December 2004 Newsletter
      Free CLE, p. 1
      In the Courts, p. 1
      Seminars, p. 3

November 2004 Newsletter
      Housing Court Reception, p. 1
      In the Spotlight: Robert C. Epstein, p. 1
      Seminars, p. 2
      In the Courts, p. 3

October 2004 Newsletter
      VIP Reception for Judges, p. 1
      Teaching Traditions, p. 1
      In the Courts: “Profiteering”, p. 1
      Attorneys in Print, p. 2
      Seminars, p. 3
      L&T Insider: Owner’s Use, p. 4

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