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Property

Addressing real property rights, ownership and development.

The City Bar works to address the various legal and policy issues pertaining to property, real estate and infrastructure development. Issues in this area include commercial real estate, construction and development, cooperative and condominium law, the urban environment, and affordable housing preservation and development.

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“Where We Live NYC” Draft Report: Comments (March 06, 2020)

Author(s): Civil Rights Committee

Subject Area(s): Affordable Housing Housing
Right to Counsel in Housing Court: Support for Education Efforts (March 05, 2020)

Author(s): Civil Right to Counsel, Task Force on

Subject Area(s): Housing Court; Right to Counsel Right to Counsel
Expanding Right to Counsel for Tenants in New York City Housing Court (March 05, 2020)

Author(s): Civil Right to Counsel, Task Force on

Subject Area(s): Housing Court; Right to Counsel Right to Counsel
Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Legislation: Co-Op and Condo Recommendations (February 07, 2020)

Author(s): Housing & Urban Development Committee Cooperative & Condominium Law Committee

Subject Area(s): Housing
Support for the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act (June 12, 2019)

Author(s): Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee Housing & Urban Development Committee Pro Bono & Legal Services Committee

Subject Area(s): Property Issues Housing
Housing Lottery Legislation: NYC Council Housing & Buildings Committee (March 04, 2019)

Author(s): Housing & Urban Development Committee

Subject Area(s): Affordable Housing Housing
Report in Support of the Home Stability Support Program (February 22, 2019)

Author(s): Social Welfare Law Committee Housing & Urban Development Committee

Subject Area(s): Affordable Housing Homelessness
Small Business Jobs Survival Act: Testimony (October 22, 2018)

Author(s): Real Property Law Committee

Subject Area(s): Commercial Rent Control
Small Business Jobs Survival Act (Commercial Rent Control) (September 11, 2018)

Author(s): Real Property Law Committee

Subject Area(s): Commercial Rent Control
TPT Tenant Petitions (May 21, 2018)

Author(s): Housing & Urban Development Committee

Subject Area(s): Affordable Housing Housing
Support for Landmarks Commission Rules Amendments (March 23, 2018)

Author(s): Land Use Planning & Zoning Committee

Subject Area(s): Land Use Planning and Zoning Land Use
Support for Proposed NYC Department of City Planning Paperless Filing Rule (January 26, 2018)

Author(s): Land Use Planning & Zoning Committee

Subject Area(s): Electronic Filing Land Use Planning and Zoning
Improving New York City's Design & Construction Processes & Practices (November 17, 2017)

Author(s): Construction Law Committee

Subject Area(s): 21st Century Construction, 20th Century Construction Law Construction
Mapping of Mandatory Inclusionary Housing & the East Harlem Rezoning (November 10, 2017)

Author(s): Housing & Urban Development Committee

Subject Area(s): Land Use Planning and Zoning Affordable Housing
Insurance Certificate Transparency Problem for Construction Work in NY (November 02, 2017)

Author(s): Construction Law Committee Cooperative & Condominium Law Committee

Subject Area(s): Construction Insurance Law
Report Supporting the Authorization of Design-Build for New York City Public Projects (June 13, 2017)

Author(s): Construction Law Committee

Subject Area(s): Design Build 21st Century Construction, 20th Century Construction Law
2017 Policy Recommendations for the Trump Administration (April 28, 2017)

Author(s): Animal Law Committee Asian Affairs Committee Construction Law Committee Corrections & Community Reentry Committee Energy Committee Environmental Law Committee Foreign & Comparative Law Committee Health Law Committee Information Technology & Cyber Law Committee International Environmental Law Committee International Human Rights Committee Legal Issues of Climate Adaptation, Task Force on Mass Incarceration, Task Force on Mental Health Law Committee Middle Eastern & North African Affairs Committee Military and Veterans Affairs Committee National Security & the Rule of Law, Task Force on Project Finance Committee Sex & Law Committee Transportation Committee U.S. Presidential Transition Drugs & the Law Committee

Subject Area(s): Trump-Pence Presidential Transition Transition Memo
Report on NYC Council Legislation to Require the Auditing of Buildings for Compliance with the Affordability Requirements of the 421-a Tax Exemption Program (March 15, 2017)

Author(s): Housing & Urban Development Committee Land Use Planning & Zoning Committee Real Property Law Committee

Subject Area(s): 421-a Affordable Housing
Recommendations to the Trump Administration Regarding National Infrastructure (February 22, 2017)

Author(s): Construction Law Committee Transportation Committee Project Finance Committee U.S. Presidential Transition

Subject Area(s): Trump-Pence Presidential Transition Transition Memo
Letter to Governor Cuomo and Legislative Leaders calling for the re-enactment of the 421-a real-estate tax exemption and permanent extension of the Private Activity Bond Allocation Act of 2014 (May 17, 2016)

Author(s): Housing & Urban Development Committee Land Use Planning & Zoning Committee Real Property Law Committee

Subject Area(s): Affordable Housing 421-a
Comments on various aspects of 2016-17 Article VII Budget Bills related to Construction Modernization (March 28, 2016)

Author(s): Construction Law Committee

Subject Area(s): Construction Procurement Laws Construction
2016 New York State Legislative Agenda (February 16, 2016)

Subject Area(s): New York State Legislative Agenda
Comments on Mayor de Blasio's proposed Mandatory Inclusionary Housing text amendment to the City Planning Commission and New York City Council (January 26, 2016)

Author(s): Housing & Urban Development Committee Cooperative & Condominium Law Committee Land Use Planning & Zoning Committee

Subject Area(s): Affordable Housing
Report opposing legislation relating to commercial rent control and commercial tenant harassment (November 20, 2015)

Author(s): Real Property Law Committee Cooperative & Condominium Law Committee

Subject Area(s): Commercial Rent Control
Letter to the Chair of the NYC Council Committee on Housing and Buildings regarding legislation related to short term rentals (October 26, 2015)

Author(s): Cooperative & Condominium Law Committee

Subject Area(s): Short-Term Rentals
Model Form of Contract of Sale - Condominium Unit (Explanatory Notes Accompanying Revisions) (March 26, 2015)

Author(s): Cooperative & Condominium Law Committee

Subject Area(s): Contract of Sale - Real Property Real Estate Form
Model Form of Contract of Sale - Condominium Unit (March 26, 2015)

Author(s): Cooperative & Condominium Law Committee

Subject Area(s): Sale of Condominium Contract of Sale - Real Property
Report on NYS Budget Provisions Authorizing the Use of Design Build Service Delivery Methodology (March 02, 2015)

Author(s): Construction Law Committee

Subject Area(s): Design Build Construction Procurement Laws
2015 New York State Legislative Agenda (February 03, 2015)

Subject Area(s): New York State Legislative Agenda
Report on legislation to authorize the Commissioner of Buildings of New York City to vary or modify a provision or requirement of the Multiple Dwelling Law (January 30, 2015)

Author(s): Land Use Planning & Zoning Committee

Subject Area(s): Multiple Dwellings
Letter to Legislative Leaders regarding Modernizing New York's Built Environment (December 02, 2014)

Author(s): Construction Law Committee

Subject Area(s): Construction Procurement Laws 21st Century Construction, 20th Century Construction Law
Letter to Governor Cuomo regarding Modernizing New York's Built Environment (November 25, 2014)

Author(s): Construction Law Committee

Subject Area(s): Construction Procurement Laws 21st Century Construction, 20th Century Construction Law
Proposed revisions to 22 NYCRR §202.12-a Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Actions; Settlement Conference (June 26, 2014)

Author(s): Mortgage Foreclosure Task Force

Subject Area(s): Mortgage Foreclosure, Residential
Report Opposing the Short-Term Rental Bills (June 13, 2014)

Author(s): Real Property Law Committee Cooperative & Condominium Law Committee

Subject Area(s): Short-Term Rentals
Transition Memo to Mayor de Blasio regarding Housing and Urban Development (April 30, 2014)

Author(s): Housing & Urban Development Committee

Subject Area(s): Affordable Housing Transition Memo
Report on legislation which would require that any disposition of land or buildings by the NYC Housing Authority be subject to and comply with the provisions of NYC's Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (March 18, 2014)

Author(s): Housing & Urban Development Committee

Subject Area(s): Housing Authority, New York City
Letter to Mayor de Blasio outlining a number of recommendations on current land use issues affecting law and policy in New York City (March 18, 2014)

Author(s): Land Use Planning & Zoning Committee

Subject Area(s): Land Use Planning and Zoning Transition Memo
21st Century Construction, 20th Century Construction Law: An Update (February 01, 2014)

Author(s): Construction Law Committee

Subject Area(s): Construction Procurement Laws 21st Century Construction, 20th Century Construction Law
2013 Policy Recommendations for New York City's Next Mayor (May 01, 2013)

Author(s): Animal Law Committee Banking Law Committee Children & the Law Committee Children, Council on Civil Court Committee Civil Rights Committee Consumer Affairs Committee Corrections & Community Reentry Committee Criminal Advocacy Committee Criminal Courts Committee Criminal Justice Operations Committee Criminal Law Committee Disability Law Committee Domestic Violence Committee Drugs & the Law Committee Education & the Law Committee Environmental Law Committee Housing & Urban Development Committee Monday Night Law/Moderate Means Committee Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Rights Committee Matrimonial Law Committee New York City Affairs Committee Real Property Law Committee Sex & Law Committee Social Welfare Law Committee Transportation Committee United Nations Committee

Subject Area(s): NYC Policy Recommendations Transition Memo
Letter to the Chief Judge of the State of New York and others addressing the challenges facing the New York City Courts in the wake of the surge in residential mortgage foreclosure actions (February 01, 2012)

Author(s): Residential Mortgage Foreclosures, Task Force on Judicial Administration, Council on

Subject Area(s): Residential Mortgage Foreclosures
Comment to Revised Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement on the Oil, Gas and Solution Mining Regulation (December 01, 2011)

Author(s): Environmental Law Committee Land Use Planning & Zoning Committee

Subject Area(s): Hydrofracking
Further Utilizing the Zoning Resolution to Create a More Sustainable New York City, Better Prepared to Adapt to Climate Change (September 01, 2011)

Author(s): Land Use Planning & Zoning Committee

Subject Area(s): Sustainability Climate Change
Report regarding S.2810-B (Part BB - Budget), which would amend the transportation law to remove the power and authority of New York City to regulate advertising signs within its borders (March 01, 2011)

Author(s): New York City Affairs Committee Land Use Planning & Zoning Committee

Subject Area(s): Billboard Licensing Budget - NYS Executive
21st Century Construction 20th Century Construction Law: An Update (March 01, 2011)

Author(s): Construction Law Committee

Subject Area(s): Construction Procurement Laws 21st Century Construction, 20th Century Construction Law
The Role of Community Benefit Agreements in New York City's Land Use Process (March 01, 2010)

Author(s): Land Use Planning & Zoning Committee

Subject Area(s): Community Benefit Agreements
Letter providing additional comments to the State Asset Maximization Commission on its Final Report (October 14, 2009)

Author(s): Construction Law Committee

Subject Area(s): Construction Procurement Laws 21st Century Construction, 20th Century Construction Law
Modernizing the State's Public Procurement Laws (April 23, 2009)

Author(s): Construction Law Committee

Subject Area(s): Construction Procurement Laws 21st Century Construction, 20th Century Construction Law
Comments to the State Asset Maximization Commission: Modernizing Public Construction Procurement for New York's Public Owners - If Not Now, When? (February 18, 2009)

Author(s): Construction Law Committee

Subject Area(s): Construction Procurement Laws 21st Century Construction, 20th Century Construction Law
"Building in the 21st Century" Public Construction Law Reform and Opportunities for Savings: Record of Program Proceedings (November 25, 2008)

Author(s): Construction Law Committee

Subject Area(s): Construction Procurement Laws 21st Century Construction, 20th Century Construction Law
21st Century Construction, 20th Century Construction Law (February 01, 2008)

Author(s): Construction Law Committee

Subject Area(s): Construction Procurement Laws 21st Century Construction, 20th Century Construction Law
Letter to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation commenting on the recently proposed brownfield regulations (May 01, 2006)

Author(s): Environmental Law Committee Land Use Planning & Zoning Committee

Subject Area(s): Land Use Planning and Zoning
The Role of Amenities in the Land Use Process (March 01, 2006)

Author(s): Role of Amenities in the Land Use Process, Special Committee on the

Subject Area(s): Land Use
Letter to Governor Pataki Regarding the Use of Liberty Bonds to Finance a Power Plant in Queens (April 01, 2004)

Author(s): Downtown Redevelopment, Task Force on

Subject Area(s): Construction
Principles for Environmentally Sustainable Development (August 01, 2003)

Author(s): Downtown Redevelopment, Task Force on

Subject Area(s): New York Rebuilding
Letter Commenting on the Scope of the WTC Memorial and Redevelopment Plan GEIS (August 01, 2003)

Author(s): Downtown Redevelopment, Task Force on

Subject Area(s): New York Rebuilding
Principles for Public Participation (November 01, 2002)

Author(s): Downtown Redevelopment, Task Force on

Subject Area(s): New York Rebuilding
Mortgage Loan Opinion Report (June 01, 1998)

Author(s): Real Property Law Committee

Subject Area(s): Mortgages

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