Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP

Can your landlord bar you from having overnight guests based on Covid restrictions? No advises Sam Himmelstein.

Sam Himmelstein is extensively quoted in this article about landlords' obligation to perform repairs and provide services and how to force landlords to do them.

Tenants have protections if they don't feel safe at home.

Firm partner Kevin McConnell is quoted in this BrickUnderground article discussing how shares are allocated to apartments in coops.

Sam Himmelstein discusses the impact of New York's Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 on residential evictions.

Firm Partner Sam Himmelstein discusses the rights and obligations on month to month tenants in his latest "Ask Sam" column in Brick Underground.

Firm partner Elizabeth Donoghue is quoted in this article in today's NY Times. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10224070845101236&id=1302803951

Landlords could be held legally accountable if they refuse to make their property accessible.

Firm partners Sam Himmelstein and Ron Languedoc discuss current Covid state and federal eviction protections currently in place in New York.

Firm partner Sam Himmelstein is quoted in this article in BrickUnderground on whether a landlord can charge a fee when tenants ask to substitute tenants or roommates. https://www.brickunderground.com//do-i-have-to-pay-a-suble

HMGDJ Recovers Over $8 Million In Rent Refunds, A Waiver Of MCI Charges And Forgiveness Of 10 Years Of Rent Increases In Historic J51 Class Action Settlement https://bit.ly/32K0jVZ

https://www.nytimes.com//coronavirus-evictions-superspread

At Himmelstein, McConnell we stand united against the corrupt, lying, racist Trump administration. Here is one of many reasons why. N.Y.C. Tenants Say They Were Tricked Into Appearing in R.N.C. Video https://nyti.ms/3lw3nxs

HMGDJ RECOVERS OVER $8 MILLION IN RENT REFUNDS, A WAIVER OF MCI CHARGES AND FORGIVENESS OF 10 YEARS OF RENT INCREASES IN HISTORIC J51 CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT HMGDJ has recovered over $8 million in rent refunds, a waiver of MCI charges, and forgiveness of any possible rent increases over the past 10 years as part of a J-51 class action settlement for current and past tenants of an Upper East Side building. The agreement, approved by New York State Supreme Court last week, is... one of the largest class action settlements in a J-51 overcharge case since the 2009 Roberts decision. The $8 million will be distributed among 327 past and current tenants of the Clermont, located at 442 East 82nd Street. The settlement guarantees permanent rent stabilized status for class members. The tenant class is represented by William Gribben and Ron Languedoc of HMGDJ, and by Matt Brinckerhoff of Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP. See more

Firm partner Sam Himmelstein was quoted in last Sunday's NY Times Q&A column on whether rent stabilized tenants who are away from their apartments due to Coronavirus health concerns are vulnerable to non primary residence claims by their landlords.

Sam Himmelstein was a guest last Friday on The Entrepreneurial Web hosted by his friend and neighbor the amazing Jeremiah Fox. I appear on the second half of the show.