By: James M. Black II, Esq. and Daryl Caffarone Overview To crack down on money-laundering in the U.S. residential real estate market, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) has proposed new reporting...
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Falcon Rappaport & Berkman Welcomes Bruce S. Klein as a Partner in its Corporate & Real Estate Practice Groups
Feb 13, 2024
Falcon Rappaport & Berkman (FRB) is pleased to announce Bruce S. Klein, Esq. has joined the firm as a Partner of the Corporate & Securities and Real Estate Practice Groups to expand the firm’s corporate and real...
By: Ariel S. Holzer, Esq. and Brice A. Wilkerson, Esq., MBA Introduction: The Importance of Adverse Action Under the FCRA in Tenant Screening Residential[1] tenant screening (“Screening”) is vital in property management....
By: Ariel S. Holzer, Esq. and Brice A. Wilkerson, Esq., MBA Introduction: The Importance of Tenant Screening in New York Screening – running credit reports, background checks, and verifying references for prospective...
Scheduled to take effect in 2024, Local Law 97 will create an entirely new environmental compliance framework for any New York City building larger than 25,000 square feet (and in some cases, buildings that are...
By: Ariel S. Holzer, Esq. with contributions from Brice Wilkerson and Elysse Anderson In 2021, New York enacted a bill – the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (the “Act”) – limiting the amount...
By: Andrew P. Cooper, Esq., LL.M., Michael A. Curatola, Esq., Ariel S. Holzer, Esq., Dana W. Sivak, Esq., and Terran Cooper In April, New York City Council member Lynn Schulman introduced a bill[1] that would prohibit...
FRB Welcomes Christopher M. Slowik and Jason R. Goldfarb, Expands Real Estate Offerings
Aug 18, 2023
Falcon Rappaport & Berkman (FRB) is pleased to announce that Christopher M. Slowik, Esq. and Jason R. Goldfarb, Esq. have joined the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group as Partners, further expanding the...
By: Ariel S. Holzer, Esq. with contributions from Brice Wilkerson and Elysse Anderson Being a landlord is not as simple as collecting tenants’ rent every month. If you are a landlord,[1] you know running a property is like...
Navigating Your First 30 Days in New York By: Ariel S. Holzer, Esq. with contributions from Brice Wilkerson and Elysse Anderson If you have recently become the owner of a rental property in New York, you are likely already...