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Maintenance And Repairs Of Cooperative Apartments: Rights And Remedies Of Tenant-Shareholders, Damon R. Maher
Maintenance And Repairs Of Cooperative Apartments: Rights And Remedies Of Tenant-Shareholders, Damon R. Maher
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This comment examines the duties landlords have to maintain a habitable dwelling for tenants. It also recounts the various remedies tenants have when their landlord fails to meet its duties regarding habitability. The comment then goes on analyze whether or not these remedies are available to leaseholders of a cooperative apartment against the cooperative corporation that owns the apartment. In cases when those remedies are not available, this comment will recount what remedies are available.
The Regulation Of Rental Apartment Conversions, Constance W. Cranch
The Regulation Of Rental Apartment Conversions, Constance W. Cranch
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Comment examines the increasing rate of apartment buildings being converted to condominiums and cooperatives. It take a critical look at the the benefits and drawbacks of conversion for both landlords and tenants. Finally, the Comment argues that legislation should be passed in order to ensure that landlords can reap the benefits of conversion while seeing that the hardship on low-income and elderly tenants is mitigated.
Fire Insurance Recovery Rights Of The Foreclosing Mortgagee: Is His Lien Lost In The Ashes?, J. Burke Mccormick
Fire Insurance Recovery Rights Of The Foreclosing Mortgagee: Is His Lien Lost In The Ashes?, J. Burke Mccormick
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This note explores the question of a mortgagee's insurable interest under a standard mortgage clause as the process of foreclosure ripens his status from that of mortgagee to property owner. The author argues that while fire insurance recovery rights of the foreclosing mortgagee may appear to be a viable solution to apportionment of indemnity, when the rules are applied to deny recovery, the system becomes unjust. This creates an incentive for the mortgagee to avoid the foreclosure sale (when there is a fire loss to the property), so as to force the loss on the insurance carrier.