Wrongful New York City Eviction results in Treble (triple) damages
New York Landlords should beware of the consequences of utilizing self-help methods to remove your tenants. New York Evictions and, especially, New York City evictions can be difficult, time consuming, costly and, as in this case, have tremendous costs if not done correctly. As to whether plaintiff is entitled to treble damages under Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law § 853, the statute provides: "If a person is disseized, ejected, or put out of real property in a forc
New York City Pedestrian Protection Law ruled Unconstitutional because it utilizes Civil Tort Liabil
The Defendant here, Isaac Sanson, was charged with violating Administrative Code of the City of New York '19-190 (hereinafter "AC '19-190"), the purported Right of Way law. The Defendant alleged that the law is "unconstitutional since it violates the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the US Constitution and the protections afforded under the state constitution." People v. Sanson, 2015QN008701, NYLJ 1202761142847, at *1 (Crim., QU, Decided June 24, 2016). The basic argument i
