Andrew Jagoda

New York City has enacted a new annual tax (being referred to in the press as the "pied-à-terre tax") on certain residential properties that are not used as primary residences, either by the owner of the property or a tenant...more Real estate owners or buyers in the market to purchase a real estate property, or to provide mortgage financing for a real estate property that has a unionized workforce at the property should heed the Supreme Court's recent...more Landlords in New York state should take immediate steps to confirm that their tenants’ insurance policies properly name them as additional insureds. The new owner/landlord should also ensure that, when a property is sold, the...more A recent decision by the New York Appellate Division, Third Department, has unsettled the legal foundation of the state’s Section 8 housing voucher program, signaling that New York state and New York City may need to rethink...more