Legal Opinion
Lipkis v. Pikus
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided October 13, 1978PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Leonard N. Cohen, J.
These nonpayment summary proceedings illustrate the unregulated twilight zone of commercial loft conversions for residential reuse in our city, resulting in widespread illegality, absence of housing code enforcement, hazards to health and safety, owner abuses and manipulation of tenants, and housing law confusion.
These proceedings involve tenant artists whom the State Legislature, in enacting article 7-B of the Multiple Dwelling Law on August 11, 1977, (entitled "Joint Living-Work Quarters for Artists, or General Residential Occupancy of Loft,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Rosgro Realty Co. v. BraynenAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1972
- Chatsworth 72nd Street Corp. v. RigaiNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Chatsworth 72nd Street Corp. v. RigaiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
- Chatsworth 72nd Street Corp. v. RigaiCivil Court of the City of New York · 1972
- Frisch v. LiebowitzCivil Court of the City of New York · 1976
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Duane Thomas Loft Tenants Ass'n v. Sylvan Lawrence Co.New York Supreme Court · 1982
- Amsterdam v. GoldstickCivil Court of the City of New York · 1985
- Chan v. KormendiCivil Court of the City of New York · 1983
- Lipkis v. PikusCivil Court of the City of New York · 1983
- 465 Greenwich Street Associates, Inc. v. SchmidtNew York Supreme Court · 1982
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