Clark’s Laws Blog

We were nearly a year in to a heated battle with a retail tenant. In court, I was representing the landlord. Each side had hundreds of thousands of dollars on the line. And, the whole case was now turning on the judge’s interpretation of a few words in the lease. This was a Yellowstone Injunction… Continue Reading

Landlord Advocacy: Legalities of the Residential Buy & Hold Business Model on Long Island. The best ways to collect rent, I hear a lot about this. Usually, I just tell people whatever’s easiest. Whatever’s going to be the easiest way for the tenant to get the money to you, you do it, but then I… Continue Reading

Landlord Advocacy: Legalities of the Residential Buy & Hold Business Model on Long Island. What about security deposits? Well, security is there for the landlord to recoup their money when there’s damages to the property, but it’s one of the most misused things out there. In New York, if you have security, you’re supposed to… Continue Reading

Landlord Advocacy: Legalities of the Residential Buy & Hold Business Model on Long Island. What about lease agreements? Should you even have a lease? I have debates with colleagues of mine over whether you should even have a lease. If you don’t have a CO, you’ve got a void lease, so it’s really immaterial. But… Continue Reading

Landlord Advocacy: Legalities of the Residential Buy & Hold Business Model on Long Island. Another question I often get is, do I need to be concerned about anti-discrimination laws? You absolutely do. There’s really not many exceptions to the anti-discrimination laws. Basically, the only exception is an owner occupied two family house. So the house… Continue Reading