Itkowitz & Harwood

Teaching and Publishing

  • The Second Edition of the New York State Bar Association Commercial Leasing Manual is due out soon! The Partners of Itkowitz & Harwood have updated their chapter entitled "Overview of Lease Enforcement", adding more text and charts. The New York State Bar Association Commercial Leasing Manual is a wonderful resource, edited by Joshua Stein, Esq., of Latham & Watkins.  The manual is written from the perspectives of both the landlord and the tenant.  It contains numerous checklists, model leases, forms and contracts; and it covers everything from the basics to the "hidden" issues that can arise. To order the book go to www.nysba.org.

 

  • The praise just keeps rolling in for the five-part continuing legal education program Jay Itkowitz and Michelle Maratto filmed in May 2008 for Lawline.com:

    "Michelle Maratto was wonderful: very informative with good practical advice." - Barry (Brooklyn, NY)

    "Excellent class" - Barbara (Guilderland, NY)

    "informative and useful material" - Richard (Bal Harbour, FL)

    "The lecturers were right on target. The written materials were so good that I will keep them in my office as reference materials." - Alan (fair lawn, NJ)

    "A clear presentation accompanied by excellent materials." - Carrie (Merion Station, PA)

    "A good class. As comprehensive as you could expect in a short time" - Jonathan (NY, NY)

    "I loved the discussion of service of process" - Adam (New York, NY)

    "excellent course" - Henry (Washington, DC)

    "Very knowledgeable presenters." - Michael (New York, NY)

    "This was a very well organized presentation, and it provided a lot of substantive, practical information. Of the NY State bundled courses, this was my favorite, so far." - Janet Schiller (Irvington, NY)

    "Subject matter is very complex, but presented very well." - Owen (Glen Cove, NY)

    "I enjoyed this seminar more than the other eight hours. The speakers were relaxed together, and seemed more at ease with the presentation." - Cheryl (Gallatin, TN)

    "excellent" - Zoltan (Westwood, NJ)

    "Very good speakers" - Frank (Ridgewood, NJ)

    "VERY INFORMATIVE" - ROBERT (JAMAICA, NY)

    "thank you" - Stephen (clifton park, NY)

    "Excellent, comprehensive course." - Wil (Freeport, NY)

    "Well presented, knowledgeable speakers." - Colleen (Huntington, NY)

    "It was well presented." - Albert (Wayne, NJ)

    "Very informative and useful" - George (New York, NY)

    "very useful presentation" - Benjamin (New York, NY)

    "A lot of information pertaining to the landlord and tenant law." - Mark (New York, NY)

     This program offers extremely comprehensive instruction on landlord and tenant practice in New York City. The seminar is designed for lawyers and real estate professionals; and each lecture stands alone as a comprehensive course on its topic:

  • Show #1: Introduction to Residential Landlord and Tenant Law
  • Show #2: Special Issues in Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law: Yellowstone, Draw-Down Evictions
  • Show #3: Advanced Issues in Landlord and Tenant Law -- Getting the Results you Want: Strategy and Gamesmanship; Trial, Stipulations of Settlement
  • Show #4: Advanced Issues in Landlord and Tenant Law -- Big Issues In Suing and Defending Rent Stabilized Tenants: Non-Primary Residence, Chronic Non-Payment, Nuisance
  • Show #5: Advanced Issues in Landlord and Tenant Law -- Post Judgment Issues that Make All the Difference -- Stays, Eviction Day, Attorney's Fees, Judgment Enforcement

 

 

  • On February 28, 2008, the I&H Partners conducted the eighth annual continuing legal education seminar sponsored by Lorman Education Services for real estate attorneys and professionals entitled, "Evictions: Residential and Commercial in New York City." Our syllabus included hot topics such as attorney's fees, post-judgment collections, and toxic mold. Lorman is currently offering the 138-page Reference Manual from the program. For more information on how to obtain the manual go to www.lorman.com.

 

 

  • On December 16, 2005, Jay B. Itkowitz gave a lecture to Newmark Knight Frank entitled "Commercials Evictions in New York".

 

  • On December 8, 2005, Jay B. Itkowitz gave a lecture to the New York City Bar Center CLE Program entitled "The Fundamentals of Landlord and Tenant Practice in New York City".

 

  • On June 6, 2003, Partner Michelle Maratto was part of a Practicing Law Institute panel presenting a continuing legal education seminar on commercial leasing. Michelle's portion was entitled "Enforcement Remedies and Default -- Special Issues." For materials and a videotape of the program, visit the Practicing Law Institute's website at www.pli.edu.

 

  • On March 6, 2003, the Partners of Itkowitz & Harwood gave a presentation entitled "Remedies Roadmap: Lease Drafting Considerations Regarding Default Clauses," sponsored by the New York State Bar Association, Real Property Section, Commercial Leasing Committee. For more information or to obtain materials, go to www.nysba.org.

 

  • On April 26, 2002, Partner Michelle A. Maratto was a faculty member at a continuing legal education presentation presented by the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, entitled "Introduction to the Deal: What's Involved With a Commercial Real Estate Lease Transaction?" Michelle's presentation was on "Remedies on Default." The materials can be obtained at www.abcny.org.

 

  • An article by a Partner of Itkowitz & Harwood appeared in the March 2002 issue of The Cooperator entitled "Broker Uses Insider Info to Defraud Clients." The article examined the Department of State's revocation of a broker's license for breaching her fiduciary duty and defrauding her client. The broker had partnered with the purchaser without informing her client; she then disclosed her client's confidential bottom-line price to the purchaser. See www.cooperator.com for subscription information.

 

  • Another article by a Partner of Itkowitz & Harwood appeared in the February 2002 issue of The Cooperator entitled "Discrimination Lawsuit Proceeds Against Board." The article analyzed a recent New York Supreme Court case which allowed a shareholder to pursue fiduciary duty and discrimination claims against a coop corporation's board of directors. See www.cooperator.com for subscription information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Drug-Related Eviction Cases; New York State Bar Association's Residential Landlord and Tenant Practice Update; September 22, 1989; and reprinted Treiman's Landlord-Tenant Statutes, 1990; Treiman's Landlord-Tenant Encyclopedia and Review, 1991; Rent Stabilization Association's Exercising Your Right as a Property Owner, 1990.

 

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