First Admitted: 1982, New York

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Represented the Rent Stabilization Association of N.Y.C., Inc. (RSA) and the Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) as amicus curiae before the NY Court of Appeals in Regina Metropolitan v. DHCR. , 2019

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Honors/Awards:

Industry Partner of the Year, Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), 2007
Top Real Estate Attorneys, Development New York, 2005
listed among the top real estate attorneys in New York City, Avenue's Legal Elite, Avenue Magazine, 2013

Educational Background:

Bachelor of Arts, Rutgers College, 1978
Master of Public Administration, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, 1981

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

One of speakers at seminar following the Court of Appeals decision in Regina Metropolitan v. DHCR. , speaker, Breaking Down Regina Metropolitan v. DHCR: J-51 Recalculations and Retroactivity of the 2019 HSTPA, NYCLA and CHIP, Real Estate, Landlord/Tenant, Administrative Law, 2020
CLE Faculty: live and web classroom lecture on due diligence and the HSTPA, Speaker, Due Diligence in the Purchase of Rent Regulated Apartments, New York City Bar, 2019
Speaker at a seminar for real estate professionals, including attorneys, about avenues to increase rental income in buildings subject to the Rent Stabilization Law., Lecture, Temporary Exemptions from Rent Stabilization and Substantial Rehabilitation, Community Housing Improvement Project, 2010
Lectured at CLE seminars regarding rent regulation , Speaker, Landlord and Tenant Law in New York, Lorman, 2013
Speaker at CLE course pertaining to commercial leasing, Speaker, Nuts and Bolts of Commercial Real Estate Leasing, New York County Lawyers Association
Author, Mitigation Rule Still in Effect, New York Law Journal, 1996
Lectured on nuisance and criminal activity in the landlord/tenant context and was part of a panel of real estate attorneys., Speaker, Unique Tenant Circumstances, NYCLA And CHIP, 2012
CLE lecture on recent changes to tenant anti-harassment laws in NYC , Speaker, What You Need to Know About the Tenant Harassment Laws, New York County Lawyers Association and Community Housing Improvement Program, 2018

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Peter A. Schwartz