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Primary Practice Areas
Cooperative and Condominium LawReal Estate Law
Litigation
EDUCATION
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawNew York, J.D. 1981
Yeshiva University
M.S. Special Education, 1975
Brooklyn College of the City of New York
ADMISSIONS
- New York, 1981
- United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, 2007
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit, 1998
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Update on Commercial and Residential Evictions8/13/2020 | By: Beatrice Lesser, Esq.
On August 12, 2020, New York Courts extended the freeze on evictions until October 1.
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Partner Beatrice Lesser Quoted in The New York Times09/07/2019 | The New York Times
In September, partner Beatrice Lesser was quoted in The New York Times real estate section in an article titled What Happens When a Landlord Flouts the New Rent Laws?
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Partner Beatrice Lesser Quoted in The New York TimesWinter 2019
In December, partner Beatrice Lesser was quoted in The New York Times regarding small co-ops without leaders and what can be done to avert a collapse.
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Help! My Co-Op Has No Leader and Might Collapse12/29/2018 | The New York Times
GDB Partner, Beatrice Lesser, is quoted in The New York Times regarding small co-ops without leaders and what can be done to avert a collapse.
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Partner Beatrice Lesser Won a Unanimous Affirmance from the Appellate Division4/2018
Partner Beatrice Lesser won a unanimous affirmance from the Appellate Division in a case where the underlying issue concerned a cooperative corporation’s obligation to give a shareholder’s lender notice of the shareholder’s non-monetary default of the proprietary lease. Where the cooperative’s records do not include a copy of the lender’s recognition agreement, counsel is advised to perform an independent search on ACRIS for a UCC-1 and give the lender notice of the shareholder’s default even if it doesn’t have a copy of the recognition agreement.
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Only In Brooklyn: Discrimination Against Baby Strollers8/10/2017 | Habitat Magazine
GDB Partner Beatrice Lesser on discrimination against baby strollers in Habitat Magazine
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Can a Stroller Be Sent to the Back Door?8/5/2017 | The New York Times
GDB Partner Beatrice Lesser is quoted in The New York Times
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Should I Tell the Co-Op Board I May Work From Home?2/25/17 | The New York Times
GDB Partner Beatrice Lesser quoted in The New York Times
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Co-op's Weapon against Objectionable Shareholders06/09/2011 | Summer 2011 Newsletter