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Steven Warren Smollens
New York County Lawyers' Association
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Practice Areas
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Land Use & Zoning, Residential Real Estate
- Landlord Tenant
- Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights
Fees
- Free Consultation
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
- ID Number: 1564673
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- US District Court, Eastern District
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- US District Court, Southern District
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Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Member Civil Court Practice Section
- New York County Lawyers' Association
- Current
- Member Real Property Law Section; Incoming Co-Chairperson Landlord and Tenant Proceedings Committee effective February 2024
- NYSBA
- Current
- Co-Chairperson Civil Court Practice Section 2023-2026
- New York County Lawyers' Association
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- Co-Chairperson, Civil Court Practice Section, New York County Lawyers Association
- Correspondent
- New York County Landlord and Tenant Bar Association (NYCLTBA)
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- Private Practice of Law
- Law Office of Steven W. Smollens
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- Partner
- Law Office of Smollens Guralnick & Frazer
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- Partner
- Law Office Steven W Smollens
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- Manager Single Practice Law Office
- Law Office Steven W Smollens
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- Staff Attorney Legal Aid Society New York City Harlem Neighborhood Office
- The Legal Aid Society
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- Attorney Law Office of Steven W. Smollens 2000 - Present Partner Smollens Guralnick & Frazer 1990 - 2000 Partner Smollens & Guralnick 1984 - 1990 Attorney Steven W. Smollens 1982 - 1984
- United States Army (Reserve)
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- USAR (Reserve) Honorable Discharge 1972
Education
- Brooklyn Law School
- J.D.
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- City University of New York - City College
- B.A. | Political Science
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Awards
- CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION
- New York County Lawyers' Association
- Recognition of outstanding contribution to the Association's Continuing Legal education program
- CERTIFICATE
- NYSBA
- Co-Chairperson CLE Program Residential Landlord and Tenant Practice Update
- CERTIFICATE
- NYSBA
- Speaker Residential Landlord and Tenant Practice Update
Professional Associations
- New York State Bar # 1564673
- Member
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- Advanced Issues in Cooperative and Condominium Law,New York County Lawyers' Association CLE Nonpayment Proceedings, Warranty of Habitability, Objectionable Conduct, Nuisance, Pets and Noise
- Jack Newton Lerner Lecture Series, NYCLA Nonpayment Proceedings, Bed Bugs, Warranty of Habitability
- New York County Lawyers' Association, CLE, Jack Newton Lerner Lecture Series Objectionable Conduct, Nuisance, Pets and Noise Nonpayment Proceedings, Warranty of Habitability
- New York County Lawyers' Association, CLE, Landlord and Tenant Practice: The Jack Newton Lerner Lecture Series Non-Payment Proceedings and the Warranty of Habitability
Speaking Engagements
- NEW YORK COUNTY LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, VARIOUS CLE PROGRAM, NEW YORK
- NYCLA
- 2007 CLE entitled Jack Newton Lerner Lecture Series Bed Bugs, Warranty of Habitability 2005 Jack Newton Lerner Lecture Series Warranty of Habitability and Non Payment Proceedings 2004 Jack Newton Lerner Lecture Series Objectionable Conduct, Nuisance, Pets and Noise 2004 Advanced Issues in Coop & Condo Law 2003 Jack Newton Lerner Lecture Series Techniques in Defending and Prosecuting a Non Payment Proceeding 2002 World Trade Center Owner and Tenant Forum in Commercial Tenant Issues
Websites & Blogs
- Website
- SmollensLawOffice
Legal Answers
316 Questions Answered
- Q. Responsibility for unpaid utility bill after leaseholder's death in NY
- A: Dear Manhattan Tenant:
This issue is not strictly a landlord and tenant matter--but it seems at least for the moment--you are at the mercy of Con Ed.
Read the information at:
https://everloved.com/articles/post-death-logistics/how-to-handle-utility-bills-after-someone-dies/
Get in touch with the public service commission.
- Q. Can I sue if my property was discarded without formal notice?
- A: From the day of destruction of the personal property the clock started to run on the statute of limitations, which is three years.
What stood in your way suing for monetary damages due to the unlawful eviction?
It's up to the defendant to use the expiration of a statute of limitations as a defense.
So if you are going to sue stop wasting time.
- Q. Family changed locks and threw out property in Brooklyn, NY.
- A: Dear Brooklyn Tenant:
What a family. You were illegally evicted. That was a crime. Had you called the police back then, there may have been arrests made. You had a short period of time to sue for an unlawful eviction.
In New York State, a one-year statute of limitations controls wrongful eviction. August 2024 was one year from August 2023, so time had run out to sue for the wrongful eviction. I cannot say that your lost possessions were valuable enough to involve an attorney or that you could prove the value of your destroyed property.
"...Wrongful eviction claims asserted pursuant to RPAPL §853 have a one year statute of limitations (Gold v. Schuster, 264 AD2d 547, 694 N.Y.S. ... Read More
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