Lance Luckow’s practice focuses on the needs of individuals and businesses in the New York City metro real estate marketplace.

Our focus is assisting and consulting in regular real estate or business matters as well as responding to situations where something has actually gone wrong. Those involved in a real estate lawsuit in nyc know that it is rarely by choice. Lance Luckow is a trial attorney who understand risks of any litigation. His areas of practice include:

Appellate Litigation

Lance Luckow, Esq., represents appellants and respondents before New York State appellate courts. In New York, litigants have an appeal as of right after a trial court’s adverse decision, which need not be the end of the story.

Civil and Commercial Litigation

Lance Luckow, Esq., represents individuals and organizations in city, state and federal courts at every stage of litigation from pre-commencement to post-judgment and on appeal with respect to commercial, real estate and other civil claims. Lawsuits, whether merely threatened or actually filed, are a sometimes grim reality. Often, there is no choice other than the last resort to sue whereas a lawsuit must always be defended.

  • Disputes concerning business transactions, breach of contract and collections claims,
  • Corporate and other business dissolution,
  • Claims concerning leases, negotiable instruments, warehousing receipts and commercial paper,
  • Premises liability cases where a carrier has disclaimed,
  • Declaratory judgment actions by policyholders against insurers,
  • Construction and excavation litigation,
  • Debtor-Creditor litigation,
  • Ancillary matters before the Surrogate’s Court.

Commercial Purchase and Sale / Risk Assessment

In addition to representing investors with respect to the transfer of buildings, Mr. Luckow assists real estate attorneys and their clients with the due diligence and risk assessment essential to the acquisition of investment real estate, particularly with regard to rent regulation, tax abatement programs such as 421-a, J-51, and Loft Law coverage.

Commercial Transactions

Lance Luckow, Esq., also assists retailers, restaurants and other businesses with the formation of business entities, financing, the acquisition and sale of enterprises, and partner, shareholder and member agreements.

Cooperative and Condominium Law and Litigation

Lance Luckow, Esq., provides legal services to cooperative and condominium projects encompassing as few as four to several hundred units–as well as to their residents. Mr. Luckow understands the concerns unique to the neighbor-to-neighbor coop/condo experience and that each building has its own character requiring an individualized approach.

  • Serve as general counsel to coop and condo boards and managing agents with regard to routine business matters, including third party contracts, management, employment and regulatory matters and building operations,
  • Governance and administrative issues, including by-laws, leases, house rules, alteration agreements, annual meetings and elections, board, management and shareholder relations,
  • Claims concerning the ownership or nonconforming use of individual units or breaches of proprietary leases or by-laws,
  • Disputes with sponsors, unit owners, vendors, contractors and professional or commercial tenants,
  • Contractor, vendor and adjoining building issues,
  • Labor, wage and discrimination claims,
  • Representation of unit owners against the board or against another resident or contractor,
  • Maintenance and common charge claims.

Landlord-Tenant Law and Litigation

Lance Luckow, Esq., advocates for both landlords and tenants of commercial and residential property in New York City.

  • Draft, negotiate and review commercial, land and residential leases concerning apartments, stores and shopping centers,
  • Assist real estate attorneys and their clients with due diligence and risk assessment in connection with the acquisition of investment real estate that contains commercial and or residential units,
  • Negotiate buyout agreements,
  • Lease Disputes, Reformation and Rescission,
  • Article 78 proceedings and Yellowstone Injunctions,
  • Commercial and Residential Non-Payment Proceedings,
  • Commercial Holdover Proceedings based on alleged violations, unauthorized alterations, subletting/assignment and other lease defaults,
  • Residential Holdover Proceedings, including:
    • Non-Primary Residence
    • Owner’s Use
    • Illegal Subletting and Airbnb
    • Nuisance and Objectionable Conduct
    • No Pet and Pet Law Claims
  • Overcharge, Abatement, Lease and Succession Claims,
  • Collections and Judgment Enforcement.

Real Estate and Commercial Transactions

Lance Luckow’s principal focus is serving the real estate marketplace, including those who own, develop, modify, buy and sell commercial and residential real estate.

Lance Luckow, Esq., represents:

  • Buyers and sellers of land, apartment and office buildings and with respect to tax deferred (IRC 1031) exchanges,
  • Landlords and tenants in retail, office and shopping center leasing,
  • Buyers and sellers of coop and condo units,
  • Brokers and their clients in connection with commission claims and broker agreements,
  • Landlords and tenants in residential leasing,
  • Owners, tenants, contractors and subcontractors in connection with construction contracts and alteration agreements,
  • Developers in acquisitions, conversions and alterations,
  • Real estate management firms as well as their coop, condo and building owner clients.

Residential Purchase and Sale

Buying or selling a residence is commonly the single largest transaction of a lifetime. Mr. Luckow appreciates that for his clients, it is literally a big deal. Unlike many real estate firms, purchase and sale files are handled exclusively by an attorney and never relegated to paralegals.

Commercial Transactions

Mr. Luckow also assists retailers, restaurants and other businesses with the formation of business entities, financing, the acquisition and sale of enterprises, and partner, shareholder and member agreements.

Commercial Purchase and Sale / Risk Assessment

In addition to representing investors with the transfer of buildings, Mr. Luckow assists real estate attorneys and their clients with the due diligence and risk assessment essential to the acquisition of investment real estate, particularly with regard to rent regulation, tax abatement programs such as 421-a, J-51, and Loft Law coverage.

Trial Counsel

Lance Luckow, Esq., serves as trial counsel to litigation firms that do not try cases and to firms that do not focus on litigation.