Elaine Shay

A respected and skilled attorney with over 28 years of experience as a litigator representing clients before the Courts in the Bronx, Brooklyn, New York City and Queens. Ms. Shay is also a talented negotiator who understands her clients and works tirelessly to achieve their goals.

Her practice is primarily concentrated on real estate and housing matters, including evictions, nonpayment cases, holdover proceedings, HP cases, ejectments, partition actions, DHCR filings, PARs, commercial litigation, leasing, summary proceedings, property transfers, mortgage transactions, corporate governance, shareholder disputes and appeals.

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

J.D. (1989) | Law

Honors: Magna Cum Laude Graduate

Activities: Cardozo Law Review

Attorney

Elaine Shay, Esq.

Current

Arbitrator

FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority)

Current

Adjunct Professor

Strayer University

Current

Top Contributor

Avvo

2016

New York State Bar Association

Member

Current

American Bar Association

Member

Current

New York State Bar  # 2292225

Member

1989 - Current

New York

Since 1989

• Free Consultation
• Credit Cards Accepted
• Contingent Fees
  On selected overcharge complaints

Real Estate Law

Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law

Landlord Tenant

Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights

Appeals & Appellate

Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Probate

Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests

Foreclosure Defense

Q. is there a way to evict a family living in your basement without a lease and it is illegal to have tenants living there

19 January 2022

A: A large percentage of basement apartments are not legally permitted. In order to determine if the basement apartment in your building is permitted, you can start by obtaining a copy of the Certificate of Occupancy. Regardless of whether the basement apartment is legal, a property owner has a right to bring an action to obtain possession of the premises from a non-owner family member. Depending upon the circumstances, the owner may have to bring an ejectment action instead of a summary proceeding in Housing Court.

Q. I inherited a corporation that has invested large amounts of money in a property which is now for sale by the estate.

19 January 2022

A: You have presented a complicated situation that is not suited to being addressed in this forum. Your questions and concerns would be better addressed by retaining competent legal representation.

Q. Supre Court ruling sign by the judge, ordering, adjudging and decreeing my claims , asking for defendant’s cooperatio?

11 January 2022

A: There are many lawyers that participate on this website willing to provide educational information directed to your question. However, you will need to phrase your question better to get any meaningful assistance.