Charles Wolfe McMellon

As a New York State attorney, I use my knowledge and experience to find the best outcome to legal challenges and issues for individuals, families and businesses.

My private practice is focused on property related legal actions and proceedings, statutory compliance, construction and management challenges. My experience as a landlord attorney with for-cause Holdover and nuisance proceedings, complex Non-Payment proceedings, HP Action defense and various real estate transactions affords an experience and ability to deal practically and efficiently with ownership challenges under most circumstances. In like kind, my experience also affords the ability to defend tenancy rights, maintain habitably standards and payment of legal rent in rent stabilized apartments.

I have commenced and litigated hundreds of Housing Court proceedings. Respect for capacity and disability issues informs my representation and professional work. Additionally, two years as the Borough Enforcement Attorney for Brooklyn and Staten Island for The Department of Buildings afforded the knowledge to navigate complex regulatory and statutory issues. Regardless of whether the best course is to mediate a dispute and find common ground or to enforce lease provisions under the law, I will work together with a client to give good counsel and find the best outcome available under the circumstances.

Joined as an attorney, I am also an experienced property manager in New York City. I currently manage a portfolio of four buildings and twelve apartments in Park Slope, Brooklyn. To maximize success with rental units or commercial spaces, my experience guides a focus on good landlord-tenant relationships, knowing the local laws, respect for tenant privacy, good notice of issues and changes, and to anticipate future challenges.

My message to individuals with legal issues or an interest in seeking relief for damages, pain and suffering is this: Let’s talk in confidence about the issue. Find out if I can assist you to resolve in your favor, or my best recommendation for what assistance you need to seek out next.

My message to landlords remains the same. Follow the law, anticipate future liability and costs, and maintain a good landlord-tenant relationship with tenants. I am interested in clients that believe in fair dealing and maintain reasonable economic expectations for their properties. I do not participate in frivolous litigation or no defense holdovers with market rate tenants for large landlords.

Please feel free to reach out by phone or email. We can discuss your issue confidentially, and if representation is warranted and agreed to, fees for the legal work and counsel I will provide.