Helene W. Hartig, Esq. is a dedicated, experienced, hands-on lawyer specializing in all aspects of real estate law. Her firm focuses on both transactional real estate as well as real estate and tenant/landlord litigation. She also maintains a large Housing Court, Civil Court, and Supreme Court practice. In addition, she regularly handles sponsor/investor and cooperative/condominium offering plan work. Helene also has strong relationships with attorneys in related areas such as estate law, bankruptcy, zoning law, and corporate law who may provide additional expertise when needed. For the past twenty-five years, Helene has also successfully represented tenants, landlords, holders of unsold shares, cooperative and condominium boards, developers, sponsors, individual sellers and purchasers. Dedicated to obtaining the best possible result for her clients, she has successfully resolved her clients’ cases and transactions in a wide variety of matters. Helene's experience on both the landlord and tenant side gives you the benefit of a broad perspective and a history of problem solving and finding solutions that result in mutually beneficial relationships. Helene makes all decisions in her firm and works to avoid excessive fees and needless litigation. She is on the cutting edge of evolving caselaw on issues related to coops, condominiums, tenants rights following a catastrophic event, shareholder’s rights regarding quality of life, and collection of arrears from defaulting shareholders and sponsors.