Jeffrey Rendin

/My focus

I focus my practice on two distinct areas—real estate transactions and complex dispute resoluton, with a particular emphasis on for-sale housing and regulated government transactions. On the transactional side, I help clients navigate the full lifecycle of cooperative and condominium projects—from drafting offering plans, to amendments, and no-action letter applications for state regulators, I negotiate construction and permanent mortgage financings for borrowers, as well as regulatory agreements for affordable housing projects. On the dispute resolution side, I represent developers in resolving post-conversion disputes that arise between boards and sponsors, and I assist individuals and entities subpoenaed to testify in an investigation or enforcement action brought by the New York Attorney General or other city or state agencies on housing matters. 

I have extensive experience with state and local regulators of New York’s real estate market. Prior to joining Nixon Peabody, I was a senior legal advisor at the Department of Housing Preservation and Development in New York City—the nation’s largest municipal affordable housing financier—where I provided legal advice and guidance to senior preservation finance staff on real estate transactions and related issues. I also served as Special Counsel and Chief of Real Estate Finance Enforcement in the office of the New York Attorney General where I advised on the Martin Act and its governing regulations and the Executive Law.

/Looking ahead

I am excited at the prospect of working on condominium conversions under the Affordable Housing Retention Act—a new state law that passed as part of New York’s budget. Condominium conversions under the Affordable Housing Retention Act will require familiarity with the Martin Act and affordable housing, and I feel uniquely qualified to handle these filings for my clients given my background working with HPD and the New York Attorney General’s office. I am also ready to work on rental to condominium conversion plans and look forward to assisting my clients in increasing the for-sale housing stock for New York City, which has been far too low for too long.