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Cornell Law School

September 10, 2026

Access to Justice via Tech

By David Reiss

It was a privilege to present on Access to Justice via Tech to a distinguished delegation from Thailand’s legal community during their visit to Cornell Tech. Judge Napakamol Havanond Sawangchaeng (Cornell LL.M. ’16) also presented on Technology, Courts, and Access to … Continue reading

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September 9, 2026

Tokenized Residential Real Estate

By David Reiss

I am excited that Who Controls the Block? How States Can Regulate Tokenized Residential Real Estate (co-authored with Bizub & Peralta) is forthcoming in the Texas A&M Law Review. The abstract reads, In July 2025, the City of Detroit filed … Continue reading

August 7, 2026

Who Controls the Block? How States Can Regulate Tokenized Residential Real Estate

By David Reiss

I have posted Who Controls the Block? How States Can Regulate Tokenized Residential Real Estate to SSRN (with Bizub & Peralta). The abstract reads, In July 2025, the City of Detroit filed a major nuisance abatement action against RealT, a … Continue reading

May 14, 2026

The Real Deal: NYC’s Rent Stabilization Crisis

By David Reiss

The Real Deal quoted me in NY’s Rent Stabilization Crisis. It reads, in part, The goal for rent-stabilized housing, as panelists from the landlord and tenant sides agreed at a sold-out New York City Bar Association event last week, should be a … Continue reading

April 16, 2026

NYC Rent Adjustments and Freezes

By David Reiss

NY1 interviewed me this morning in Former Rent Guidelines Board Chair Talks Process, Possibility of Freezing Rent:  Mayor Zohran Mamdani promised to freeze the rent on nearly 1 million stabilized apartments as a signature part of his campaign. Despite a … Continue reading

April 14, 2026

Current Issues in Affordable Housing in New York City

By David Reiss

I will be moderating a panel on Rent Freezes, the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (HSTPA), and Nonpayment at this in-person New York City Bar program on May 7th. The registration link is here and the full … Continue reading

March 19, 2026

Can Mayor Mamdani Freeze the Rent? It’s Complicated.

By David Reiss

  I published a column with Nestor Davidson in Vital City, Can Mayor Mamdani Freeze the Rent? It’s Complicated. It reads, Zohran Mamdani, the newly elected mayor who promised as a candidate to freeze the rent for rent-stabilized units each … Continue reading