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New York State Attorney General Schneiderman and New York City Mayor DeBlasio agree that illegal short-stay apartment renting in New York City is a serious problem. To deal with this epidemic, the City and State legislature have instituted policies to aggressively pursue and prosecute those offenders. Under current NYC statute, property owners are now mandated to be pro-active in the management of their buildings to address illegal subletting, or face serious financial penalties that start at $10,000. to a maximum of $50,000, plus a $2,000 civil penalty for each additional day. The Office of Special Enforcement responds to each complaint of an illegal hotel with a team of investigators from the Department of Buildings, the Department of Finance and the New York City Fire Department. Increasingly, property owners / managers fall victim to renting to unscrupulous tenants who illegally sublet their apartment using Internet rental hosting sites or by "word of mouth" advertising. Our investigations have evidenced that at times, "brokers" use seemingly legitimate storefronts or other locations to further this type of illicit lucrative trade. These illegal acts violate residential NYC Fire code regulations (with potential costly fines) result in, loss of revenue to the property owner and degrades the quality of life for the law-abiding tenants of that building. We are experts in investigating and ferreting out these types of illegal activities. Our investigations have resulted in property owners to once again reclaim their property, preserve the quality of life for their tenants and prevent serious financial penalties.

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Often times, people maintain a New York City apartment while not actually primarily residing in that apartment. These activities ultimately result in loss of revenue for the property owner. Our firm is a recognized leader in the industry in that we consistently provide our clients, who consist of owners, property managers and litigators with tangible evidence that may be used during the negotiation or litigation process. While infusing new and emerging technologies and over thirty years of investigative experience, we infuse the correct blend of investigative wisdom and technological savvy to provide our clients with an outstanding investigative work product. If you suspect that someone is not primarily residing in an apartment that you own, manage or represent, you are doing yourself a disservice if you do not call us for a complimentary telephone consultation to discuss your investigative options.

In some instances, a person who does not have legal standing of right to succession attempts to assume possession of a family member’s apartment unlawfully. Our firm aggressively investigates these matters and informs the client as to whether or not that person’s claim to succession has merit. Based upon the findings of our investigation, we provide the property owner/manager and litigators with facts to make the best informed business decision in these matters.

Using public and proprietary information only available to bonafide law-enforcement and the licensed private investigative industry, we provide our clients with a comprehensive background report that details many different factors that are used to profile a subject. This includes property ownership, residential addresses (current and prior) as well as other determinant factors that are used as the fundamental bases of an investigation.

Surveillance is an art that is based upon talent, skill and wisdom. We offer our clients over 30 years of specialized law-enforcement and private sector training and experience.

Our firm utilizes state-of-the-art investigative video recording surveillance systems that are built on-premises. Each covert appliance is specifically designed and individually constructed by our developers to discreetly attend to the unique needs of each investigation. Deployment of our equipment and the video evidence captured and preserved is often times used to establish credible evidence during the negotiation or litigation process. Our video surveillance investigations have resulted in numerous cases that have proven positive for the client and in some cases, indictment and arrest of the offenders.

Vulnerabilities in the corporate or private sector can be costly but preventable.  Our trained personnel with background in law-enforcement experience can assist in securing your assets.

The reputation of a firm is directly related to its employees. A "rogue" employee threatens the credibility, integrity and overall reputation of that firm. We have assisted large corporations in ferreting out corruption and serious misconduct within their organizations. With years of experience in the public and private sector, our firm is highly capable to craft innovative methods to assure the client whether or not a person or group perform legally and ethically to that firm's standards.

A Polygraph Examination Is One Investigative Method To Ascertain The Veracity Of Statements Made By A Witness Or Suspect. A polygraph, popularly referred to as a lie detector, measures and records changes in physiological characteristics in a person when presented with pointed questions. Based upon the responses to those questions, deceptive answers will produce physiological responses that can be differentiated from those associated with non-deceptive answers. Having attained months of formal training in the science of administering and analyzing the results of a polygraph examination, and utilizing cutting edge technology, our firm offers the client the confidence and reassurance of the credibility of our findings.

Intelligence and evidence obtained from cell carriers has proven to be a critical component in many investigations to locate there whereabouts and determine their credibility.   Our certified experts can decipher each entry, convert those records and map the data for analysis and court ready presentation.

License Plate Reader technology, commonly referred to as "LPR" is a highly effective technology often used by law enforcement to solve crime, to determine the credibility of subjects and witnesses statements and has been used to save lives in missing persons or kidnapping cases.

We offer comprehensive LPR investigations that may be used in matrimonial cases, non-primary residence investigations and other criminal or civil matters.

At times when people simply cannot be located for unknown reasons, our trained investigators, with background and training in law-enforcement, can assist.  

With twenty-two years of career background experience and policy composer with the New York City Police Department, we have the distinction and are recognized in Criminal and Civil Court as Expert in Police. 

If you require expert guidance and advice, we are here to assist.