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In-depth analysis of several pivotal rulings.

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Expanding the Scope of Good Guy Guarantees

Stewart E. Sterk

Good Guy Guarantees are designed to ensure that defaulting commercial tenants leave the premises promptly, avoiding loss of rental income to landlords. However, in <i>Bri Jen Realty Corp. v. Altman</i>, the Second Department construed a Good Guy Guarantee to hold a guarantor liable for rent for 11 months after tenant surrendered the premises.

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Discussion of two recent cases.

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Cases involving an air stripped in a park, and failure to maintain a landmarked building.

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Several key rulings are discussed.

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In-depth analysis of the latest important rulings.

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Tax Foreclosures: Notice to Mortgagees

Stewart E. Sterk

Tax foreclosures implicate not only the interest of the delinquent fee owner, but also the interest of the holder of a mortgage on the fee interest. What happens when the mortgagee does not know about the tax delinquency, the tax foreclosure, or the expiration of the right to redeem the property?

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David vs. Goliath

M. Rosie Rees & Tamara K. Hibbard

<b><i>How to Handle the Right of First Refusal of a Single Parcel in a Multiple-Parcel Package Deal</b></i><p>It is best for all parties to avoid litigation by clearly addressing the possibility of a transfer of more than just the property that is the subject of the right when that property is part of a larger parcel, or could be part of a package deal.

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Why the holder of a prior mortgage was not entitled to surplus funds.

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Discussion of four key cases.

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