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Public Trust Doctrine Thwarts Willets Point Redevelopment
In <i>Matter of Avella v. City of New York,</i> the Court of Appeals enjoined development of a retail mall on what is now Citi Field's parking lot, holding that the development proposal would constitute an impermissible alienation of parkland by the City of New York.
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Cooperatives & Condominiums
Discussion and analysis of a case involving enclosing a balcony.
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Landlord & Tenant
Discussion of four major cases.
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Drafting an Effective Commercial Lease Default Lease: Two More Secrets
<b><I>Part Two of a Two-Part Article</I></b><p>Last month, the authors outlined three types of provisions that can ease a commercial landlord's efforts to enforce the terms of a lease when a tenant defaults: clauses related to additional rent, rent acceleration and late charges. They continue here with two more lease-drafting ideas for minimizing the effects of tenant default.
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Case Notes
In April, the Court of Appeal of Florida, First District, determined in that condominium owners who rented their properties to vacationers through the online service VRBO2 had not violated restrictive covenants not to conduct business in their units. Here's an analysis of the case.
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Cooperatives & Condominiums
Discussion and analysis of two pivotal cases.
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Landlord & Tenant
Discussion of four major cases.
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Five Secrets to Drafting an Effective Default Lease
<b><I>Part One of a Two-Part Article</I></b><p>This article contains some of the lesser-known, creative clauses used to ensure either payment of rent and compliance, or a swift eviction of the commercial tenant. They are what the authors call "tools of the effective default clause."
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