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Landlord & Tenant
March 06, 2007
Cases and analysis.
Cooperatives & Condominiums
March 06, 2007
The latest cases.
Zoning Lot Mergers
March 06, 2007
The Zoning Resolution of the City of New York provides a mechanism for the transfer of unused development rights from one owner's property to another adjacent owner's property. That mechanism is a zoning lot merger. The Zoning Resolution uses 'zoning lot,' not tax lot, as the basis for all zoning calculations. A zoning lot is a tract of land comprised of one or more tax lots within a single block.
Index
March 06, 2007
A complete listing of the cases in this issue.
Effects of <i>Hernandez</i> Reach Beyond New York
January 31, 2007
The New York Court of Appeals' July, 2006 ruling in <i>Hernandez v. Robles</i> has had implications beyond its core holding that same-sex couples may not marry in New York ' and beyond New York. Courts from Washington to Nebraska to Massachusetts have cited Hernandez to support their decisions to narrow or restrict the rights of gays to marry.
Court of Appeals Upholds Recording of MERS Mortgages
January 31, 2007
In <i>Matter of Merscorp, Inc. v. Romaine</i>, decided last month, the Court of Appeals resolved the long-standing dispute between the Suffolk County Clerk's office and participants in an electronic mortgage registration consortium. In one of the first opinions by recently appointed Judge Eugene Pigott, the court held that the County Clerk is required to accept for recording mortgages and satisfactions in the name of MERS (Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.) even though MERS itself holds no interest in those mortgages.
Index
January 31, 2007
A complete list of the cases included in this issue.
Cooperatives & Condominiums
January 31, 2007
Recent rulings you need to know.
Real Property Law
January 31, 2007
In-depth analysis of important verdicts.
Landlord & Tenant
January 31, 2007
Discussion of important cases.

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