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Appellate Division Complicates the Rules for Municipalities Charging Consultants' Fees
December 01, 2018
In a case addressing what consulting fees (in particular attorneys' fees) can be charged to an applicant before a Zoning Board of Appeals, the Second Department in Landstein v. Town of LaGrange found that the Town had overreached its statutory authority.
Real Property Law
December 01, 2018
Co-Tenant Obtains Partition Upon Failure of Adverse Possession Claim<br>Questions of Fact Remain About Violation of Covenant Requiring Use As a Catholic High School<br>Mortgagor's Letter Seeking Short Sale Did Not Reset Statute of Limitations on Mortgage<br>Failure to Construct Facility Triggers Reverter Provision in Deed<br>Questions of Fact About Whether Buyers Had Made Time of the Essence<br>No Equitable Mortgage When Statute of Limitations Bars Written Mortgage<br>Cotenant Entitled to Partition with Accounting
Landlord & Tenant
December 01, 2018
Video Surveillance an Adequate Substitute for Lobby Attendants<br>Yellowstone Injunction Unavailable When Tenant Could Not Establish Willingness to Cure<br>Landlord Prevails In Nonprimary Residence Proceeding
Cooperatives and Condominiums
December 01, 2018
Shareholder Can Compel Board to Cooperate With Building Department
Computing Rent Overcharges in Light of Roberts
November 01, 2018
In Roberts v. Tishman Speyer Props, L.P., the Court of Appeals established that a landlord receiving J-51 benefits could not avail itself of the benefits of luxury deregulation.
Landlord & Tenant
November 01, 2018
Landlord Liable for Overcharge Collected By Tenant<br>Federal Pre-Emption Exempted Apartments from Rent Stabilization
Real Property Law
November 01, 2018
Broker Entitled to Commission Even Without Contract<br>Questions of Fact Remain About Standing to De-Accelerate Mortgage Debt<br>Installment Seller Cannot Enforce Forfeiture Clause in Ejectment Action<br>Seasonal Use Sufficient to Establish Prescriptive Easement
Development
November 01, 2018
Changes in Regulatory Landscape Justify Rescission of Negative Declaration<br>Definition of Family Not Unconstitutionally Vague
Transient Rental Ban Does Not Violate Fair Housing Act
October 01, 2018
In a recent decision, the Eastern District of New York dismissed a multi-pronged challenge to a local municipal ordinance that regulates rental of property on a short-term or transient basis.
Real Property Law
October 01, 2018
Neighborhood Garden Users May Establish Adverse Possession Claim<br>Purchaser Entitled to Return of Down Payment Upon Revocation of Mortgage Commitment After Expiration of Contingency Period<br>Law Firm Not Liable to Non-Client for Turnover of Escrow Funds<br>Law Firm Not Exempt From Claim Under RPL 265-B<br>Presumption of Due Execution Rebutted<br>Title Insurance Regulation Annulled
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- The Unlicensed Real Estate Broker in New York: BewareThe U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York recently determined that because New York prohibits unlicensed real estate brokers from pursuing payment in its courts for services rendered, a plaintiff who performed real estate work for a client who then did not pay had no standing to sue.Read More ›