By Scott Mollen | March 5, 2024
Scott Mollen discusses "Mason v. Pembroke NY," where a purchaser breached contract by failing to comply with mortgage contingency clause in applying for a larger mortgage than permitted by the clause, and the riparian rights case "Talmidov Inc. v. Marina Holding Corp" involving an action for quiet title, ejectment, trespass and a declaration of easement by necessity relating to land submerged by a body of water near the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood of Brooklyn.
By Peter E. Fisch and Salvatore Gogliormella | March 5, 2024
In their Transactional Real Estate column, Peter Fisch and Salvatore Gogliormella discuss FinCEN's recently proposed rule on non-financed residential real estate transactions which "builds on the U.S. government's longstanding focus on the money laundering risks posed by the residential real estate market."
By Emily Saul | March 4, 2024
Under questioning by the judge, Weisselberg admitted to making knowingly false statements both under deposition and during the New York attorney general's civil fraud case about the size of Donald Trump's triplex apartment.
By Patricia Kane | February 27, 2024
Reverse Mortgage Foreclosure—RPAPL 1501 Complaint Reinstated—Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA)—CPLR 213(4)(b)—Lender…
By Jane Wester | February 26, 2024
As interest accrues at more than $100,000 per day, defense counsel said the First Department should eye whether the trial court "committed errors of law and/or fact, abused its discretion, and/or acted in excess of its jurisdiction."
By Andrew Denney | February 25, 2024
The plaintiffs argue that housing courts routinely violate provisions of the state's real property laws that allow for summary proceedings in eviction matters which were originally designed "as the affordable and expeditious alternative to actions in equity seeking ejectment," but which "have been transformed into an inefficient system tilted decidedly against the protection of landowner's rights to their property."
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | February 23, 2024
The Savills Legal Tenant U.S. Law Firm Activity Report Q4 2023 found that more than half of the new leases signed in 2023 were by firms staying in their space, and New York was the top market for leasing.
By Massimo F. D'Angelo and Gregory Wong | February 22, 2024
If used appropriately, a CPLR 3213 motion for summary judgment in lieu of complaint is a useful tool that can provide a landlord with an accelerated money judgment against a guarantor without the need to engage in costly and time-consuming formal pleadings, lengthy discovery, and other motion practice.
By Scott Mollen | February 20, 2024
Scott Mollen discusses "Coritsidis v. K'Hal Bnei Torah of Mount Ivy," involving a challenge to the expansion of synagogue in a residential area.
By Adrienne B. Koch | February 20, 2024
This four-part series will examine how litigation impacts various aspects of practice in the real estate industry. It will also explore how even well-informed parties (and their counsel) frequently trip up by not anticipating how New York's courts will apply the law in their situation. This first article in the series will discuss some of the hazards of statutes of limitations, which have an appearance of simplicity that can be deceptive.
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