Charlotte A Biblow

December 18, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Charlotte A. Biblow, a partner at Farrell Fritz, writes that although there have been recent efforts to liberalize standing in SEQRA cases to allow any citizen to challenge SEQRA determinations, the Court of Appeals' 1991 ruling in The Society of Plastics remains the standard.

By Charlotte A. Biblow

10 minute read

July 28, 2011 | New York Law Journal

In her State Environmental Regulation column, Charlotte A. Biblow, a partner at Farrell Fritz, reviews the implications of the Power NY Act of 2011, which will allow homeowners and small business owners to obtain up-front financing to make energy efficiency improvements and use their future energy savings to repay these loans in monthly installments on their utility bills at amounts less than the energy cost savings they achieve from the upgrades.

By Charlotte A. Biblow

11 minute read

March 30, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Charlotte A. Biblow, a partner at Farrell Fritz, analyzes a Court of Appeals ruling that is likely to result in more individuals and organizations challenging agency conclusions under SEQRA in court than has happened in the past.

By Charlotte A. Biblow

9 minute read

June 17, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Charlotte A. Biblow, a partner at Farrell Fritz, writes that real estate development on Long Island (and elsewhere throughout the state) often involves a government entity as the property owner or as one of the parties helping to structure the transaction by providing tax benefits that assist the project's financing. In both cases, local municipalities may find that their property tax rolls are impacted.

By Charlotte A. Biblow

9 minute read

September 30, 2010 | New York Law Journal

In her State Environmental Regulation column, Charlotte A. Biblow, a partner at Farrell Fritz, reviews Fortress Bible Church v. Feiner, a decision that shows that local planning officials have to be careful that extensive delays of development projects are based upon rational reasons and that applicants are treated similarly.

By Charlotte A. Biblow

12 minute read

February 19, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Charlotte A. Biblow, a partner at Farrell Fritz, writes that towns and villages in New York that have imposed restrictions on subdivisions by placing the restrictions directly on the plat can now rest assured that these restrictions are effective, provided that the plat is adopted and filed in accordance with Town Law �276 and Real Property Law �334. In addition, purchasers of land cannot solely rely on chain of title documents to determine land use restrictions.

By Charlotte A. Biblow

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