Scott E Mollen

October 31, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein and an adjunct professor at St. John's University School of Law discusses "Jovic v. Blue," "Liev v. Jones," "Ciampa Bell v. Han," and "Leonard H. Shapiro Revocable Living Trust v. Achenbaum."

By By Scott E. Mollen

23 minute read

October 24, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein and an adjunct professor at St. John's University School of Law discusses 'Nick and Duke v. New York Housing Preservation', where it was held that a housing agency's failure to ensure notice constituted a Due Process Claim.

By Scott E. Mollen

15 minute read

October 17, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein and an adjunct professor at St. John's University School of Law discusses “Hahn v. Hagar” where the court held that development rights are considered 'real property' under RPAPL §1602; but that the plaintiffs failed to establish their entitlement to relief pursuant to that statute, and “Bodenstab v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp,” which involved 16 consolidated cases arising from the contamination of groundwater.

By Scott E. Mollen

34 minute read

October 03, 2017 | New York Law Journal

In his Realty Law Digest column, Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein and an adjunct professor at St. John's University School of Law discusses “36 East 20th Str. Realty v. Parea Group,” where a landlord's knowledge of its tenant's installation flagpole led to the dismissal of an eviction proceeding, and “Westbury Senior Living v. Clements,” where the court held that the assisted care facility at issue could not use a special proceeding to sue guarantors.

By Scott E. Mollen

12 minute read

September 26, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein and an adjunct professor at St. John's University School of Law discusses “New Whitehall Apartments v. S.A.V. Associates,” “884 Riverside v. Zelaya,” “659 Ocean Realty v. Tuckett,” and “Wilmington Trust v. Morgan Stanley.”

By Scott E. Mollen

11 minute read

September 21, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein and an adjunct professor at St. John's University School of Law discusses the cases “161 Holding v. Goris,” “Herrmann v. Coletti,” and “90 Elizabeth Apt. LLC v. Eng.”

By Scott E. Mollen

12 minute read

September 13, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein and an adjunct professor at St. John's University School of Law discusses “Omabegho v. The Corcoran Group,” where the court held that a broker has no duty to investigate, but if he has information about a tenant's poor history, he has a duty to fully disclose it; and “Islamic Comm. Center For Mid Westchester v. City of Yonkers Landmark Preservation Board,” where the court ruled that an as-applied challenge to a landmark resolution was not ripe for adjudication.

By Scott E. Mollen

28 minute read

September 05, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Scott E. Mollen discusses 'Greene v. Carson,' where HUD was only partly granted judgment in an action over denial of continued Section 8 subsidy and 'Capital One v. Karp,' where application of the doctrine of equitable mortgages warranted permitting reformation of CEMA.

By Scott E. Mollen

13 minute read

August 29, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein and an adjunct professor at St. John's University School of Law discusses 'Lavi v. Assa,' where a temporary receiver was appointed, as plaintiff might have lost equity interest in the subject property.

By Scott E. Mollen

15 minute read

August 22, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein and an adjunct professor at St. John's University School of Law discusses '221 Middle Neck Owners Corp. v. Paris,' where the subject petition was held to satisfy RPAPL §741 as it stated a claim for a summary holdover for violating the lease,and 'Lana v. Monroe,' where a tenant's diligent effort to secure funding to pay arrears warranted restoring her possession.

By Scott E. Mollen

11 minute read