By R. Robin McDonald | February 8, 2018
A Chattanooga resident's federal suit against the City of Lookout Mountain, Georgia, over a new ordinance banning short-term vacation rentals reflects a growing national trend in litigation intended to address short-term online leasing.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. Dannunzio | February 8, 2018
In a breach of contract case involving a commercial landlord/tenant dispute, the Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed a Philadelphia judge's ruling that the landlord simultaneously breached a contract while no contract existed.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Lucas A. Ferrara | February 7, 2018
A recent column on the dismissal of 'Maddicks v. Big City Realty', for failure to establish the CPLR 901(a) prerequisites of commonality and superiority is misleading in several respects.
By Greg Land | February 7, 2018
After three days of deliberations, the DeKalb County jury apportioned only 1 percent of the liability to the complex's owners, dividing the rest among the shooter and other involved brawlers, meaning the slain man's parents will see none of the money.
By Scott E. Mollen | February 6, 2018
Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein and an adjunct professor at St. John's University School of Law discusses “Fleetwood Commons Inc. v. Fredericks,” where the court held under the business judgment rule that a co-op board's determination to terminate the proprietary lease was within the scope of its authority, and “90 Elizabeth Apt. v. Eng,” a landlord-tenant case where the court found for the tenant, holding that unlike under rent stabilization, an occupant entitled to succession to a rent-controlled tenancy has no affirmative obligation to do anything to assert his or her claim.
By Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein | February 6, 2018
In their Landlord-Tenant column, Warren A. Estis and Michael E. Feinstein discuss 'Maddicks v. Big City Prop.,' a recent decision where the court found no basis for class certification.
By Lloyd Dunkelberger, News Service of Florida | January 31, 2018
The state would take over regulation of vacation rental properties while local regulations passed since 2011 would be nullified, under a bill approved by a Senate committee.
By Greg Land | January 30, 2018
The majority opinion said that, even though the girls child's parents paid to see the football game, the fact that she got in free means Garden City is shielded from liability for her injuries under Georgia's Recreational Property Act.
By Scott E. Mollen | January 30, 2018
Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein and an adjunct professor at St. John's University School of Law discusses two landlord-tenant cases: “Wheeler Ave. Laundry v. Modern Yonkers Realty,” and “Pinchback v. Foreman.”
By Susan DeSantis | January 25, 2018
The percentage of low-income New Yorkers whose civil legal needs are now being met has risen to a high of 37 percent, up from 20 percent in 2013, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore said.
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