New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Jeffrey B. Steiner and Scott A. Weinberg | March 15, 2022
In real estate transactions, any document intended to be recorded needs to be notarized. Until recently, in most jurisdictions that meant the signer and notary had to be physically present together. In their Real Estate Financing column, Jeffrey Steiner and Scott Weinberg discuss a recent statutory change in New York permitting Remote Online Notarization (RON) that will now allow the parties to be in separate states, or even countries.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Scott Mollen | March 8, 2022
Scott Mollen discusses two commercial landlord-tenant cases: "New WTC Retail owner LLC v. Fal Coffee WTC," and "ADBH 22nd Floor, Inc. v. NY Park N. Salem."
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Kenneth M. Block | March 8, 2022
In this first of a two-part series on architectural service agreements (ASA), Kenneth Block discusses the scope of the architect's services under an ASA and related compensation issues.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Scott Mollen | March 1, 2022
Scott Mollen discusses "A.T.J. Elec. Co. Inc. v. Hill," and "326 Starr LLC v. Martinez."
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Warren A. Estis and Jeffrey Turkel | March 1, 2022
On Feb. 24 of this year, the First Department, in '160 E. 84th St. Assoc. v. New York State Div. of Hous. & Community Renewal,' answered the question of whether an apartment is deemed "lawfully deregulated" on the date of the deregulation order, or on the later expiration date of the lease in effect. In their Rent Regulation column, Warren Estis and Jeffrey Turkel discuss the issue.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Scott Mollen | February 22, 2022
Scott Mollen "D'Acunto v. Fabiano," involving a constructive trust, and two landlord-tenant cases "Anello v. Fiedler," and "McMahon v. Shalvey."
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Ezra Dyckman and Charles S. Nelson | February 22, 2022
Joint Venture transactions involving entities owning real property in New York can sometimes raise complicated New York State and City real property transfer tax questions. In their Real Estate Financing column, Ezra Dyckman and Charles Nelson discuss the recent case, State ex rel. Saric v. GFI Breslin, which illustrates many of the issues that can arise.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Scott Mollen | February 15, 2022
Scott Mollen discusses "Nikas v. Awawdeh," where the court held that a village attorney involved in a contract is not automatically a public figure, and "Centier Bank v. Beshaw," where it was held that the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020 (CEEFPA) does not apply to chattel, such as a manufactured home.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman | February 15, 2022
No field of law has seen a greater slowing in development than Loft Law landlord-tenant rights. However, that does not change the fact that there have been such developments, both legislatively and in the common law.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Scott Mollen | February 8, 2022
Scott Mollen discusses "Wells Fargo Bank, Nat'l Assoc. v. Joseph E. Marx Co.," and "Davis v. Graham Court Owners Corp."
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