New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Michael Rikon | August 27, 2018
In his column on Condemnation and Tax Certiorari, Michael Rikon suggests some changes to the Eminent Domain Procedure Law, which New York adopted 41 years ago; he writes that the statute is "long in the tooth and in need of revision."
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Scott E. Mollen | August 21, 2018
Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses Stavinsky v. Prof-2013-S3 Legal Title Trust by U.S., a foreclosure auction case where the court held that sale terms required the assignee of the winning bidder to pay the prior tenants' maintenance arrears; and Hua Hong Industrial v. Diaz where the landlord was held to have violated AC §27-2005(d) by commencing a baseless proceedings against the tenant.
New York Law Journal | In Brief
By Christine Simmons | August 16, 2018
Adrian Zuckerman, President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as U.S. ambassador to Romania, cited prominent New York real estate clients among his top sources of income.
By Andrew Denney | August 16, 2018
In a victory for New York residential landlords, the majority on a divided Manhattan appeals court found that there is a hard four-year limit to calculate damages in rent overcharge cases involving buildings where landlords are reaping the benefits of a controversial and complex tax abatement credit.
By Scott E. Mollen | August 14, 2018
Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses “Priceman Family, LLC v. Kerrigan,” where the court held that smoking inside one's apartment was found not prohibited by the lease and did not constitute nuisance; and “Zucker v. HSBC Bank,” where a loan and mortgage modification agreement restarted the statute of limitations on a mortgage debt.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Peter E. Fisch and Mitchell L. Berg | August 14, 2018
While asset forfeiture is commonly thought of as applying to personal property, such as a vehicle used to illegally transport narcotics, in their Transactional Real Estate column, Peter Fisch and Mitchell Berg discuss its application to real property.
By Lidia Dinkova | August 14, 2018
The financing is for a new Ritz-Carlton hotel in Manhattan's NoMad neighborhood.
By Scott E. Mollen | August 7, 2018
Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses two landlord-tenant cases: 'Alston v. Starrett City Inc.' and 'Brookdale Vill. Hous. Corp. v. Garcia,' and the land use case 'Matter of De Francesco v. Perlmutter.'
By Bruce J. Bergman | August 7, 2018
In his Mortgage Foreclosure column, Bruce J. Bergman discusses eviction after foreclosure which is a “more obscure and thorny pursuit than might be imagined and could benefit from clarity and resolution,” something recent cases have helpfully supplied.
By Andrew Denney | July 31, 2018
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron also used his ruling to make a broader assessment of housing in New York City—namely that the city needs more of it.
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