New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Anthony S. Guardino | November 21, 2017
In his Zoning and Land Use Planning column, Anthony S. Guardino discusses how more and more local governments throughout the state are relying on a 1999 Court of Appeals decision to enact zoning changes that preserve open space and other natural resources.
By Colby Hamilton | November 17, 2017
The move is a win for the claimant's legal team, which argues its high-profile case before U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest "was not tried on a level playing field."
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Steven Bodziner | November 17, 2017
The consumer (and voter) needs to have a more objective view of why closing expenses are so high. Is it because of the title insurance companies gouging their customers for services needed and provided? Or, is it because of a plethora of NYS taxes and excessive fees that add thousands of dollars to each real estate transaction?
By Andrew Denney | November 14, 2017
Kushner Cos. has been hit with another lawsuit regarding Jared Kushner's conduct as a landlord, this time accusing him of charging market-rate rents to tenants of an apartment building in Brooklyn that was supposed to be rent-stabilized.
By Scott E. Mollen | November 14, 2017
Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein and an adjunct professor at St. John's University School of Law discusses “Gennarelli v. Cherkovsky, Elton Owner v. Payne, and Zandieh v. Polkosnik.
By Jeffrey B. Steiner and Jason R. Goldstein | November 14, 2017
In their Financing column, Jeffrey Steiner and Jason Goldstein caution real estate lenders to use caution now more than ever to avoid problems resulting from illegal activity occurring at collateral property.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Lynn K. Neuner and William T. Russell Jr. | November 14, 2017
In their New York Court of Appeals Roundup, Lynn K. Neuner and William T. Russell Jr. discuss 'Princes Point v. Muss Development', in which the Court of Appeals ruled that the filing of a suit to rescind or reform a contact did not under the circumstances constitute an anticipatory breach of that contract.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Richard S. Fries | November 9, 2017
In this second part of a two-part article, Richard S. Fries concludes his discussion of essential provisions to include in a “state of the art” commercial real estate loan forbearance agreement. Here, he covers economic concessions, additional collateral, recourse and remedies.
By Andrew Denney | November 8, 2017
In a first-of-its-kind jury trial that explored the question of whether graffiti is considered art, a jury found that a developer broke the law when…
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Daniel A. Cohen and Fielding Huseth | November 8, 2017
In this Outside Counsel column, Daniel A. Cohen and Fielding Huseth survey decisions across a variety of asserted breaches, to aid practitioners in determining when a court will issue a 'Yellowstone' injunction.
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