By Michael Polentz, Alison Weinberg-Fahey, Loni Gonzalez and Andrew Schultz | June 18, 2021
While displacement of the workforce was widely embraced on a temporary basis, employees and employers must consider whether to make the work from home model a permanent workstyle, and if so, how.
By Michael A. Jacobs, Joseph M. Marger and Michael Meyers | June 18, 2021
This article gives a brief overview of the benefits provided through the opportunity zone program and how these benefits were incorporated into New York's tax code, and then describes how new legislation will strip some of these benefits for purposes of New York state and New York City taxes, while retaining others.
By Muhammad U. Faridi, Jacqueline L. Bonneau, Wolete Moko and Nadav D. Ben-Zur | June 18, 2021
The 'Yellowstone' injunction tolls a tenant's time to cure an alleged default while the tenant pursues a legal determination as to whether cure is in fact required under the terms of the lease. This article provides an overview of the key legal considerations in obtaining or defending against a 'Yellowstone' injunction.
By Michelle P. Quinn | June 18, 2021
While tenants' struggles during the pandemic should not be minimized or disregarded, New York City landlords, especially small ones, are feeling the financial pressure too.
By Jane Wester | June 17, 2021
Misdemeanor charges were leveled in a case where the ex-court official allegedly provided advice to attorneys representing a property owner who had also retained her husband as counsel. The lawyers have denied the allegations.
By ALM Staff | June 15, 2021
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Scott E. Mollen | June 15, 2021
Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses "1877 Webster Ave. Inc. v. Tremont Center," where the lack of a force majeure provision did not bar impossibility and frustration of purpose claims, and "Matter of Academy Sq. Apts. Hous. Dev. Fund Co. v. Assessor, City of Utica," where a panel affirmed an order granting the owner tax exempt status on parcels under RPTL §420-a.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Andrew Freedland and Deborah Koplovitz | June 11, 2021
In their Cooperatives and Condominiums column, Andrew Freedland and Deborah Koplovitz discuss the recent Second Circuit decision 'Francis v. Kings Park Manor', which addressed the question of whether a New York landlord that does not curtail "tenant-on-tenant" harassment could be subject to a claim for housing discrimination under the Federal Fair Housing Act and the New York State Executive Law pursuant to a "deliberate indifference" theory.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Efrem Z. Fischer | June 11, 2021
'Greenleaf' presents a clear framework for alleging, and demonstrating, a bona fide defense to the enforceability of a promissory note by establishing, through parole evidence, that the actual intent was to never enforce the note at all.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Scott E. Mollen | June 8, 2021
Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses a breach of contract case, "Grasso v. Donnelly-Schoffstall," and a landlord-tenant case "Lippman v. Bix Six Towers Inc."
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