Sign in to follow

New York Law Journal

Tortious Interference With a Contract; Retaliatory Eviction Defense; Illegal Lockout: This Week in Scott Mollen’s Realty Law Digest

Scott Mollen discusses “Global Bank v. 43 Mott Realty Owner LLC,” “Li-Johnson v. Sierra,” and “Mosley v. Wavecrest Management.”
13 minute read

New York Law Journal

This Week in Scott Mollen’s Realty Law Digest: Constructive Trust Claim; Succession Rights; Tenant ‘Blacklisting Law’

Scott Mollen discusses “Versace v. Robinson, “957 Park Avenue LLC v. Ordonez,” and “Zara Realty Holding Corp. v. People.”
15 minute read

New York Law Journal

Binding a Successor Town Board; Default on Stipulation of Settlement: This Week in Scott Mollen’s Realty Law Digest

Scott Mollen discusses “Hudson View Park Co. v. Town of Fishkill,” and “424 Broadway LLC v. Empire Cannabis Clubs.”
15 minute read

New York Law Journal

Enforceable Agreement To Arbitrate; Breach of Settlement Stipulation; Establishing Right to Succession: This Week in Scott Mollen’s Realty Law Digest

Scott Mollen discusses ‘Stefansky v. Kaufman,’ ‘Kalis v. Mesbah’ and ‘Matter of Rose v. Carrin.’
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

Are New York City Housing Providers Ready for the Fair Chance for Housing Act?

New York housing agencies have long taken the position that blanket denial of applicants with criminal convictions has a disparate impact on persons of color. Here, Gary Rosenberg and Cori Rosen discuss the ‘Fair Chance for Housing Act’ effective Jan. 1, 2025, which addresses this issue - specifically criminal background checks.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

US Supreme Court Justices Pass on Landlord Challenge to NY Rent Stabilization

The high court declined the petitions for review of a Second Circuit decision without further explanation. Justice Neil Gorsuch was the only member of the court who said they would have looked at the constitutional challenge spearheaded by landlords. Selendy Gay and tenants' rights groups defended the measure.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Establishing the Prevailing Party; Failure To Comply With LLC Law; Takings Claim: This Week in Scott Mollen's Realty Law Digest

Scott Mollen discusses "Inwood Gardens, Inc. v. Udoh," "Hull Unique Equities LLC v. Boone," and "Martinez v. Town of Clarkstown."
15 minute read

Law.com

State Appellate Court Orders New Trial After Judge Denies Rescheduling, Despite Counsel's Health Emergency

On appeal from the Cook County Circuit Court, the manager of Onward restaurant in Chicago argued that trial judge Robert F. Harris wrongly denied his motion for continuance to push back a jury trial because his attorney was injured and required surgery just prior to the start date.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

K&L Gates Looks to Extend Gen AI Expertise to Access to Justice Fight

The firm partnered with the Legal Design Lab at Stanford Law School to lead the inaugural AI & Access to Justice Summit.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Landlord Cannot Serve Eviction Warrant on 13-Year-Old

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors. 
2 minute read

More from ALM

More from ALM

Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what’s happening in the legal industry.

Resources

  • AI-Powered Deposition and Medical Record Summaries: Low Risk, High Reward

    Brought to you by Parrot

    Download Now

  • Aligning Client Needs with Lawyer Growth and Profitability

    Brought to you by BigHand

    Download Now

  • Technology to Make E-Discovery Smarter, Not Harder

    Brought to you by Nuix

    Download Now

  • Does Generative AI Have the Power to Transform Legal Services?

    Brought to you by HaystackID

    Download Now