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In a case addressing what consulting fees (in particular attorneys’ fees) can be charged to an applicant before a Zoning Board of Appeals, the Second Department in Landstein v. Town of LaGrange (– N.Y.S.3d –, 2018 WL 4905436, at 1 (Oct. 10, 2018)) found that the Town had overreached its statutory authority. Petitioner, an amateur radio operator, received an FCC license to operate a ham radio station at his single-family home. He sought a special use permit to allow him to construct a 100-foot ham radio antenna structure (that would be 18 inches by 18 inches wide). As the Town limited the height of “towers” to 35-feet, Petitioner also sought an area variance for the height of his proposed antenna.
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Second Department Rules That Cooperative Apartment Owners’ Rights Are Precarious
By Paul Golden
On June 14, 2023, the Second Department decided Walsh v Ocwen Loan Servicing. The court, with little fanfare, appeared to rule that cooperative apartment owners are saddled with an unavoidable risk of loss. That is, if a lender alleges that the owners have defaulted, and then conducts a nonjudicial foreclosure sale, the former owners are left with few remedies.
By New York Real Estate Law Reporter Staff
Co-Op Purchaser Not Entitled to Cancel Contract
Stipulation of Settlement Did Not Foreclose Warranty of Habitability Claim
Questions of Fact About Mitchell-Lama Succession Rights
By New York Real Estate Law Reporter Staff
Taking Was for a Public Purpose and Failure to Comply With Public Hearing Requirement Did Not Invalidate Taking
By New York Real Estate Law Reporter Staff
Fact Questions About Expansion of Nonconforming Use
Subdivision Improperly Classified As Type II Action Under SEQRA
ZBA Entitled to Approve Permit for Building Larger Than One Depicted In Approved Site Plan