Land Use and Planning

  • Real Property Law

    Analysis of key rulings involving adverse possession, "stranger to the deed," and a claim against a homeowners association.

    January 01, 2018ljnstaff

  • Development

    Discussion of a case in which a restaurant owner planned to demolish the existing building on a leased parcel to build a 5400-square-foot restaurant

    December 01, 2017ljnstaff

  • Adult Use Zoning in New York

    New York City's 2001 ordinance regulating adult uses has been the subject of litigation for more than 15 years. In September, the Court of Appeals put an apparent end to the litigation by denying reargument of its June decision upholding the ordinance.

    November 02, 2017Stewart E. Sterk

  • Development

    Analysis and discussion of several important cases.

    November 02, 2017wampolsk

  • Surviving the Retail Shift

    Balancing Creative Uses withCo-Tenancy ProvisionsPart Three of aFive-Part Series

    The volume of store closings is challenging shopping center owners to evolve. Shopping center owners have responded by finding creative uses for vacant spaces and ways to enhance the customer experience.

    November 02, 2017Kelly D. Stohs and David P. Vallas

  • Real Property Law

    Discussion and analysis of three major rulings.

    November 02, 2017ljnstaff

  • Developing Brownfields

    This article examines some of the key aspects of desirability and viability that are working together to make Brownfield redevelopment increasingly attractive in today's real estate market.

    October 02, 2017Paul M. Schmidt

  • Development

    A look at a case in which, in a developer's article 78 proceeding challenging the town's denial of its application to rezone property, the town moved to dismiss.

    October 02, 2017ljnstaff | Law Journal Newsletters

  • Real Property Law

    Analysis and discussion of five major rulings.

    October 02, 2017ljnstaff | Law Journal Newsletters