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Summary Judgment Premature on Discrimination Claim Defect In Recording Insufficient to Defeat Mortgage Priority
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New cannabis businesses will need to lease commercial space in order to operate — and undoubtedly, many real estate owners are eager to meet this new demand. However, owners and prospective cannabis businesses have many legal issues and questions to consider before entering into lease agreements.
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We are only beginning to scratch the surface of the effect on the construction litigation visited on us by COVID-19-related impacts. However, the pandemic and its continuing impact has reinforced the importance of planning for the unexpected — and undefined — when negotiating construction contracts.
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For the Big 4 consultancies, hoteling has been a positive operational construct for over a decade, or in some cases longer. The success of the decentralized law firm depends in some part on how well firms can shift "hoteling" from the negative connotation of "losing my desk" to the positive connotation of "having a hotel-like experience."
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Since the pandemic began, lawyers have been using the coronavirus to justify nonpayment of rent, construction delays and even termination of labor contracts. But the prospect of litigating a contract cancellation based on force majeure is still so fraught with peril that many breach-of-contract disputes end in an amicable resolution.
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In June, New York's lawmakers approved amendments to the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act, exempting cooperative corporations from some of the most onerous provisions, and clarifying others. Once signed, the new legislation will not only be a huge victory for the thousands of cooperative apartment buildings but also for many potential purchasers who were unable to purchase in those buildings as a result of the Act.
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The use of the frustration-of-purpose doctrine to absolve commercial tenants of their obligation to pay rent could signal headwinds for the commercial real estate market — and the economy more generally.
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License to Enter Neighbor's Property Reversed Partnership Lacked Authority to Convey Property Questions of Fact About Whether Easement Extinguished By Adverse Possession Purchaser Acquired Deed By False Pretenses Broker Failed to Establish Agreement to Pay Commission
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The new Delta variant of COVID-19 is speeding across the country, raising the question of whether the assumptions earlier this year of an economic rebound — some even predicted a super bounce — were premature.