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Stewart Sterk

Use Variance Not Necessary for Use of Home As AirBnB Rental Merger of Back-to-Back Lots

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Extra-Judicial Evictions of Commercial Tenants During COVID-19

Adam Leitman Bailey & John M. Desiderio

This article addresses and updates the law on the self-help remedy that enables commercial landlords to regain possession of leased premises from tenants in material breach of one or more lease covenants.

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Real Property Law

Stewart Sterk

Stranger to the Deed Rule Does Not Bar Easement Claim Misconduct By Mortgagor's Lawyer Voids Foreclosure Sale Permissive Exclusive Use of Common Driveway Does Not Extinguish Easement Bidder At Tax Foreclosure Sale Forfeits Deposit Upon Default

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2020 Provides Roadmap for Success in 2021

Erika B. Morphy

If commercial real estate is going to have a successful 2021, it will require the ability to seek out unexpected advantages.

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'Frustration' and 'Impossibility': Viable Defenses Amid the Pandemic?

Warren A. Estis & Alexander Lycoyannis 

As the COVID-19 pandemic and its accompanying economic fallout continue to unfold, commercial tenants have increasingly come to rely on the common law doctrines of impossibility of performance and frustration of purpose as defenses to the nonpayment of rent.

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Four Class Actions Allege Rent Overcharge Chicanery

Lucas Ferrara

On Oct. 29, 2020, a Manhattan real-estate firm filed four separate class-action lawsuits highlighting three different maneuvers landlords used to evade the requirements of a tax-abatement program.

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Four Class Actions Allege Rent Overcharge Chicanery

Lucas Ferrara

On Oct. 29, 2020, a Manhattan real-estate firm filed four separate class-action lawsuits highlighting three different maneuvers landlords used to evade the requirements of a tax-abatement program.

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Finding Common Ground In Lease Provisions During COVID-19

Fredric P. Lavinthal & Eric M. Finkelstein

This article seeks to examine key current issues, and offers practical advice to landlords and tenants seeking common ground to address the ongoing financial toll of the pandemic.

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Stewart Sterk

Denial of Site Plan Application Upheld Issuance of State Permit Does Not Preclude Village's Nuisance Claim Against Waste Disposal Facility

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Settling COVID-19-Related Commercial Lease Disputes

Frank Burke

This article examines how shutdown actions might be approached and resolved by settlement by applying a series of contract performance doctrines that inevitably arise during these types of situations.

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