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Court of Appeals Upholds Privatization of Interior Landmark

Stewart E. Sterk

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Law authorizes the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) to designate interior landmarks as well as exterior landmarks. An interior site is eligible for designation only if the public has access to the site, but once the LPC has designated the interior landmark, can the LPC authorize its owner to close the landmark to public access?

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Permitted Uses: Flexibility and Adaptability

Glenn A. Browne

When negotiating permitted-use clauses under retail leases, landlords attempt to achieve the most comprehensive limitations possible so as to avoid conflicts with other tenants' leases and violations of exclusive-use clauses that are maintained by other tenants in the retail facility. Tenants, however, should be very careful to incorporate a certain degree of flexibility and adaptability into their leases' permitted-use clauses to take into account an evolving landscape.

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Development

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City Not Estopped from Preventing Construction of Building Despite Longstanding Interpretation of Zoning Resolution

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Real Property Law

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Broker Breaches Fiduciary Duty By Making Offer That Competes With Client<br>Amendment to Association Bylaws Not Effective Until They Are Recorded<br>Seller Entitled to Cancel Contract When It Could Not Clear Title<br>Buyer's Waiver of Defects In Title Preclude Cancellation By Seller<br>Questions of Fact Preclude Summary Judgment on Mortgage Contingency Issues<br>Broker Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Fraud Claim By Prior Owner<br>Easement By Prescription Established

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The Unlicensed Real Estate Broker in New York: Beware Image

The Unlicensed Real Estate Broker in New York: Beware

Janice G. Inman

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York recently determined that because New York prohibits unlicensed real estate brokers from pursuing payment in its courts for services rendered, a plaintiff who performed real estate work for a client who then did not pay had no standing to sue.

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The Best Markets for Opportunity Zone Investors

Paul Fiorilla

Opportunity zones are the latest big thing to hit the commercial real estate market, but many questions remain, including details of how deals can be structured, the best strategy for investing and just how much property there is in the zones.

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Landlord & Tenant Law

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Failure to Procure Insurance Not a Curable Breach; Yellowstone Injunction Denied

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Eminent Domain

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Industrial Development Agency's Determination Rationally Related to Stated Public Purpose<br>Industrial Development Agency Did Not Have Authority to Condemn Land Already Used for a Public Purpose

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Negotiating Relocation Rights

Terrence M. Dunn

Despite the apparent risks, relocation provisions are frequently not a potential tenant's priority concern when negotiating the business points of a lease. This is a serious oversight. Signing a lease with an overly broad relocation provision can lead to many issues if the landlord elects to exercise its right to relocate the tenant.

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Negotiating Relocation Rights

Terrence M. Dunn

Despite the apparent risks, relocation provisions are frequently not a potential tenant's priority concern when negotiating the business points of a lease. This is a serious oversight. Signing a lease with an overly broad relocation provision can lead to many issues if the landlord elects to exercise its right to relocate the tenant.

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