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Owners Have No Constitutional Right to Expand Nonconforming Uses Image

Owners Have No Constitutional Right to Expand Nonconforming Uses

Stewart E. Sterk

Can a municipality's refusal to permit expansion of a pre-existing nonconforming use constitute a federal constitutional violation?

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Development

NYRE Staff

When Zoning Amendment Adds Permitted Uses In Zoning District, Landowners Subject to the Ordinance Have Standing to Challenge the Amendment

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Co-ops and Condominiums

NYRE Staff

Unit Owner's BCL 501(c) Claim Dismissed

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Landlord & Tenant Law

NYRE Staff

Local Law Prohibiting No-Cause Evictions Pre-Empted By State Law Contractual Indemnification Unenforceable Indemnification Clause Enforced Good Faith Efforts to Cure Extend Cure Period for Yellowstone Injunction

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Real Property Law

NYRE Staff

Recorded Mortgage Does Not Remove Title Insurance Claim From Policy Exclusion When Underlying Deed Was Not Recorded No Easement By Necessity for Parking Lawn Mowing and Driveway Plowing Suffice to Establish Adverse Possession

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Third Circuit: Pre-Bankruptcy Commercial Lease Termination Not Fraudulent Transfer Image

Third Circuit: Pre-Bankruptcy Commercial Lease Termination Not Fraudulent Transfer

Michael L. Cook

Is an insolvent debtor's pre-bankruptcy termination of a commercial lease a fraudulent transfer? The circuit courts seem to be split, however a close reading of cases in the Third and Seventh Circuits shows that the reasoning of both courts can be reconciled on their facts.

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Municipality's Refusal to Permit Expansion of a Pre-Existing Nonconforming Use Doesn't Violate Constitution Image

Municipality's Refusal to Permit Expansion of a Pre-Existing Nonconforming Use Doesn't Violate Constitution

Stewart E. Sterk

Can a municipality's refusal to permit expansion of a pre-existing nonconforming use constitute a federal constitutional violation? The federal district court for the Eastern District of New York faced that question and awarded summary judgment to the municipality, rejecting the landowner's substantive due process and takings claims.

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5 Most Commonly Required Guaranties In Commercial Real Estate Loans Image

5 Most Commonly Required Guaranties In Commercial Real Estate Loans

Peter E. Fisch & Salvatore Gogliormella

In general, commercial real estate loans are non-recourse in nature and the lenders ultimately look to their collateral for the satisfaction of the borrowers' obligations if the loan goes into default. However, lenders typically require guaranties from individuals or entities, making the guarantors personally liable for certain obligations.

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Lease Terminations As Fraudulent Transfers

Michael L. Cook

Is an insolvent debtor's pre-bankruptcy termination of a commercial lease a fraudulent transfer? The circuit courts seem to be split, however a close reading of cases in the Third and Seventh Circuits shows that the reasoning of both courts can be reconciled on their facts.

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The Future of the Office Real Estate Market Image

The Future of the Office Real Estate Market

Anthony F. DellaPelle

It appears that at least some form of hybrid work schedules — much more than existed pre-pandemic — are likely here to stay. How these increased trends may impact the office market and demands for office space in the foreseeable future remains to be seen.

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