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Underwriting Adjusts As Pandemic Continues
Underwriting clearly has been affected by the pandemic-led downturn. Lenders are using higher vacancies and reserves to underwrite, leading to more conservative loan proceeds.
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Co-ops and Condominiums
Occupation By Family Member of Corporate Principal Does Not Terminate Unsold Share Status Abandonment of Easement By Condominium Unit Owner Condominium Unit Owner Entitled to Damages for Board's Failure to Approve Transfer
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Law Firms Should Take Advantage of Tenant Market Post-COVID-19
Due to COVID-19's impact, the commercial office market should fundamentally shift in favor of tenants for the next several years. Law firm tenants should find an environment characterized by friendly concessions, options across asset classes and price ranges, and limited competition for space.
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Landlord & Tenant Law
HSTPA Did Not Apply Retroactively to Personal Use Petition
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Office Market Recovery Brings Opportunity
The office market weathered a pandemic-fueled revolution last year, but both owners and tenants responded with impressive adaptability and endurance. Those things bode quite well for the sector's recovery.
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Foreclosure Statute of Limitations
In a set of foreclosure cases decided in late February, the Court of Appeals resolved some of the questions that have plagued New York's court system in the aftermath of last decade's mortgage crisis.
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10 Tips for Navigating the Commercial Tenant Bankruptcy Process
Retail, entertainment and hospitality have been hit particularly hard by government-mandated COVID-19 shutdowns. For many, the road ahead will end in, or lead through, bankruptcy. Bankruptcy law has a language of its own, making it challenging to navigate the process for everyone involved, including for the landlords of bankrupt businesses worried about missing rent payments.
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Foreclosure Statute of Limitations
In a set of foreclosure cases decided in late February, the Court of Appeals resolved some of the questions that have plagued New York's court system in the aftermath of last decade's mortgage crisis.
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Commercial Landlords Look to Make Buildings Safe During and After COVID-19
Adaption was a critical skill for many commercial real estate firms throughout the pandemic. Companies had to hustle to get the supplies to protect their employees and residents. They're not only thinking about what can protect their occupants from COVID, but what high-tech investments can make their buildings healthier in the future.
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Real Property Law
Claim That Bank Lacked Standing to Foreclose Waived By Failing to Raise Standing In Answers or Pre-Answer Motions Seller Denied Summary Judgment on Purchaser's Fraudulent Inducement Claim Fraudulent Transfer Claim Reinstated Questions of Fact Preclude Summary Judgment on Counterclaim for Improper Diversion of Water Supreme Court Improperly Denied Specific Performance to Purchasers Delay In Vacating a Default Justifies Application of Laches Doctrine to Prior Mortgagee Mortgagor Who Failed to Appear Not Entitled to Vacate Foreclosure Sale Judgment Lien Enforced Despite Error In Docketed Amount
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