Features
By Philip E. Karmel, James P. Colgate
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Judith M. Gallent
The New York Court of Appeals' recent decision in Peyton v. BSA held, in the context of a zoning lot containing several residential buildings, that the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York does not require an area to be accessible to all residents of the zoning lot for the area to qualify as "open space."
Columns & Departments
Stewart Sterk
Neighbors Lack Sufficient Interest to Intervene In Modification of Restriction on Land Held for Charitable Purposes
Absence of Property Description Did Not Preclude Equitable Mortgage
City Entitled to Cancel Contract With Delinquent Former Owner When Owner Failed to Appear At Closing
Statute of Limitations Does Not Bar Continuing Nuisance Claim Against Drilling Contractor
Columns & Departments
Stewart Sterk
Guaranty Did Not Extend Past Lease Term
Holdover Rent Award Reduced
Tenant Is Entitled to Yellowstone Injunction Despite Failure to Attempt to Cure
Columns & Departments
Stewart Sterk
Shareholder's Failure to Seek Relief During Cure Period Bars Preliminary Injunction
Non-Purchasing Senior Citizens Not Protected Against Eviction Upon Conversion
Occupant of Rent Stabilized Co-Op Unit Entitled to Succession Rights
Features
Philip E. Karmel, James P. Colgate
&
Judith M. Gallent
The New York Court of Appeals' recent decision in Peyton v. BSA held, in the context of a zoning lot containing several residential buildings, that the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York does not require an area to be accessible to all residents of the zoning lot for the area to qualify as "open space."
Features
Linton Mann III
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William T. Russell Jr.
In The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York v. D'Agostino Supermarkets, the NY Court of Appeals split on the issue of whether the relevant damages clause in a commercial lease was unenforceable as a matter of law because it was so grossly disproportionate to the ascertainable amount due upon full performance.
Features
Jack O'Connor
This article provides a brief overview of the SBRA and these first several months of its use — especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic — concluding that in 2021, Congress should permanently adopt the CARES Act's expanded definition of a "small business debtor" as including businesses with up to $7.5 million in aggregate non-contingent liquidated debts.
Features
Jeffrey Steiner
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David Broderick
During periods of distress in the real estate industry, if a lender is not going to enter into a consensual workout or loan restructuring with their defaulted borrower, the lender will be presented with the choice of either enforcing rights under its loan documents or marketing and selling the distressed loan.
Features
Justin Henry
As their commercial leases approach expiration and renewal, law firms are renegotiating the future of in-office legal work. For many, the "new normal" will feature an efficient floor plan that deemphasizes personal offices while paradoxically accommodating a growing attorney headcount.
Features
Bruce H. Lederman
At a time when the COVID-19 crisis is causing an unprecedented number of lease defaults, a recent NY Court of Appeals decision provides both guidance and warnings to attorneys asked to negotiate and litigate leasehold surrender agreements.
