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Landlord's Improper Incorporation

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Ownership of Shifting Beaches<br>Brokerage Commission Provision Expired<br>Adverse Possession/Tennis Court<br>Deed Obtained by False Pretenses

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Negative Declaration/Time Bar<br>No Estoppel Against Village<br>Denial of Area Variance

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Prior Judgment Does Not Bar Breach Claim<br>Accommodation of Disabilities

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Right to Rooftop Space

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Management Fees: Make Sure Your Lease Is Clear

Missy McCoy

There is no uniform approach relating to management fee provisions in leases, and courts will recognize inequities in the charging and payment of management fees when lease terms are ambiguous or a landlord or tenant fails to comply with the terms of its lease.

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First Department Construes Open Space Requirement

Stewart E. Sterk

In Peyton v. New York City Board of Standards and Appeals, the First Department faced a difficult question: when a zoning lot includes more than one building, can open space accessible to residents of one building, but not to residents of the other buildings, count as open space within the meaning of the New York City Zoning Resolution?

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Tenant's Contractor Has Lien Against Landlord's Interest<br>Stipulation of Settlement Between Landlord and Tenant Did Not Release Guarantor<br>Landlord Bound By Rent Mistakenly Set By Temporary Receiver

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Lot Owner Lacks Standing to Compel Payment of Assessments<br>No Foreclosure Jurisdiction Over Deceased Owners<br>Questions of Fact Preclude Summary Judgment on Claims of Easement By Necessity and Prescription

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Zoning Board Bound By Prior Determination<br>Planning Board Had Rational Basis to Require Church to Record an Easement<br>Special Permit Denial Overturned<br>Restrictive Zoning Ordinance Sustained Against Multiple Challenges

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