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March 06, 2007

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March 06, 2007

The Zoning Resolution of the City of New York provides a mechanism for the transfer of unused development rights from one owner's property to another adjacent owner's property. That mechanism is a zoning lot merger. The Zoning Resolution uses 'zoning lot,' not tax lot, as the basis for all zoning calculations. A zoning lot is a tract of land comprised of one or more tax lots within a single block.

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March 06, 2007

A complete listing of the cases in this issue.

Effects of Hernandez Reach Beyond New York

January 31, 2007

The New York Court of Appeals' July, 2006 ruling in Hernandez v. Robles has had implications beyond its core holding that same-sex couples may not marry in New York ' and beyond New York. Courts from Washington to Nebraska to Massachusetts have cited Hernandez to support their decisions to narrow or restrict the rights of gays to marry.

Court of Appeals Upholds Recording of MERS Mortgages

January 31, 2007

In Matter of Merscorp, Inc. v. Romaine, decided last month, the Court of Appeals resolved the long-standing dispute between the Suffolk County Clerk's office and participants in an electronic mortgage registration consortium. In one of the first opinions by recently appointed Judge Eugene Pigott, the court held that the County Clerk is required to accept for recording mortgages and satisfactions in the name of MERS (Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.) even though MERS itself holds no interest in those mortgages.

Index

January 31, 2007

A complete list of the cases included in this issue.

Cooperatives & Condominiums

January 31, 2007

Recent rulings you need to know.

Real Property Law

January 31, 2007

In-depth analysis of important verdicts.

Landlord & Tenant

January 31, 2007

Discussion of important cases.

Development

January 31, 2007

Key cases of importance.

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