Second Department Rules That Cooperative Apartment Owners' Rights Are Precarious
        
      September 01, 2023
    
 On June 14, 2023, the Second Department decided Walsh v Ocwen Loan Servicing. The court, with little fanfare, appeared to rule that cooperative apartment owners are saddled with an unavoidable risk of loss. That is, if a lender alleges that the owners have defaulted, and then conducts a nonjudicial foreclosure sale, the former owners are left with few remedies.
 
        Co-ops and Condominiums
        
      September 01, 2023
    
 Co-Op Purchaser Not Entitled to Cancel Contract
Stipulation of Settlement Did Not Foreclose Warranty of Habitability Claim
Questions of Fact About Mitchell-Lama Succession Rights
 
        Eminent Domain Law
        
      September 01, 2023
    
 Taking Was for a Public Purpose and Failure to Comply With Public Hearing Requirement Did Not Invalidate Taking
 
        Development
        
      September 01, 2023
    
 Fact Questions About Expansion of Nonconforming Use
Subdivision Improperly Classified As Type II Action Under SEQRA
ZBA Entitled to Approve Permit for Building Larger Than One Depicted In Approved Site Plan
 
        Landlord & Tenant Law
        
      September 01, 2023
    
 Tenant's Early Termination Entitled Landlord to Rent
Questions of Fact About Landlord's Intention to Convey Leasehold to Individual
 
        Real Property Law
        
      September 01, 2023
    
 Quiet Title Action Subject to Statute of Limitations
Foreclosure Sale Purchasers Not Subject to Claim By Former Owners
Specific Performance Denied Because Buyer Did Not Establish That It Was Ready to Close
 
        Survey Says: New Partner Training Is a Key Component of Law Firm Success
        
      September 01, 2023
    
 By investing in its next generation of attorneys, a firm is investing in its future. Training is an investment of money and time that will pay off. Specifically, training new partners helps them develop the necessary skills to become successful attorneys and eventually leaders in their firms.
 
        Building the Law Firm of the Future
        
      September 01, 2023
    
 As organizations strive for growth into the future, outsourcing helps to find the balance between risk and opportunity, between cost and access to new skills and capabilities, curating innovation, and incorporating new remote working norms.
 
        Effective Hybrid Work Polices Need a Stick to Go with the Carrot
        
      September 01, 2023
    
 While many firms have, in fact, embraced hybrid operations, the meaning of hybrid has evolved from "office optional," to an average required 2 days a week, to now many firms coming out with four-day work week mandates — this time, with teeth.