Real Property Law
June 01, 2023
Recorded Mortgage Does Not Remove Title Insurance Claim From Policy Exclusion When Underlying Deed Was Not Recorded
No Easement By Necessity for Parking
Lawn Mowing and Driveway Plowing Suffice to Establish Adverse Possession
Three Takeaways from 'Casey v. Whitehouse Estates' Rent Regulation Decision
May 01, 2023
On March 16, 2023, the Court of Appeals decided Casey v. Whitehouse Estates, Inc., the first Court of Appeals ruling to address rent regulation since its landmark decision in Matter of Regina Metro. Co., LLC v. New York State Div. of Hous. & Community Renewal, the Court of Appeals unanimously reversed the First Department's finding that the landlord's purported fraud mandated use of DHCR's so-called default rent formula.
Development
May 01, 2023
Sand Mine Enjoys Nonconforming Use Protection
Contract Vendee Entitled to Use Variance Despite Knowledge of Ordinance's Provisions
Real Property Law
May 01, 2023
Strict Liability for Excavation Damage
Easement Was Non-Exclusive
Purchaser's Claims Barred By Merger Doctrine, Caveat Emptor
Purchaser's Claim Based on Inoperative Elevator Dismissed In the Absence of Active Concealment
Deed Forgery Claim Survives Motion to Dismiss
Landlord & Tenant Law
May 01, 2023
Wrongful Eviction Claim Raises Questions of Fact
Yellowstone Injunction Cure Period
Revision to the Definition of 'Waters of the United States'
April 01, 2023
In April of 2020, the EPA and the Department of the Army began the process of revising the definition of the term Waters of the United States (WOTUS). After the new administration took office in 2021, a new final rule was recently published. The changes are scheduled to take effect this year. The definition is significant for a multitude of land uses, as it places limitations on activities that may be conducted within and adjacent to such waters or, in some instances, requires the issuance of permits before certain activities may be conducted.
Landlord & Tenant Law
April 01, 2023
HSTPA Does Not Violate Taking or Due Process Clauses
Landlord Liable for Bite By Tenant's Dog
Tenant Not Liable As Holdover Absent Offer and Acceptance of Rent Payments
Issues of Fact Preclude Summary Judgment on Habitability Claim
Real Property Law
April 01, 2023
Injunctive Relief Denied In Action to Enforce Restrictive Covenant
Neighbor Lacked Standing to Enforce Restrictive Covenant
Easement Holder Entitled to Preliminary Injunction
Disposition to Husband and Wife Creates Tenancy By the Entirety
Tax Sale Notice Satisfied Statutory and Constitutional Requirements