Landlord Did Not Waive No-Assignment Provision
Lease Renewal Option Unenforceable In the Absence of a Rent Term
Issues of Fact Remain About Landlord Tampering Recertification Process
Landlord Must Accept Security Deposit Vouchers from Human Resources Administration
Loft Unit Subject to Rent Regulation, But Four-Year Lookback Period Applies
Tenant Engaged In Illegal Short-Term Rentals
Questions of Fact Remain About Whether Subsequent Mortgagee Had Actual Notice of Improperly Recorded Mortgage
Inadequate Proof to Establish Title By Adverse Possession
Discontinuance of Earlier Foreclosure Action Did Not Toll Statute of Limitations
Contract Vendee Adequately Alleged Improper Rescission By Seller
Subsequent Purchaser Proteced Against Deed to Lender
This article focuses on a recent decision upholding a pipeline developer's exercise of eminent domain under New York law in National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. v. Schueckler.
Statute of Frauds Bars Lease Claim
Buildings Constitute Horizontal Multiple Dwelling
No Agreement to Renew
No Wrongful Eviction When Subtenant Remains On Premises
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
As consumers continue to shift purchasing and consumption habits in the aftermath of the pandemic, manufacturers are increasingly reliant on third-party logistics and warehousing to ensure their products timely reach the market.
UCC Sections 9406(d) and 9408(a) are one of the most powerful, yet least understood, sections of the Uniform Commercial Code. On their face, they appear to override anti-assignment provisions in agreements that would limit the grant of a security interest. But do these sections really work?
In 1987, a unanimous Court of Appeals reaffirmed the vitality of the "stranger to the deed" rule, which holds that if a grantor executes a deed to a grantee purporting to create an easement in a third party, the easement is invalid. Daniello v. Wagner, decided by the Second Department on November 29th, makes it clear that not all grantors (or their lawyers) have received the Court of Appeals' message, suggesting that the rule needs re-examination.
