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ADDRESSING ZOMBIE HOMES
Effective as of December 18, a new section 1392 of the real property actions and proceedings law has been enacted which authorizes local governments to commence judicial proceedings in courts of...
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CONSUMER VICTORY OVER FALSE ADVERTISING
"Bait and Switch" is a deceptive business act and practice.Castillo v. 189 Sunrise Hwy Auto LLC, NYLJ December 26, 2019, Date filed: 2019-12-13, Court: Appellate Term, Second Department, 2nd, 11th...
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ON FORMING A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN NEW YORK
Recently, it had been a struggle for myself and one of the corporate service to create a chamber of commerce pursuant to Section 1410 of the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law."Chamber of Commerce" is a...
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NEW RULES FOR 2020: 16 YEARS OLD CAN PRE-REGISTER TO VOTE
This was signed into law in January 2019 but became effective yesterday."BILL NUMBER: S1100SPONSOR: CARLUCCI TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to voterpre-registration...
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BROTHERS ESTABLISHED CONSTRUCTIVE TRUST DEFENSE IN HOUSING COURT
The family dispute among the siblings continues after the Mother has passed.Hampton v. Hampton, NYLJ January 02, 2020, Date filed: 2019-11-29, Court: Civil Court, Queens, Judge: Judge Julie Poley, Case...
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ON ADULT ADOPTIONS
Adult adoptions are not the same as establishing guardianship. Legal guardianship is intended to help safeguard and provide for an adult who cannot care for him or herself, making legal, financial, and...
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CUSTODY LITIGATION AND TEENAGERS
Matter of Rabinowich v Rabinowich, 2019 NY Slip Op 09271, Decided on December 24, 2019, Appellate Division, Second Department:"The mother and the father are the divorced parents of three children, the...
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ATTEMPT TO AVOID BROKER'S COMMISSION FAILS
Inbar Grp. Inc. v. St. Mark's World Inc., NYLJ January 07, 2020, Date filed: 2019-12-05, Court: Supreme Court, New York, Judge: Justice David Cohen, Case Number: 653565/2016:"Plaintiff’s motion is...
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EVICTION OF SENIOR CITIZEN/HOARDER FROM CO-OP
The building involved is one of the Lincoln Towers residential buildings by Lincoln Center. The unit must be at least $500K value with maintenance charges of over $1200 a month. This is a sad story...
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BE A STUDENT MENTOR - NASSAU COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
Attorneys act as mentors to middle school students selected by guidance counselors, meeting with them on school premises twice monthly for 45 minutes during the school year. The one-on-one program...
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ON PARTITION OF REAL PROPERTY
In this case, a federal court addresses New York State law on partition of real propertyChasewood v. Kay, NYLJ January 10, Date filed: 2020-01-06, Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of...
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NO RELIGIOUS DIVORCE REQUIRED IN SECULAR MARRIAGE ABSENT EXPRESS AGREEMENT
The parties had a secular marriage. Can a husband force his wife to get a religious divorce when she never agreed to do so? Here are the facts:"Following the execution of the Financial Stipulation, the...
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LAP
The New York State Bar Association and other local Bar Associations offer a Lawyer Assistance Program (LAP), which provides education and confidential assistance to lawyers, judges, law school...
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A MARRIAGE STORY
This case has a few twists and turns; the most significant one being that, through no fault of either party, the marital portion of a pension was incorrectly calculated by the plan, requiring the court...
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A PRO SE HOMEOWNER SUCCEEDS ON APPEAL AGAINST THE BANK
In fact, the same homeowner had a similar issue in a Florida action and succeeded to have the foreclosure dismissed pro se. See Elsman v. HSBC Bank USA, 182 So.3d 770, 771 (Fla. 5th DCA 2015). However,...
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