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Social Media Influencer Fails to Stick the Landing: New York Cooperative Board Rejection

News outlets have reported that former gymnast Livvy Dunne’s application to purchase a NYC apartment once owned by Yankees legend Babe Ruth was rejected by the cooperative board.  Although the news was disappointing to the young social media influencer, such a decision was mostly likely a prudent one and not…

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Homeowners’ Associations in New York – The Basics and Non-Payment of Dues

Although they are not as prevalent in New York State as they are in other states, Homeowners’ Associations still exist here, and may raise significant legal issues for those who are members, as well as for the Association itself. The main reason that there are not as many Homeowners’ Associations…

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Recovery of Surplus Funds in New York – An Update

Longtime readers of this blog will remember several prior posts relating to the recovery of surplus funds in tax lien foreclosures.  The United States Supreme Court ruled in Tyler v. Hennepin County, Minnesota whether the government could keep surplus funds in tax lien foreclosures.  The ultimate ruling was that it…

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Who was the First to “Bite the Bullet?”: Simultaneous Death and Gene Hackman

Many of our readers may have been shocked to hear of the recent passing of acclaimed actor Gene Hackman.  Not because he was 95 at the time of his death, but due to the circumstances of “Jimmy ‘Popeye’ Doyle’s” death and the status of his family relationships.  The two-time Academy…

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Foreclosure Defense – Playing the Numbers Game

When our firm is retained by a new client whose property is in danger of being foreclosed, one of the first issues that needs to be determined relates to the equity in the property.  Equity can be defined as the net value of the property, once all liabilities are calculated. …

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