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Twomey Latham’s attorneys routinely appear before the zoning, planning, and town boards of the various towns and villages on Long Island. This representation has included that before Suffolk County’s East End towns and villages, including Southampton, East Hampton, Shelter Island, Southold and Riverhead.
Typical cases involve subdivision approvals, site plan applications, new facility site plans, variances, special permits, zoning code amendments, and the development of master plans for municipalities.The firm is experienced with resolving the many issues that can stall or cancel development plans, including:
The firm has assisted developers on substantial commercial projects in the middle of urban areas as well as in suburban and rural settings. In the course of obtaining approvals for these major projects, the firm actively assists in the preparation of environmental impact statements and architectural review. The firm also represents municipalities and intervenors in applying principles of land use planning environmental impact assessment, as well as in providing critical analysis of development plans both large and small.
Our Long Island land use and zoning attorneys focus on providing clients in-depth knowledge of our diverse range of practice areas.
LIVE YOUR COR FOUNDATION and DANA BARRETT STRONG partnered to organize an annual beach cleanup honoring Cory Hubbard and Dana Barrett, promoting environmental preservation, community involvement, and charitable support. The event encourages teamwork and positive action. Westhampton’s Inlet2Inlet Beach Clean-up proved to be a huge success as Jacqueline Hubbard and the firm team cleaned up […]
***PROPERTY SCAM ALERT*** Local Police Departments are warning real estate agencies, realtors, brokers, attorneys, and property owners about a significant increase in reports of attempted real estate fraud. The typical scenario is that someone claiming to be the legal owner of a piece of property reaches out to a real estate agent/broker to sell the property, […]
Changes to the Town of East Hampton’s town code regarding certificates of occupancy (CO) went into effect on January 1, 2024. The amended town code requires that an updated CO be obtained before the property is transferred to the seller. While that may seem easy enough, there are still questions as to who is responsible […]
Through my practice in real estate and land use on the East End of Long Island over the last 42 years, primarily in the Towns of East Hampton and Southampton and their respective incorporated Villages (commonly known as “the Hamptons”) I have come to realize that there are recurring land use issues in the context […]
In July 2019, the rental laws in New York were significantly changed. Following are 2 important changes: 1.) A landlord who fails to return a security deposit within 14 days of the expiration of the lease term forfeits his/her right to retain any portion of the deposit regardless of whether there may be any […]
In a landmark decision from the Appellate Division Second Department, Partner, Christopher Kelley achieved a winning result for our client establishing in a case of first impression who really is a “stranger” when considering the “Stranger To The Deed rule.” The “stranger to the deed rule” holds that when a grantor executes a deed that […]
John Shea is a Senior Partner with the firm practicing in the areas of commercial litigation, corporate counseling, real estate transactions and development, environmental law, construction contracts and litigation, and estate planning for high net worth individuals. He has Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating for attorneys (AV Preeminent), and has been recognized by Martindale as one of […]
In a sweeping 12 page decision the Suffolk County Supreme Court has invalidated a controversial Village Law that was challenged by the Hedges Inn. The law, enacted in 2018 prohibited local inns, such as the Hedges Inn, which are pre-existing non-conforming uses in residential zones, from holding outdoor tented events. That year, in a […]
Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo, LLP has announced that Martha Reichert has joined the Firm as an Associate. Ms. Reichert concentrates her practice in real estate and land use. She has extensive experience appearing before municipal and regulatory boards throughout eastern Long Island. Prior to joining the Firm, she had her own practice, […]
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