INSIGHTS | By: Craig H. Handler | June 20, 2019
It is not uncommon for one or more unmarried individuals to acquire real property together. Sometimes, the property is acquired through inheritance, or perhaps the parties purchased the property for investment purposes. Either way, what happens when the co-owners can...
INSIGHTS | By: Reza Ebrahimi | February 22, 2019
It’s almost spring, the traditional start of the homebuying season. Buying a house requires a lot of time and effort. These “5 Home-Buying Hacks” can help make the process manageable and guide you to make the best decisions...
INSIGHTS | By: | April 24, 2018
The Appellate Division, Second Department recently issued an interesting decision concerning brokerage commissions in Regency Homes Realty Group, Inc. v. Leo and Laura, LLC, 155 A.D.3d 1075, 1077 (2d Dept. 2017). The case illustrates that, although a brokerage...
INSIGHTS | By: Craig H. Handler | April 23, 2018
One of the occupational hazards faced by brokers is the fight to recover a commission after a transaction has been successfully completed. When a seller or landlord fails to pay the broker’s fee, the New York Real Property Law and, under some circumstances, the...
INSIGHTS | By: Christopher D. Kelley | August 15, 2017
Adverse Possession is when a person makes a claim to real property not based on buying it or receiving a deed for it but because they have possessed or occupied the property in a manner adverse to the true owner. The concept, dating back in English history, is that a...
INSIGHTS | By: Kathryn Dalli | October 15, 2015
If you own a home within the Town of Southampton and want to rent your home, whether it be annually, seasonally or monthly, it is imperative that you apply for and obtain a rental permit from the Town. If you already have rented your home without having obtained a...
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT | August 10, 2015
Senior partner David Dubin along with associate Alexandra Halsey Storch volunteered their legal services to three residents of the Town of Southampton in connection with Southampton’s affordable housing program. The attorneys have been representing the soon to...
INSIGHTS | By: Bryan C. Van Cott | December 2, 2014
Since 1998, New York’s Tax Law § 1449-aa et seq. has allowed the five East End towns to impose upon buyers of certain real estate in those towns a 2% real estate transfer tax (the “Peconic Bay real estate transfer tax”) in order to fund the Peconic Bay region...