If you are a homebuyer seeking a mortgage and the house you contract for appraises for less than the actual contract price, you need to fully evaluate whether to waive the so-called appraisal gap. Waivers of appraisal typically occur in high demand real estate markets, where there are more buyers seeking homes than sellers listing…
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Enacted in April, Article 6-A of the Real Property Law has limited applicability right now in New York City. Other towns, cities, villages can opt-in (RPP 213) and when the statute applies, Section 216 provides: “216. Grounds for removal of tenants. 1. No landlord shall remove a fourteen of this article, or attempt such removal…
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By Elisabeth, Furat, Joseph and Matthew Europol’s Accountability: Tension Between Secrecy and Supervision This blogpost addresses the tension between effective policing and democratic oversight in the context of Europol’s extensive data collection used for ‘predictive policing’. This practice raises questions about the balance between security and individual privacy rights in the digital age. This blogpost…
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Fake Driver’s Licenses Can Look Very Good The Ithaca Police department is now charging VTL 509.6 for any forged or fake or fraudulent or fictitious driver’s license. This is whether the license is used or just possessed. Remember that this vehicle and traffic law (VTL) provision has no mental intent. In other words just having…
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In a decision that reiterated the need for there to be other than economic impacts to a property owner to serve as a basis for challenging the environmental review of a local law or ordinance, the Appellate Division affirmed the lower court dismissal of a challenge to a zoning amendment. In the case, Matter of…
Der kommenden Woche sehe ich mit einiger Aufgeregtheit entgegen. Das hat mehrere Gründe: Zum einen wird am Freitag mein neues Theaterstück „Ein Volksbürger“ uraufgeführt, mit Fabian Hinrichs in der Hauptrolle und unter der Regie von Nicola Hümpel von Nico and the Navigators. Es geht, wie schon beim „Volkskanzler“, um ein Szenario: Angenommen, es käme einer…
Law firms frequently insert arbitration clauses into their retainer agreements, and require arbitration of all claims concerning potential malpractice. In an unusual setting, the clients sue their attorneys for failing to tell them to basically do the same thing, Signature Cleaning Servs., Inc. v Grimaldi 2024 NY Slip Op 32966(U) August 23, 2024 Supreme Court,…
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Earlier this month, Vey Willetts LLP was successful at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (“HRTO”) in securing an award of almost $40,000 against a corporate respondent (and its owner) for firing a pregnant employee after 8 days of employment. The case in question The applicant in this case was employed as a cook with…
Introduction In 2016, these parties reported $43,773 as their total income on their jointly filed income tax return. In 2017, these parties reported $31,862 on their jointly filed income tax return. In 2018, these parties reported $74,693 as their total income on their joint filed income tax return. Yet during this marriage, the parties drove,…
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Trust between the EU and the UK is in short supply. This poses risks to British-European security relations, writes Gijs de Vries (LSE). As Brexit unfolds, three issues, in particular, may give rise to tensions: data protection, human rights, and external security cooperation. While the ink on the 2020 EU-UK Trade and Cooperation agreement…
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