This article covers developments regarding important questions New York courts have been asked to address, respecting three significant legal issues, affecting the rights and obligations of builder-vendors vis à vis purchaser-vendees of “new home” condominium and co-op residential construction. In this article, the authors, whose first jointly written article on new home construction was published Full Article…
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Choosing Between Multiple Home Offers
Purchases and Sales have increased in the last few weeks and the Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. transactional team is here for it! In fact, several of our selling clients have received multiple offers on their properties, and here are a few tips on navigating through this choice. Although it is tempting to go with the Full Article…
Limited Liability Company Transparency Act
On June 20, 2023, The New York legislature passed a bill called the LLC Transparency Act which would require the beneficial owners of limited liability companies (“LLC”) to disclose their identities. This disclosure of information could then be found in a newly created, public searchable database maintained by New York’s secretary of state. Governor Hochul Full Article…
Purchasing a Cooperative Unit in a Trust
Purchasing a cooperative (“Co-op”) unit in the name of a Trust has become more and more frequent in recent years. For a long time, many co-ops would not approve trust ownership. However, several co-ops have come to an understanding that if the proper protections are put in place, a trust does not have to pose Full Article…
Understanding the Limited Liability Transparency Act
On June 20, 2023, the New York State Assembly passed amendments to the LLC Transparency Act amending sections of New York’s Limited Liability Company Law to require the disclosure of information relating to the beneficial owners of a limited liability company registered or qualified to do business in New York. The amendments take effect one year Full Article…
Changes to the Peconic Bay Tax
The five East End towns of the Peconic Bay Region in Suffolk County, New York are East Hampton, Shelter Island, Southampton, Riverhead, and Southold. When purchasing a home in this region, a purchaser will pay a one-time transfer tax called the Peconic Bay Region Community Preservation Fund (or CPF), (“Peconic Bay Tax”). Up until recently, the Full Article…
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. Swiftly Overcomes Obstacles to Property Sale Posed by Architectural Designer
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. successfully represented an owner of vacant property in Sag Harbor in persuading the client’s former architectural designer to cease making meritless objections to the client’s efforts to sell the property. The client had previously retained the designer to design plans for construction of a single-family house on the property. However, the Full Article…
Miracle Lawyering, Strategizing And A Bit Of Luck Allows Client To Buy Dream Home After It Being In Probate And No Contract Signed While Being Sued By Purchaser of Existing Home For Damages, Breach of contract And Failing To Close
The client came to Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. in an impossible situation. The client’s wife was 7th months pregnant during the height of COVID. She was not moving and the client’s dream home was not only not for sale but in probate without any indication as to who had the authority to sell. To make Full Article…
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