As a follow-up to their previous article published almost 15 years ago, authors Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman discuss the law of equitable subrogation including many of the possible consequences from this doctrine in foreclosure practice. Almost 15 years ago, we authored “Split Between Departments Muddies Subrogation Doctrine” on this very page and this Full Article…
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Avoiding Usury: Determining the Maximum Interest That Can Be Legally Charged
Adam Leitman Bailey, Dov Treiman, and Danny Ramrattan discuss the limited applicability of usury defenses. They write: “In all, this area of the law is deceptively simple and the resolution of any case will require a close examination of the intricacies of the particular matter.” New York imposes two separate rates for determining usury, a Full Article…
Permissive Encroachments Under Post-2008 Adverse Possession Law
Adam Leitman Bailey and John Desiderio discuss how New York Courts are interpreting the way in which RPAPL §543 (Adverse possession; how affected by acts across a boundary line), enacted in 2008 as a new addition to RPAPL Article 5 (Adverse Possession), has changed the law of adverse possession from what it was pre-2008. In Full Article…
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