Legal-Advocacy
BARRISTER'S BRIEFING: Contractual Agreements: Binding Parties and Termination
Real estate transactions begin and end with contracts. Lots and lots of contracts. This month, I’m going to address
Recent DOS Decisions and New Legislation Affecting New York Real Estate Licensees and the Industry
The legislative and judicial landscape continues to change for New York real estate licensees and the entire real estate industry.
LEGAL CORNER: Oh No, It’s Tax Season Again! A Review of Important Tax Deductions in Real Estate
It’s that time of the year again—tax season! It is an important time of the year to revisit
BARRISTER'S BRIEFING: Love Letters Redux: Discrimination, First Amendment Rights and the Future
Back in November 2020 I authored an article regarding buyers sending personal letters, otherwise known as “love letters” to sellers.
LEGAL CORNER: The Security Deposit and Landlord’s Obligation to Mitigate Damages Under the 2019 HSTPA
In a recent decision, 14 East 4th Street Unit 509 LLC v. Toporek [see https://bit.ly/339BzL5], the Appellate
BARRISTER'S BRIEFING: REALTOR® Trademark Usage: Just Use It (Correctly)
As members of HGAR, you are a REALTOR®. That REALTOR® mark signifies a member’s commitment to protecting clients, the
LEGAL CORNER: Broker’s Duty to Supervise: Changes in Light of the New Housing Discrimination Legislation
On Dec. 21, 2021, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed expansive new legislation contained in nine bills aimed to combat housing discrimination
BARRISTER'S BRIEFING: Refresher on 2021 Regulatory Changes Impacting Real Estate
Happy New Year!! I hope this month’s article finds everyone well and reenergized for 2022. As we return to
LEGAL CORNER: Discrimination Cases from Newsday’s ‘LI Divided’ Finally Making Their Way Through the System
It has been over two years, Nov. 17, 2019, since Newsday published its comprehensive and devastating investigative report entitled “Long
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: December Legislative Update
The end of the legislative year in Washington D.C. is at hand and as of this writing Congress passed
BARRISTER'S BRIEFING: ‘Stand Up and Deliver’: Cooperation, Courtesy and The Code Of Ethics
Brian Levine, Esq. (Editor’s Note: Part two of a two-part series) In the first part of my “Stand and
LEGAL CORNER: Court Decisions Regarding ‘Time of the Essence,’ ‘Reasonable Time,’ Retaining the Down Payment in Transactions
In connection with every real estate transaction in New York, real estate attorneys and real estate agents discuss with their