Everyone is in the Hamptons this summer. Tenants fled here in March. They are staying even after they were supposed to go back to the city at the end of their lease terms. Unfortunately, tenants have unilaterally elected to illegally holdover in their former rentals because it's not just more beautiful here, it's safer....
Showing posts with label Dan's Papers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dan's Papers. Show all posts
Monday, June 29, 2020
Thursday, January 02, 2020
Andrew Lieb shares some highlights of the extraordinary changes in the law that control the sales, rentals and litigation landscape of real estate. This is a must read for real estate professionals, homeowners, landlords and tenants.
Read the full article published in Behind The Hedges here. ...
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
LLCs still offer many advantages in real estate ownership, but anonymity isn't one of them.
Andrew Lieb, Esq. shares the latest updates with the law here.
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Did you know that if a buyer’s contract of sale is dated within 90 days of the seller’s deed, the buyer may not be able to get a mortgage commitment? Underwriters at mortgage lenders have policies against issuing loans when the dates between the prior deed and the current contract of sale are too close in time.
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Tuesday, September 03, 2019
Just because someone passed the bar exam and is licensed by the state doesn’t mean that person is good at their job. Here are five ways to know if your lawyer is simply terrible, which you can tell even if you aren’t a lawyer with the know-how to evaluate legal work.
Read the full article by Andrew Lieb, Esq in Dan's...
Monday, August 12, 2019
When you shoot the messenger, don’t miss.One month ago, the Legally Speaking column “The End of Prepaid Seasonal Rentals” hit, and real estate brokers have been reaching out ever since. The article explained that the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 prohibits prepaid seasonal rentals and requires that...
Monday, July 15, 2019
Landlords in the Hamptons have traditionally demanded prepaid rent from tenants on seasonal rentals. If you rented your property for a three-month term, say from July to October, on lease signing, you’d traditionally demand that the tenant provide you with a check for the entire period’s rental fees together with an executed...
Monday, February 18, 2019
Buying and selling real estate is both fun and frustrating. The process seems simple but takes forever. The terminology sounds familiar but is misunderstood. All too often buyers and sellers feel hoodwinked by a shyster, but that is far from what is occurring. The truth is that real estate closings are really complicated...
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
A lawsuit is not what you see on TV. On TV, a lawsuit is won by an attorney marching into court with a grand display of showmanship and a cunning tongue. The TV judge hearing the case makes a spot decision and it’s all over and decided before the final commercial break. In reality, a civil litigation takes years and is...
Monday, October 22, 2018
There are a ton of steps that you need to go through before your grand opening. You need to buy or rent space, make permit / zoning applications, renovate the space, enter into a ton of contracts, establishing an entity, creating banking relationships, enlist a credit card processor, hire staff, train that staff, establish...
Friday, October 19, 2018
State requires businesses to give annual training sessions to safeguard their workplace.
ALERT: New section 201-g of the New York State Labor Law provides that “sexual harassment prevention training shall be provided to all employees on an annual basis.”
Read the full article by Andrew Lieb, Esq. here.
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Tuesday, August 14, 2018
As of right land use is the dimensional and physical limits that a town or village permits on a given parcel of property and which is set forth within a given town’s or village’s municipal code. Municipal codes throughout the East End can be found at ecode360.com and should be fully analyzed for as of right uses...
Monday, July 30, 2018
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Not every business can landscape the luxurious real estate on the East End. It takes a test, some fees, and possibly multiple hours of continuing education to be permitted to manicure our yards, install our swimming pools and nestle our homes within shrubs and trees. We are serious about our landscapes on the East End.
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Monday, July 09, 2018
You have your property, and now you’re thinking about what more you can build. If you’re near tidal wetlands, there is much to consider. Construction on tidal wetlands is often disallowed, there are three permits required, the applicant needs competent representation and most importantly, a lot of patience.
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Monday, July 02, 2018
How Much Will Upgrading to a New Home Actually Run You?
Andrew Lieb, Esq. explains the true cost of moving on up in Dan's Papers. Read the full article here.&nb...
Monday, June 25, 2018
You rented your Hamptons’ summer home for serenity, but your neighbor apparently rented his to throw parties. Your idea of perfection is outdoor lunch with some nice background music and perhaps a nap on the hammock or reading a book. Your neighbor clearly likes drinking with a DJ and loud dance parties. You are just incompatible...
Tuesday, January 02, 2018
Andrew Lieb Esq., shares the top 5 real estate laws of 2017 in Behind The Hedges.&nb...
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Imagine finding your dream house, touring the house, negotiating for the house and then getting an accepted offer on the house. Imagine attending a closing and receiving the keys. Imagine moving into your new house and making it your home.Fast forward a few years.Imagine coming home from a hectic day only to find a ticket...
Tuesday, August 08, 2017
A good attorney should save you tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of dollars by doing their job right. So why does saving a thousand dollars drive selecting one attorney over another for representation?
Andrew Matthew Lieb shares a list of 5 questions that you should ask when selecting your attorney.
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Monday, July 24, 2017
Just because it’s silent doesn’t mean it isn’t there. Did you know that the state of New York provides residential tenants with many rights that supersede even the most grueling landlord-favorable lease terms?
Andrew Lieb, Esq. shares the top ten tenants' rights that should be fully understood by landlords,...
