LIEB BLOG

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 a...

Andrew Lieb shares some highlights of the extraordinary changes in the law that control the sales, rentals and litigation landscape of real ...

LLCs still offer many advantages in real estate ownership, but anonymity isn't one of them. Andrew Lieb, Esq. shares the latest updat...

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 co...

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 k...

When you shoot the messenger, don’t miss. One month ago, the Legally Speaking column “ The End of Prepaid Seasonal Rentals ” hit, and real e...

Landlords in the Hamptons have traditionally demanded prepaid rent from tenants on seasonal rentals. If you rented your property for a three...

B uying and selling real estate is both fun and frustrating. The process seems simple but takes forever. The terminology sounds familiar but...

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 c...

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 applicat...

State requires businesses to give annual training sessions to safeguard their workplace. ALERT: New section 201-g of the New York State Lab...

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 fo...

Not every business can landscape the luxurious real estate on the East End. It takes a test, some fees, and possibly multiple hours of conti...

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. C o...

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. Rea...

You rented your Hamptons’ summer home for serenity, but your neighbor apparently rented his to throw parties. Your idea of perfection is ou...

Andrew Lieb Esq., shares the top 5 real estate laws of 2017 in Behind The Hedges. 

Imagine finding your dream house, touring the house, negotiating for the house and then getting an accepted offer on the house. Imagine atte...

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 dolla...

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 ...