Real Estate Law News and Insights

Help, I Can’t Comply With The Zoning Resolution! No Worries, Seek A Variance

Published: Mar 28, 2023
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Bad news and ... great news! Your rich Aunt Rose just passed away, but she has left you a 3,000 square foot vacant lot in Brooklyn! The property is transferred over to you (along with the real estate taxes), and you hire an architect to determine what building you can...

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Common Insurance Coverage Exclusions

Published: Mar 11, 2023
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The insurance company bears the burden to establish the applicability of any exclusion. Insurance policies limit coverage through the use of exclusions written into the policy. The insurer bears the burden to establish the applicability of any exclusion. Expected or Intended Injury Exclusion (a) in the standard CGL policy excludes...

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Mayor Signs Executive Directive To Streamline And Accelerate Housing Production In Los Angeles

Published: Nov 22, 2022
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On Nov. 8, 2023, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signed Executive Directive No. 7, which aims to streamline and accelerate housing production in Los Angeles. Bass stated in a press release: "I am taking action to make living in Los Angeles more affordable by signing this executive directive to incentivize...

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