Real Estate Law News and Insights

In the continuing effort by New York City to protect the privacy of New Yorkers,1 on April 29, 2021, the New York City Council passed Proposed Int. No. 1760-A, a new bill that will take effect this summer unless vetoed by the City's Mayor.  Assuming it passes into law, the "Tenant Data...

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Most people involved in real estate have heard the phrase "caveat emptor" or "buyer beware." There are risks inherent in purchasing property: unseen structural flaws, hidden environmental contamination, and other unsuitable conditions that won't be advertised on a broker's website.  Buyers are not expected to purchase blindly—even the least sophisticated...

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On June 29, 2021, the Supreme Court denied an application by a group of real estate agents and associations to lift the eviction moratorium issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the "CDC"). Originally issued on September 4, 2020, the CDC's order temporarily banned evictions of residential tenants...

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