Recent Publications - Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use
February 2, 2023 |
New Jersey presents a particular challenge for multifamily owners and managers. Unlike New York City, which has clearcut laws governing rent control, New Jersey has more than 100 municipalities, each with its own rent control ordinances. Multifamily purchasers and managers can unknowingly violate the ordinances unless they are aware of the requirements.
These municipal rent
Read MoreJanuary 5, 2023 | |
Here is what we cover in this issue of The Title Reporter: A Legal Update for the Title Insurance Industry
- A federal district court in New York granted summary judgment in favor of a title insurance company and its affiliate in a case alleging that they breached their fiduciary duty and engaged in deceptive
October 11, 2022 | |
Here is what we cover in this issue of The Title Reporter: A Legal Update for the Title Insurance Industry
- A federal district court in New York has rejected a lawsuit filed by insureds under a title insurance policy demanding indemnification for the ostensible diminution in their insured property’s value stemming from an
July 28, 2022 |
Michael Heller’s, Peter McNamara’s and Matt Spero’s Spring issue of the Title Insurance Reporter was published in the Real Estate Finance Journal.
The authors discuss recent court decisions of note involving title insurance.
Read the full column here.
Read MoreJuly 6, 2022 | |
Here is what we cover in this issue of The Title Reporter: A Legal Update for the Title Insurance Industry
- An appellate court in New York has ruled that an exclusion in a title insurance policy precluded coverage of a claim asserted by the policyholders.
- A federal district court in Illinois has rejected
April 22, 2022 |
Michael Heller’s, Peter McNamara’s and Matt Spero’s Winter issue of the Title Insurance Reporter was published in the Real Estate Finance Journal.
The authors discuss recent court decisions of note involving title insurance.
Read the full column here.
Read MoreApril 7, 2022 | |
Here is what we cover in this issue of The Title Reporter: A Legal Update for the Title Insurance Industry:
- A federal district court in Montana has ruled that a conveyance of property by policyholders under a title insurance policy to trusts was a voluntary conveyance to “a separate and distinct entity” and that,
January 10, 2022 | |
Here is what we cover in this issue of The Title Reporter: A Legal Update for the Title Insurance Industry:
- A Delaware trial court has ruled that plaintiffs suing a title insurer for breach of a title insurance policy would not be able to present damages evidence on lost wages, carrying costs, lost opportunity
January 4, 2022 |
Michael Heller Peter McNamara and Matthew Spero published the article, “A Legal Update for the Title Insurance Industry,” in the Winter 2021 issue of Real Estate Finance Journal.
The authors discuss five recent court decisions of note involving title insurance.
Read MoreOctober 15, 2020 | |
David Leno, Peter McNamara, Matthew Spero, and Michael Heller published the article “Title Insurance Coverage And Easement Disputes: Case Update” in Mealey’s Emerging Insurance Disputes.
Courts have issued several important decisions recently in cases involving title insurance coverage and easement disputes. In this article, the authors discuss a New York court decision resolving whether a
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