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What is a Fiduciary and What Should you Expect?

In this age of ultra-competitive, make a buck at any price advisers, we have lost our focus upon what a good “fiduciary” should be providing to their real estate, mortgage, estate, insurance and other types of recommendations. What is it that you should expect from your broker or salesman when…

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Why no Property Disclosure Statement in New York?

For years most attorneys representing sellers of real estate in New York State have been counseling not to complete a Property Disclosure Statement. This recent case is an example of why, in New York, the Property Condition Disclosure Statements (PCDS) can cause trouble. Sellers in New York are required to…

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If your thinking Rockland County, Pearl River–NYTimes article of the Life and Times.

So your thinking of living in Pearl River, Rockland County. Originally called Muddy Brook, the town was renamed in around 1870 after a resident said he had discovered pearls in mussels from the waterway. The community boasts wonderful people, active community involvement and modestly priced homes. Read a recent New…

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Tools to Grieve your Taxes Exist– the Government Provides Them in Dutchess County, New York.

Real Property Taxes are at the front of everyone’s mind these days because property values in New York have declined so dramatically. Did you know that the tools to grieve your taxes are often right at your finger tips. For example, in Dutchess County, the Real Property Tax Service Agency’s…

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New York’s Seizure of Private Land for Public Good?

Last month, the New York Court of Appeals ruled that the state of New York may legally seize private land for private developers use. In the 6-1 decision, the court allowed the seizure of a 22-acre plot located in downtown Brooklyn – effectively allowing the Atlantic Yards Project to proceed…

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Unintended Results of New York’s New Power of Attorney Forms.

I get calls every week from family members concerned that another family member might be abusing a power of attorney issued by an elderly or infirm client. We take these concerned calls very seriously, as did the New York State Legislature, who recently amended the General Obligations Law relating to…

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Restraining Notices and New York State Bank Accounts Exempt Income Protection Act (EIPA).

You owe some money on a debt, the creditor gets a judgment against you, and suddenly, your checking account is frozen by a restraining notice. That scenario is all too common, especially when we all live in a large metropolitan neighborhood, change addresses often, and sometimes don’t get copies of…