http://www.newyorkrealestatelawyerblog.com/ Published By Klose & Associates en-us 2010-03-13T11:32:11-05:00 http://www.newyorkrealestatelawyerblog.com/2010/03/what_is_a_planning_board_in_ne.html Planning Boards play an important role in shaping how our community will look, feel, act and react. In a very real sense, the Planning Board is charged with overseeing the “orderly” development of real property, and in the process shaping... Real Estate Hints and Help Peter Klose 2010-03-13T11:32:11-05:00 http://www.newyorkrealestatelawyerblog.com/2010/03/what_is_a_public_adjuster_and.html Fire quickly causes tragedy, but don't let the aftermath cause further tragedy. All of us have been touched by the trauma and tragedy of a structure burning, all of our life long possessions up in smoke. If the house has... Real Estate Hints and Help Peter Klose 2010-03-11T11:17:31-05:00 http://www.newyorkrealestatelawyerblog.com/2010/03/searching_for_information_on_n.html You are are sitting up late one night, thinking that your neigbor's new fence is located on your property. You type in the search term fence and property into a search engine like Google or Yahoo! and 2.5 million returns... General Interest Peter Klose 2010-03-06T10:55:09-05:00 http://www.newyorkrealestatelawyerblog.com/2010/02/what_is_a_fiduciary_and_what_s.html 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... General Interest Peter Klose 2010-02-22T11:35:46-05:00 http://www.newyorkrealestatelawyerblog.com/2010/01/legal_malpractice_after_the_cl.html Two parties settle a long running dispute, then one become disenchanted, can that party sue her attorney for negligence in "forcing" a settlement. There are all sorts of ramifications, both for the clients and their attorneys. Here's one case. In... Lawyers and Legal Malpractice Peter Klose 2010-01-29T09:41:24-05:00 http://www.newyorkrealestatelawyerblog.com/2010/01/more_on_the_recent_power_of_at.html As reported in prior entries on this blog, corporate, real estate, and estate planning attorneys in New York are concerned about the ramifications of the new Power of Attorney laws. The New York Law Journal published a recent article discussing... General Interest Peter Klose 2010-01-25T13:27:43-05:00 http://www.newyorkrealestatelawyerblog.com/2010/01/why_no_property_disclosure_sta.html 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)... Real Estate Hints and Help Peter Klose 2010-01-24T14:37:41-05:00 http://www.newyorkrealestatelawyerblog.com/2010/01/if_your_thinking_rockland_coun.html 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... General Interest Peter Klose 2010-01-20T14:26:01-05:00 http://www.newyorkrealestatelawyerblog.com/2010/01/sometimes_a_lawyer_needs_to_th_1.html I saw this in a Texas case recently. On November 23, 2009, a lawyer filed a property litigation alleging that his neighbor, a Church Cathedral was a private and public nuisance because they essentially operated church-sponsored services for homeless people.... General Interest Peter Klose 2010-01-18T13:34:26-05:00 http://www.newyorkrealestatelawyerblog.com/2010/01/rules_to_clarify_cost_of_mortg.html As of January 1, 2010, the federal government will enforce rules that require mortgage lenders and brokers to prepare a three-page ‘Good Faith Estimate’ report that provide home loan estimates to consumers. Implemented by the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act... Real Estate Hints and Help Peter Klose 2010-01-14T11:10:12-05:00