Fraudulent Concealment and the Caveat Emptor Doctrine
- Jul 10 2023
By: Jeffrey M. Haber On October 8, 1971, ABC aired an episode of The Brady Bunch, titled “The Wheeler-Dealer”. In the episode, Greg gets his driver’s license and wants to …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber On October 8, 1971, ABC aired an episode of The Brady Bunch, titled “The Wheeler-Dealer”. In the episode, Greg gets his driver’s license and wants to …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber The statute of frauds provides that “[a] contract for the . . . the sale, of any real property, or an interest therein, is void unless …
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Recognizing the “continuing restrictions on the filing and prosecution of foreclosure matters in New York State arising during the course of the COVID-19 public health emergency,” on June 23, 2020, …
As noted on numerous occasions in this BLOG, the New York State Legislature has responded to the residential foreclosure crisis by promulgating a series of rules designed to protect residential …
It is an accepted principal of contract interpretation that “when parties set down their agreement in a clear, complete document, their writing should be enforced according to its terms.” Vermont …