Res Judicata: A Legal Blog

Pet Trust Primer

May 16, 2019

The ASPCA has a good “plain English” pet planning/pet trust primer on its website: https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/pet-planning/pet-trust-primer The ASPCA states in relevant part “Since there is one state in which a pet trust is not valid, and other states where enforcement is discretionary, it is advisable to set up a trust with …Read More

Highest NY State Court Finds Pancake House Had No Legal Standing To Grieve Real Estate Taxes

May 16, 2019

In the Matter of Larchmont Pancake House v. Board of Assessors, 2019 N.Y. Slip Op. 02441 (April 12, 2019), New York’s highest court found that the family business operating an International House of Pancakes franchise had no standing to grieve the real estate taxes because the petition improperly named the …Read More

Irvington Legalizes and Regulates Short-Term Rentals

May 9, 2019

On April 15, 2019, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Irvington (“Village”) in Westchester County, New York, adopted Local Law #7 of 2019 (“New Law”) amending the Village Zoning Code (“Code”) to permit short term rentals. The New Law adds the following definition of “Short-Term Rental” to the …Read More

Court Bails Out Shell Fisherman and Finds Town of Oyster Bay is in Hot Water for Issuing Summons in State-Owned Waters

May 2, 2019

In Murphy v. Town of Oyster Bay, et al., the New York State Appellate Division, Second Department, decided on April 17, 2019 that a man shell fishing was in waters owned by the State of New York and therefore, the citation issued by the Town of Oyster Bay was invalid. …Read More