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Use Variance for a Crematory at an Existing Cemetery

February 8, 2019

In the Matter of White Plains Rural Cemetery Association v. City of White Plains, decided January 30, 2019, the Appellate Division, Second Department, affirmed the lower court decision to annul a determination of the City of White Plains Zoning Board of Appeals denying a use variance for a crematory at …Read More

Village of Dobbs Ferry ZBA’s Excessive Dissimilarity Decision Upheld

February 8, 2019

In Matter of Livingston Development Group v. Village of Dobbs Ferry, decided January 16, 2019, the Appellate Division, Second Department, reversed the Supreme Court and upheld the Village of Dobbs Ferry Zoning Board of Appeals’ decision that the petitioner’s two proposed six-unit multi-family buildings were excessively dissimilar to the character …Read More

Owners of Public Horse Farms

February 8, 2019

Owners of horse farms which are open to the public should be reminded of New York General Obligations Law Article 18-B, enacted January 6, 2017. Said law imposes specific responsibilities on the horse farm owner such as trail signage, employee training, warning signs, preventing reasonably foreseeable risks, etc. A copy …Read More

How Can Real Estate Investors Benefit from a Qualified Opportunity Fund?

February 5, 2019

According to the Internal Revenue Service, a Qualified Opportunity Fund is an investment vehicle that is set up as either a partnership or corporation for investing in eligible property that is located in a Qualified Opportunity Zone. An Opportunity Zone is an economic development tool. Opportunity Zones are designed to …Read More

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