The amended Property Condition Disclosure Act deleted the $500 seller credit and added 7 questions to the PCDS about flooding., effective March 20, 2024. The original PCDA was enacted in 2002. Its terms will be described in detail. Downstate and Upstate practice will be noted. The common law of caveat emptor and cases will be discussed. Many questions … Continued

PCDA Amended and Flood Disclosure in Co-op Leases

Matrimonial Law provides a step-by-step overview for the practitioner handling a basic matrimonial case. New attorneys will benefit from the concise discussion of the fundamentals and experienced practitioners will benefit from numerous practice tips.

A master class in drafting civil-litigation documents, this publication pulls together 46 in-depth columns from the NYSBA Journal dedicated to every facet and issue of legal drafting.

This practice guide examines the two most common forms of alternative dispute resolution by providing examples of both processes, explaining their differences, and offering useful practice tips on navigating the arbitration and mediation processes.

The Committee on Legislation oversees the Section’s efforts to follow and provide Section input regarding proposed legislation affecting real property. The Committee coordinates its activities with the NYSBA’s Governmental Relations Office to keep track of real property legislation and provide memoranda to the Legislature and appropriate government officials from Section Committees; and, in some instances, … Continued

Since March 1, 2002, R.P.L. § 462(1) of the Property Condition Disclosure Act (Article 14) (PCDA)1 has provided that a seller of residential real property shall deliver to the buyer or the buyer’s agent a Property Condition Disclosure Statement (PCDS), making representations by the seller in answer to 48 questions, in a form set forth … Continued

A new real estate law goes into effect today, bringing with it major changes that remove the option to give the buyer a $500 credit at closing instead of filling out the property disclosure form. The amendments of the real property law also add new questions for sellers to answer on flood risk and flood … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Confidences, insurance Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #716 – 03/03/1999 (12/12a-98) Topic:        Lawyer’s submission of client billing records to outside auditor employed by insur-ance company. Digest:       A lawyer representing an insured may not submit legal bills to an independent audit company employed by the insurance carrier without the consent of … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #555 – 01/17/1984 ( 23-83) existing clients, former clients, confidences, conflict of interests, client consent, duty of lawyer, employment, representing, witnesses Topic: Confidential communications as between joint clients Digest: Lawyer may not disclose to one joint client confidential communications from other joint client relating to … Continued