In a dispute over an insurance broker's failure to procure insurance, the broker filed a motion for summary judgment arguing that even if insurance had been obtained, it would not have covered the property owner's (Tuttle Yick's client) claimed damages from a leaking pipe. Alex Banzhaf of Tuttle Yick successfully argued that...
Tuttle Yick Wins RPAPL 881 Action for East New York Development
Eli Raider and the Tuttle Yick team successfully represented the developer of a state-of-the-art women’s shelter in Brooklyn in a Real Property and Proceedings Law § 881 special proceeding against a neighboring property owner. After an evidentiary hearing, the Court awarded twenty-four (24) months of access to the neighboring property without a...
Tuttle Yick Wins a First Department Appeal of an RPAPL 881 Proceeding for a Chelsea Development
Eli Raider and the Tuttle Yick team successfully overturned in the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department, a Supreme Court order under Real Property and Proceedings Law § 881 wrongfully denying its client’s access to a neighboring property owner’s land to install, maintain, and remove temporary protections on the neighboring property in connection...
Appellate Victory for Client Jazz at Lincoln Center
In a complete victory for nonprofit Jazz at Lincoln Center, the First Department, Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, unanimously affirmed in part and reversed in part the trial court's summary judgment decision in connection with a dispute over a 2015 construction project. In siding with Jazz, the First...
Tuttle Yick wins RPAPL 881 Actions for Crown Heights Development
Tuttle Yick, led by Eli Raider, represented a real estate developer in a dispute with three neighboring property owners in Brooklyn. Our team commenced a Real Property and Proceedings Law § 881 special proceeding against all three neighboring property owners, which resulted in obtaining quickly two favorable license agreements and a court...
Tuttle Yick Client Developer Prevails in RPAPL §881 Claim
In October 2022, Tuttle Yick, led by Eli Raider, defended a residential real estate developer in a dispute with a neighboring property owner in the New York Supreme Court in Manhattan. The developer defeated the neighbor's request for a temporary restraining order (seeking to halt the project) and obtained a license to...
Tuttle Yick Client Prevails in First Department Appeal
The Appellate Division, First Department, of the New York Supreme Court, granted Tuttle Yick's client a complete victory and reversed the trial court on appeal. The First Department held that the trial court misapplied Section 404(b) of the CPLR when it summarily determined a petition to determine trust authority without providing the...