Matrix Investment Group v. Two Trees Farm, Index No. 604384/2016 (2016): Supreme Court dismisses purchaser’s claim for refund of $1,000,000 downpayment
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Suites in Boca
Suites in Boca v. Sandbar North, LLC, Index No. 604212/2016 (2016): Supreme Court dismisses $26 million specific performance action brought by prospective purchaser who never received signed contract
Zupa v. Keitt
Zupa v. Keitt, 84 A.D.3d 792 (App.Div., 2nd Dep’t 2011); Zupa v. Paradise Point Assn.., 31 A.D.3d 538 (App.Div., 2nd Dep’t 2006); and Paradise Point Assn., Inc. v. Zupa, 22 A.D.3d 818 (App.Div., 2nd Dep’t 2005) – Series of cases involving a homeowner association’s deeded and riparian rights and prescriptive easements over a private landowner’s property.
Chanos v. Madac
Chanos v. Madac LLC, 74 A.D.3d 1007 (App.Div., 2nd Dep’t 2010) – Opinion establishes when a title dispute becomes ripe for review
Zhang v. Coritsidis
Zhang v. Coritsidis, 2011 NY Slip Op 8934 (App.Div., 2nd Dep’t 2011) – Opinion involves the rights of an owner benefitted by an easement and right of way over another property, from the street to the beach and waters of the Long Island Sound.
Bridgehampton Development Corp. v. County of Suffolk
Bridgehampton Development Corp. v. County of Suffolk, NY Slip Op 04963 (App.Div., 2nd Dep’t 2012) – Opinion involves the defective title that can result from a county’s attempt to take property for unpaid taxes without providing the required “due process” notice of the tax lien sale
Birch Tree Partners LLC v. Windsor Digital Studio LLC
Birch Tree Partners LLC v. Windsor Digital Studio LLC, 2015 N.Y. Slip Op. 07807 (App.Div., 2nd Department 2015) – Opinion involves an unsuccessful adverse possession claim, where the plaintiff had attempted to “tack on” to the alleged prior possession of its predecessor.
Reyes v. Carroll
Reyes v. Carroll, Suffolk Index No. 13-14478 (Sup. Ct. 2013) – Decision rejects an adverse possession claim on the grounds that (1) the claim was subject to the 2008 amendments to the State law, (2) the plaintiffs acknowledged the owner’s true title, and (3) the plaintiffs could not “tack on” to their predecessor.
Macklowe v. Trustees of the Town of East Hampton
Macklowe v. Trustees of the Town of East Hampton, Suffolk Index No. 8740-08 (Sup.Ct. 2012), affirmed by the Appellate Division at 110 A.D.3d 964 (2013) – Decision resolves a boundary dispute between an owner of beachfront property and the town’s trustees by finding that the owner’s title extends to the “beach grass” line.
Bridgehampton Transactions
Bridgehampton Properties:
- Multiple Sales of Subdivision Lots, Vacant and Improved, $3 to $8 million (2017-2018)
- Sale of Kellis Pond Estate, $14,950,000 (2018)
- Purchase of improved and vacant lots, $3,4536,500 (2018)