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Ventura Foothill Neighbors v. County of Ventura

Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In this case, defendant County constructed a 90 foot high building at a different location from the original EIR, which called for a maximum height of...

Biafora v. US

Property Law & Real Estate
In this case, plaintiffs, owners of properties with mortgages insured by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, allege various...

Lyons v. Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Ofc.

Property Law & Real Estate, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection
In this case in which plaintiff’s condominium was sold at a trustee’s sale after she defaulted on a note secured by a deed of trust, plaintiff asserts...

Fadili v. Deutsche Bank National Trust

Banking Law, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
In this case, plaintiff seeks to halt foreclosure proceedings on a vacant lot, claiming that he holds title to the property. On cross-motions for...

Van Horn v. Dept. Toxic Substances Control

Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate
In this case involving a lien placed on plaintiff's property for hazardous substance alleviation, dismissal on the ground of uncertainty is reversed...

Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. v. Somoza Colombani

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In these consolidated cases, two corporations operated by the governing body of the Jehova's Witnesses brought suit against defendants because they...

Castagnaro v. Bank of New York Mellon

Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate, Bankruptcy Law
In this case, the issue of whether New Hampshire law requires a foreclosing entity to hold both mortgage and note before it can exercise a power of...

Gwartz v. Weilert

Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Following a jury trial of a real estate fraud claim, plaintiffs obtained a successful judgment. Plaintiffs moved for various post judgment orders,...

In the Matter of State of Maetreum of Cybele, Magna Mater, Inc. v. McCoy

Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In this case, petitioner, a not-for-profit religious corporation that owns real property, commenced proceedings pursuant to CPLR article 78 and RPTL...

In the Matter of State of Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, Inc. v. Assessor of City of Auburn

Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In this case, petitioner, a not-for-profit theater corporation, filed applications for real property tax exemptions with respondent assessor and was...