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On Behalf of Marcus, Gould & Sussman, LLP | Mar 10, 2021 | Estate Planning | When it comes to making sure your estate passes on as intended, choosing a capable executor is just as important as creating a carefully considered will. After your death, your executor will be responsible for carrying out the terms of your will and guiding your estate through the probate process.
On Behalf of Marcus, Gould & Sussman, LLP | Mar 8, 2021 | Estate Planning | New York residents like you put massive amounts of effort, time and assets into crafting your estate. You put just as much into creating an estate plan, which means you should have a solid foundation. In other words, you need a good estate executor to ensure that everything runs smoothly after your death.
On Behalf of Marcus, Gould & Sussman, LLP | Feb 8, 2021 | Real Estate | If you realize that your real estate agent is in breach of contract, you need to know what you can do. Real estate agents may breach the contract in several different ways.
On Behalf of Marcus, Gould & Sussman, LLP | Feb 6, 2021 | Real Estate | There are many reasons why people downsize from a family home to a condominium. Sometimes the house is too big after the children have moved out. Maybe the owners can no longer afford the home.
On Behalf of Marcus, Gould & Sussman, LLP | Feb 6, 2021 | Real Estate | View ordinances exist so that tenants cannot obstruct their neighbor’s view with trees or additional buildings. Protecting the view of the property also protects the value of the condos.
On Behalf of Marcus, Gould & Sussman, LLP | Feb 4, 2021 | Commercial Real Estate | New York commercial real estate tenants may need to take precautions to avoid a lawsuit when their lease agreement ends. A property owner may file a legal action to recover damages if a tenant fails to remove fixtures, furniture or other improvements made to the rental unit.
On Behalf of Marcus, Gould & Sussman, LLP | Feb 2, 2021 | Real Estate | When you buy a unit in a housing cooperative, you purchase stock in a corporation that owns the building. You must have approval from the board of directors to do so. While you get a mortgage to buy the unit, you also pay a fee for building upkeep and other associated costs.
On Behalf of Marcus, Gould & Sussman, LLP | Feb 2, 2021 | Real Estate | Buying a home in New York requires a significant investment. So, you want to make sure you are doing your due diligence and getting all the necessary information before making things official.
On Behalf of Marcus, Gould & Sussman, LLP | Jan 29, 2021 | Estate Planning | A recent post on this blog detailed the benefit that gifting can provide to your estate plans. Yet at face value, that might seem counterintuitive; would parsing out gifts not deplete the amount that you have to pass on to your heirs? Many come to us here at Marcus, Gould & Sussman, LLP with this very question.
On Behalf of Marcus, Gould & Sussman, LLP | Jan 29, 2021 | Estate Planning | When dealing with matters of the estate, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. Estate planning has a lot of moving parts and a huge number of legal terms you likely never came across before. But it is important to start with a solid foundation.
