J&G secured a significant win for the Town of Shandaken, located in Ulster County after a resident constructed and operated a farm stand without the proper permits and violated numerous provisions of the Town Code. Hanover Farms, Inc. obtained permission to operate a 100 square foot road side farm stand, pursuant to certain parameters set…
New York has been and continues to be a place where bigger and taller is best. To construct our tall buildings, for more than a century brave workers have had to work at heights. For just as long, there has been a fear of workers falling or having something fall on them. For those reasons,…
The availability of the Limited Liability Company (LLC) as a business structure has been very well received by the business community. The first appeal is based on the same reason that corporations have been utilized, namely, to limit liability of the owners of the company. The law recognizes an artificial person for purposes of allowing…
One of the common attributes of family businesses is “discord”. A recent article talks about Tom Benson who is the owner of the New Orleans Saints professional football team and the NBA Pelicans. When he announced that he was leaving the teams to his third wife, members of the family took issue and an attempt…
By Jacobowitz & Gubits, LLP posted in Nonprofits For nonprofits that own real property and enjoy exemption from real property taxes, this time of year can be a little treacherous. The law requires such tax-exempt nonprofits to renew their real property tax exemption by filing certain forms by March 1. The tricky part is that…
In a business entity – whether a corporation, partnership or limited liability company (LLC) – there are often majority owners and minority owners of equity interests. When an opportunity comes along to sell the entire business, the majority owner may be hampered by uncooperative or unreasonable minority owners. Conversely, minority owners may fear that if…
