Please be advised that on July 5th, Supreme Court Justice Eileen Rakower issued a ruling in favor of The New York State Land Title Association (NYSLTA) in its case against The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS). The Court sided with the NYSLTA on every point effectively annulling Regulation 208. Justice Rakower stated […]

Effective immediately, Yonkers has a new Real Property Transfer Tax Form. This form can be found on Judicial’s website or click here for access.  It can be identified by the notation “REV. 07-2018” on the bottom left corner of the document.  Previous versions of this form will not be accepted by Yonkers.

FinCEN has extended the Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) which expired on August 22, 2017. The extended GTO is effective September 22, 2017 and expires March 20, 2018. The definition of a Covered Transaction remains the same except that, pursuant to Section II(A)(2)(iv) of the GTO a purchase made, at least in part, using currency or a […]

The New York State CLE Board has announced the following changes in CLE requirements: 1)  Effective January 1, 2018, a new category of CLE credit in New York: “Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias” will become effective.  You may view the definition of the new category of credit and a related Provider FAQ at: http://www.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/Eff-010118-NewCategoryCLE-Credit.pdf 2)  Experienced […]