Real Estate

Kiley, Kiley & Kiley, PLLC

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Recent Real Estate Cases

Kiley, Kiley & Kiley obtains $170,000 judgment for Queens woman who claimed property damage to her home as a result of neighbor’s construction project
James D. Kiley obtained a judgement of $170,000 in the case of a Queens woman who sued the owner and contractor of an attached home that was undergoing renovation. The Building Department of the City of New York shut down the Richmond Hill construction site and issued numerous violations but not before significant property damage was done to the plaintiff’s adjoining home. After the building owner and construction company abandoned the project, Mr. Kiley successfully pursued a civil suit and obtained a judgement.

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Flatbush Federal Savings & Loan represented by Kiley, Kiley & Kiley in purchase of new Brooklyn branch
Flatbush Federal Bancorp, Inc, the holding company of Flatbush Federal Savings and Loan Association (“the Association”), announced the purchase of the building of its Bensonhurst branch at 6410 18th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, for $1.7 million. The purchase was made by the Association and the transaction was closed on November 21, 2005. The Association has serviced the Bensonhurst community since 1975 from the same location. The purchase replaces the current lease which expires on September 30, 2009. Kevin J. Kiley, of Kiley, Kiley & Kiley represented the Association in the purchase.

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Kiley, Kiley & Kiley wins appeal again in the Appellate Division Second Department
James D. Kiley recently argued the case of Murphy v. Lawrence Towers Apartments, LLC 15 A.D.3d 371 before the Appellate Division Second Department. As counsel for the defendant, Mr. Kiley successfully argued that the order of the Supreme Court which denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment should be reversed and the plaintiff’s Complaint dismissed. In overturning the Supreme Court’s decision, the Appellate Division agreed with Mr. Kiley’s arguments that the defendant had no notice of a dangerous condition on its property.

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Kiley, Kiley & Kiley wins another appeal in the Appellate Division Second Department
James D. Kiley recently argued the case of Mallik v. Trump Management, Inc. 777 N.Y.S. 2d 732 before the Appellate Division Second Department. Representing the defendant, Trump Management, Inc. Mr. Kiley successfully argued the reversal of the decision of the Supreme Court which denied defendant’s motion for summary judgement dismissing the Complaint. The Appellate Division concurred with the arguments of Mr. Kiley in finding that the defendant had no notice of a dangerous condition on its property.

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Kiley, Kiley & Kiley wins appeal in the Appellate Division Second Department
James D. Kiley recently argued the case of Rosario v. Trump Management, Inc. 7 A.D. 3d 504 before the Appellate Division Second Department. Representing the defendant, Trump Management, Inc, Mr. Kiley successfully argued that the Order of the Supreme Court, which granted summary judgment to the defendant, be upheld. The Appellate Division agreed affirming the lower Court’s order in all respects.

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Kiley, Kiley & Kiley wins summary judgement dismissing plaintiff’s action
James D. Kiley represented Shore Haven Apartments in the defense of a bodily injury action brought by an employee of the defendant’s sister company. Mr. Kiley moved for summary judgment arguing that the plaintiff’s employer and the defendant should be considered the same entity under the law and the plaintiff’s claims should be barred by New York’s workers compensation law, which precludes an employee from bringing a bodily injury lawsuit against his/her employer for injuries sustained on the job. Kiley, Kiley & Kiley associate Thomas P Jaffa, Esq. successfully argued the case in front of the Hon. David I. Schmidt in Kings County Supreme Court earning a dismissal of the action.

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Kiley, Kiley & Kiley, PLLC represents The First National Bank of Long Island
The First National Bank of Long Island, headquartered in Glen Head, New York, operates 36 branches and is the largest commercial bank on Long Island with over 2 Billion in assets. Kiley, Kiley & Kiley, PLLC began representing the bank in commercial lending in 2011. The firm began representing the bank in residential lending in May, 2012. The bank’s residential lending is projected to be robust in the third and fourth quarter 2012. Sandler O’Neill recently rated shares in the bank’s holding company, The First of Long Island Corporation, with a “buy” rating.

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