New York Law Watch
Real Property
Ownership and use of land are grouped here, including Law Watch decisions on title, boundaries, easements and transactions involving real estate.
For Real Property, Law Watch lists 111 indexable decisions dated February 19, 2026 to November 10, 2026 across 12 decision weeks.
119 decision records: 111 meet the substance floor; 8 records are held from search listings.
The records below come from 10 courts and include both primary and secondary area classifications.
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- Morton v Abihssira2026 NY Slip Op 06555
The court affirmed the dismissal of the plaintiff’s action because he lacked standing under RPAPL 1501(4) after his interest in the property was extinguished by a prior foreclosure sale. Additionally, the court found that the plaintiff had constructive notice of the foreclosure action as a tenant, binding him to the proceedings.
- Rohlfing v 75 St. Nicholas Place, LLC2026 NY Slip Op 06542
The court modified the lower court’s order to join the new owner as a party defendant rather than substituting it for the former owner, because substitution would prejudice the plaintiffs’ ability to seek discovery regarding the former owner’s willful conduct. Carryover liability applies to the current owner for overcharges by prior owners, but substitution is improper where it hinders the tenant’s litigation against the original wrongdoer.
- Rexhepi v Astoria Park Realty LLC2026 NY Slip Op 06541
The court affirmed the dismissal of the complaint, holding that the plaintiff’s claim for a purchase price reduction under General Obligations Law § 5-1311 failed because the contract expressly allocated the risk of pre-closing loss and the plaintiff had waived inspection of the severely damaged property. The court found that the alleged damage was attributable to natural deterioration of the unsafe conditions the plaintiff knowingly accepted.
- Matter of City of New York v VYS 1535 LLC2026 NY Slip Op 06521
The Appellate Division modified the lower court’s judgment to vacate the personal money judgment against the property owner and instead direct foreclosure and sale of the property to satisfy the relocation lien. The court held that the City met its prima facie burden by submitting the relocation lien as proof of expenses, and the owner failed to address the reasonableness of those expenses in opposition.
- Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB v Kogan2026 NY Slip Op 06485
The court held that the plaintiff was estopped from arguing that the mortgage debt was not validly accelerated by a prior 2007 action because that action was dismissed for failure to comply with a court order, not for lack of standing. Consequently, the 2015 foreclosure action was time-barred under the six-year statute of limitations.
- U.S. Bank N.A. v Walker2026 NY Slip Op 06482
The plaintiff failed to establish standing or strict compliance with RPAPL 1304, requiring the denial of its motion for summary judgment. However, the defendants failed to meet their burden on cross-motion to dismiss the complaint based on those same grounds.
- U.S. Bank N.A. v Rahman2026 NY Slip Op 06481
The court affirmed the dismissal of the foreclosure action as time-barred because the statute of limitations began running when the plaintiff accelerated the debt in a prior action. The court held that the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act prohibits a noteholder from unilaterally revoking a prior election to accelerate the debt.
- Trautmann v Stellar 341, LLC2026 NY Slip Op 06479
The court affirmed the denial of the defendants’ motion to dismiss, finding that the plaintiffs sufficiently stated causes of action for adverse possession and the doctrine of practical location. The court determined that the documentary evidence submitted by the defendants was insufficient to utterly refute the plaintiffs’ factual allegations.