Due to delays resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as other factors, many municipalities across Long Island are experiencing significant backlogs of processing building permit applications. In some towns and villages, applicants are waiting several months to obtain a building permit. Currently, building permits can only be issued by local municipalities and their officials tasked with such duties. However,
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How Executive Order 202.8’s 30-Day “Tolling” Affects Statutes of Limitations in the Article 78 Context
Recent executive and administrative orders carrying-out COVID-19 mitigation and public safety measures will impact litigation within the Article 78 context, specifically the deadlines for commencing a proceeding to challenge municipal determinations. This impact is significant given the short statutes of limitations periods typical to land use litigation. Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Order 202.8 (“Executive Order“) “temporarily suspends or
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