The Town of Southampton recently held several public hearings to consider a local law requiring an updated certificate of occupancy prior to all property transfers. Specifically, the local law proposed amending Town Code §123-16, Certificate of Occupancy, to state that “upon any change in ownership of a property, an updated certificate of occupancy shall be
The Tide Has Turned: Southampton Trustees’ Appeal to Regulate Shoreline Structures Denied
Villages of Quogue and West Hampton Dunes – The New York Court Of Appeals recently rejected the Town of Southampton Trustees’ appeal to regulate structures along the shoreline in the incorporated villages of the Town. The cases involved parallel Second Department decisions in the villages of Quogue and West Hampton Dunes, where homeowners constructed shoreline-protecting
Opponents of Eruv Dealt Legal Setback
In the recent decision of Verizon New York v. Village of Westhampton Beach, et al., Magistrate Judge A. Kathleen Tomlinson ruled in favor of Verizon and the Long Island Power Authority (“LIPA”) and declined to “read in” a provision into franchise agreements that would bar the utilities from allowing the attachment of wooden or