Who says, “You can’t fight City Hall”?  In New York, a “stop work order” or a temporary restraining order can be issued by a municipality upon a person or company who is in violation of a zoning ordinance.  Both of these are severe in nature, placing an immediate halt on any work or construction.  The pause (or more likely, termination)…

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