By: Michael Rikon and Jamie Sinclair As a result of a decision by the Honorable Jaime A. Rios of Supreme Court, Queens County, dated April 25, 2013, Willets Point was awarded the reimbursement of attorneys fees and expenses against the City. The EDPL authorizes, in the event that a procedure to acquire property is abandoned (or a court determines the condemnor was not legally authorized to acquire the property), the reimbursement for a condemnee’s actual and necessary costs, disbursements, and expenses (including attorney fees, appraisal fees, engineering fees, and other… read more
May 16, 2013