Legal Opinion

Rosenbaum v. City of New York

New York Court of Appeals

Decided November 20, 2006PublishedCited by 44 opinions

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1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Read, J.

On this appeal, we are asked to decide whether a letter dated August 18, 1994 sent by the attorney for plaintiff Harold Rosenbaum to an attorney in the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) satisfies General Municipal Law § 50-e. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that it does not.

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On August 31,1993, plaintiff purchased 31-33 Mt. Hope Place, a 26-unit residential apartment building in the Bronx, from a trustee in bankruptcy. The purchase price was $5,000. On November 10, 1993, plaintiff and the City of New York executed an in…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Brown v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
  2. Purdy v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
  3. Squire Records, Inc. v. Vanguard Recording Society, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1967
  4. Hanbidge v. HuntAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  5. Rosenbaum v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 2001

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. GOODWIN, ROBETTE v. PRETORIUS, M.D., RICHARDAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  2. Goodwin v. New York City Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  3. Kim L. v. Port Jervis City School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  4. Matter of Ramirez v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  5. Lipani v. Hiawatha Elementary SchoolAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017

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