Legal Opinion

Fleet Mortgage Corp. v. City of Watertown

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 14, 1993Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment unanimously affirmed with costs. Memorandum: Petitioner’s primary contention on appeal is that the provisions of the Watertown Code relating to the demolition of buildings violate the requirements of General City Law § 20 (35). Respondents concede that the provisions of the ordinance did not fully *1088comply with the requirement of notice to "persons having an interest” in the property to be demolished (General City Law § 20 [35] [b], [e]), and point out that the ordinance has been amended to conform to the statute. The inconsistency between the ordinance and the statute, however, did…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Chapman v. ChapmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954
  2. Harby Associates, Inc. v. City of GloversvilleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981

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