Practical Solutions In Court and Out
SPRE Realty, Ltd. v. Dienst, First Department 651671/2013
The Appellate Division, First Department has clarified the test for whether a broker is entitled to a commission in the absence of a written agreement. In SPRE Realty, the plaintiff-broker showed the defendants a two-unit, duplex, condominium apartment at 397 West 12th Street during the…
Azad Property Group, LLC v. Willspring LLC, Supreme Court, New York County, Index No. 656626/2013
Commercial Division Justice Marcy Freidman has allowed a broker’s claim for breach of an implied-in-fact contract to pay a commission to survive a motion to dismiss. In this case, the plaintiff alleged that although it did not have a…
Massey Knakal Realty of Brooklyn, LLC v. Neivens Realty Corp., New York County Supreme Court Index No. 651746/2011.
Can a real estate brokerage firm collect a sales commission if the broker is unlicensed? Justice Elieen Bransten of the New York County Commercial Part held that it could. In this case Massey Knakal, a New…