Notes on New York law
for people who
run things.

Founder loans are the quickest way to fund a company and the quickest way to lose a dispute about who owns what. Three clauses fix most of it.

Seat, rules, language and escalation: the four lines that decide whether your clause survives a challenge.

Rent escalation, CAM charges, restoration, termination options and the guarantee. Read those five and you have read the lease.

Tax, financing and exit: the three questions to answer before you set up an LLC for an apartment.

A Florida will, a Brooklyn brownstone: when the executor needs a second proceeding in Kings County, what it costs, and how to keep the next estate out of court.