Commercial Lease
Jan 01, 2014OUTCOME: Transaction closed.
Negotiated and drafted a commercial lease for an adult social center in Mount Vernon, NY.
Scott L. Lanin's Legal Cases (28)
New York, NY
Litigation Lawyer at New York, NY
Practice Areas: Litigation, Foreclosure ... +3 more
Commercial Lease Dispute
Jan 01, 2013OUTCOME: Settled
Negotiated a settlement for a commercial lease dispute for a sign printing company in New York City.
EAB v. Lapes, 254 B.R. 501
Oct 19, 2000OUTCOME: Client won the case
As former counsel to European American Bank, Attorney Scott Lanin handled litigation to collect a $1 million bank loan that was in default. He obtained a TRO and an order of attachment in the New York ... Supreme Court for the County of New York (Manhattan) against the borrower’s receivables that had been pledged as collateral. The borrower moved to Florida and used the collateral to wrongfully acquire a condo. When he later filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the bank commenced an adversary proceeding in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District Of Florida. Scott Lanin conducted a trial and successfully defeated the debtor’s homestead exemption, blocked his discharge based on his dishonest and fraudulent conduct, and helped the bank recover its loan.
Loan Modification
N/AOUTCOME: Settled and loan modified
We help a married couple with children save their Long Island home. We worked with their lender (Wells Fargo) to obtain a permanent loan modification for their primary residence in August 2015 and sto ... pped a foreclosure action that was pending in the Nassau County Supreme Court. The lender agreed to remove the lis pendens and discontinue the foreclosure action. Out clients had suffered a financial hardship when the husband lost his job. The modified outstanding balance on the mortgage, including interest and the escrow shortage and other charges was approximately $934,715.23. The amount to be capitalized was $123,671.78. The lender waived late fees and any delinquent interest in the amount of $173,927.40. The interest rate was reduced to 3.8750% with a step-up after 60 payments. Our clients can now sleep a little easier at night knowing that they can now afford to pay their mortgage and keep their home.
Recovered Broker Comission
N/AOUTCOME: Settled
Negotiated a settlement for Robert Antoville to recover broker comission. Action was in Supreme Court of State of New York, County of Rockland.
Breach of Contract
N/AOUTCOME: Settled
Defended an action by Broadway Garment Co against corporate clients and individual guarantors for alleged breach of contract for nondelivery of goods in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Coun ... ty of New York.
Settlement Agreement for Two Corporations in Dispute
N/AOUTCOME: Settled
Negotiated a settlement agreement in dispute between two corporations over nonpayment for goods (shirts) in the Civil Court of the City of New York, County of New York.
Collection of Debt
N/AOUTCOME: Transaction closed.
Collection of business debt for a Creditor Calev Print Media against Mario Novak Gallery.
Loan Modification
N/AOUTCOME: Settled by loan modification
We help a married couple obtain a loan modification and save their home on Staten Island. As a result of our efforts, a foreclosure action in the Richmond County Supreme Court was stopped. The lender ... (Ocwen) agreed to remove the lis pendens and discontinue the foreclosure action. The couple could not afford to make their monthly mortgage payments due to unexpected increased household expenses caused by a death in the family and illness. The lender agreed to a trial mortgage loan modification which reduced their monthly mortgage payments down to $764.27 from $1,369.00. Our clients were $182,868.49 in arrears. Their lender then agreed to a permanent HAMP loan modification agreement that waives all late charges on the arrears. The principal balance is now $182,865.65 with a fixed interest rate of 4.000%. The total monthly payments are now $1,377.84 including escrow payments.
Discharge Ancient Mortgage
N/AOUTCOME: Transaction closed.
Assisted client with action to discharge ancient mortgage.
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