Soland v. East Bradford Township Zoning Hearing Board held that a use variance can be de minimis, where such doctrine previously only applied to dimensional variances. A use variance involves a ...

A recent decision from the Appellate Division, Second Department, Katz v. The Town of Hempstead, is the latest reminder from New York’s appellate courts to parties in land use and zoning litigation ...

The case raises important questions about the proper scope and application of the substantial variance doctrine in federal tax refund cases. In broad terms, this judicial doctrine provides that the ...