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ALLEGED CONTRACTS FOR THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY DID NOT SATISFY THE STATUTE OF FRAUDS (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the alleged agreements to sell real property did not satisfy the statute of frauds:

“Pursuant to General Obligations Law § 5-703(2), a contract for the sale of real property ‘is void unless the contract or some note or memorandum thereof, expressing the consideration, is in writing, subscribed by the party to be charged, or by his lawful agent thereunto authorized by writing'” … . “A writing satisfies the statute of frauds if it identifies the parties to the transaction, describes the properties to be sold with sufficient particularity, states the purchase price and the down payment required, and is subscribed by the party to be charged” … . Moreover, “‘a memorandum evidencing a contract and subscribed by the party to be charged must designate the parties, identify and describe the subject matter, and state all of the essential terms of a complete agreement'” … . “In a real estate transaction, the essential terms of a contract typically include the purchase price, the time and terms of payment, the required financing, the closing date, the quality of title to be conveyed, the risk of loss during the sale period, and adjustments for taxes and utilities”… .

… [T]he alleged contract did not satisfy the statute of frauds, as it did not contain the essential terms typically included in a contract for the sale of real property, including the purchase price, the time and terms of payment, the required financing, the closing date, the risk of loss during the sale period, and adjustments for taxes and utilities … . Additionally, the alleged contract was not signed by the defendant Michael Israel, and it indicated that several of the properties were co-owned by other individuals who also were not signatories to the document … .

Further, the emails relied upon by the plaintiff to demonstrate that the parties reached a complete agreement were between the parties’ attorneys, and there was neither an allegation in the complaint nor any evidence in the record that the attorneys were authorized in writing to bind the parties to a contract of sale … . Ehrenreich v Israel, 2020 NY Slip Op 06499, Second Dept 11-12-20

 

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