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MUNICIPAL LAW issues in this database are pervasive and what is presented here is a very small sample. The “Municipal Law” database category touches on many additional database categories, some of which are listed immediately below. The specific issues described (below the category-list) are addressed in both the “Municipal Law” database category and, as relevant, in the additional listed categories.

Additional Database Categories Which Address “Municipal Law” Issues Include:

SOCIAL SERVICES LAW;

NEGLIGENCE;

VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW;

REAL PROPERTY TAX;

EDUCATION-SCHOOL LAW;

EMPLOYMENT LAW’

ZONING;

LAND USE;

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW;

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW;

IMMUNITY;

PRIVILEGE;

LANDLORD-TENANT;

CIVIL RIGHTS LAW;

SEPULCHER;

ARBITRATION;

LABOR LAW;

UTILITIES.

A Small, Incomplete, Sampling of “Municipal Law” Issues Addressed in the “Municipal Law” Database Category, And, As Relevant, in the Additional Categories Listed Above

Social Services Law (public assistance, etc.);

Public Assistance;

Villages versus Towns (control of bridge, ets.);

Emergency Vehicles (reckless disregard standard, etc.);

Snowplows (reckless disregard standard, etc.);

Police Officers (traffic accidents, excessive force, etc.);

ICE versus Municipal Jurisdiction (inmates, detainees, etc.);

Emergency Medical Personnel (malpractice, etc.);

Real Property Tax;

Tax Foreclosures;

Education-School Law (employee discipline, employee benefits, student on student assaults, negligent supervision, hiring, etc.);

Collective Bargaining Agreements;

Municipal Employees (discipline, health benefits, pensions, termination, liability for acts by employees, civil rights violations, etc.);

Home Improvement Licenses;

Zoning;

Land Use;

Environmental Law;

State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA);

Slip and Fall (sidewalks, etc.);

Town Codes;

Village Codes;

City Codes;

City Charters;

County Law;

Town Law;

NYC Administrative Code;

Building Codes;

Planning Boards;

General Municipal Law;

General Municipal Law 207-c Benefits (injured police officers, etc.);

Notices of Claim;

Firefighter’s Rule;

Negligence Actions (immunity, special relationships, privilege, etc.);

Written Notice (prerequisite for liability, etc.);

Variances;

Special Use Permits;

Election Law;

Proprietary Capacity;

Governmental Capacity;

General Municipal Law 205-a (injured firefighter, etc.);

Traffic Accidents (obstruction of view, etc.);

Rent Control;

NYC Department of Housing and Community Renewal;

42 USC 1983 (police officers, excessive force, false arrest, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, etc.);

NYC Rent Stabilization Law;

NYC Human Rights Law (employment discrimination, etc.);

Right of Sepulcher;

NYC Housing Authority (failure to pay prevailing wage, etc.);

Eminent Domain;

Rental Permits;

Occupancy Limits;

New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation (medical malpractice, etc.);

NYC Department of Health;

Fire Districts (creation, etc.);

Waste Transport Regulation;

Local Laws;

Indemnification (police officers, etc.);

Defense Costs (municipal employees);

New York City Transit Authority;

Arbitration;

Administrative Law;

Inadequate Security;

Public Parks;

Challenge to Legislation;

Recreational Use of Municipal Property;

New York City Landmark Preservation Commission;

New York City Department of Education;

Labor Law 27-a;

New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission;

Snow and Ice Removal;

Referendum;

Comprehensive Plan;

Urstadt Law;

John Does;

Solid Waste Authorities;

Inmate on Inmate Assaults;

Power Authorities;

Utilities;

Sewers;

Storm Drains;

Potholes.