Non-Resident Tuition – To Charge or Not?
The beginning of a new school year brings many challenges for school administrators. A new school year also results in a flurry of motions and requests from Family Division and…
Legal Insights
Student Discipline for After-School Misconduct
Alfred Maiello
School officials can have a difficult time determining the boundaries of their authority to discipline students for misconduct, especially when the misconduct occurs off school property or after school hours.…
Speculation and Assumption Improper in Assessing Property
Alfred Maiello
Assessment of property cannot be based on speculation and assumption with respect to future or possible use. In ENF Family Partnership v. Erie County Bd. of Assessment Appeals[1](2004), the property…
Mortgage Satisfactions: The (Possibly) High Cost of Non-Compliance
Alfred Maiello
As Bankers Trust found out the hard way, mere negligence in a very simple task could result in a significant expense… Financial institutions, like other businesses, face tough budget decisions.…
Sales and Use – A Taxing Question
Alfred Maiello
Confusion has continued since the Sales and Use Statute was substantially revised in 1998. Most of the confusion arises when the owner is a public or charitable entity. The old…