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Long Beach Lawyers to Take Down Developer

August 15, 2014 – Media Mention
Long Island Business News

Scott Mollen is quoted in Long Island Business News regarding developer Haberman Group’s longstanding dispute with the city of Long Beach, concerning the development of two 19-story waterfront residential high-rises. In the article, Scott says that city officials have failed to follow through on a March 2014 settlement agreement signed by Long Beach Corporation Counsel Cory Klein, which provided that Mr. Haberman seek a new variance before the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals. Noting that Mr. Haberman will now prosecute his lawsuit and seek more than $50 million in damages, Scott states, “The improper repudiation of the written agreement, which had been negotiated by and signed by the city, will only increase the amount of Haberman’s damage claim. In this country, you cannot violate an owner’s vested development rights without compensating the owner for its loss.”