Seize the moment by working with experienced attorneys in a fast-moving real estate market Connecticut’s residential real estate market is now experiencing an uptick, with mortgage rates remaining low and New Yorkers looking to relocate from the city to the suburbs to...
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Increase of State Conveyance Tax in Connecticut
INCREASE OF STATE CONVEYANCE TAX IN CONNECTICUT EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2020 By Judith Ellenthal, Esq. If you are a seller and wish not to pay the increase in the conveyance tax, then your sale must be recorded no later than June 30. If you are closing on June 30 but not...
Check Contract Language to See if COVID-19 Excuses Performance
By Mark Santagata, Esq. Because of the unanticipated hardships imposed on businesses and individuals by the coronavirus, parties to private contracts may be unable to satisfy their contractual obligations. Many private agreements contain Force Majeure clauses to...
How New Tax Rules for IRAs and 401(k)s Could Impact Your Estate Planning
By Judith Ellenthal, Esq. IRAs and 401(k)s were designed as a way to save for retirement, rather than as a means of transferring wealth. But traditionally, these accounts have also been good estate planning tools. That’s because people can pass along the balance of...
Responsive Representation As We Adapt to COVID-19
Since 1982, Cacace, Tusch & Santagata has been providing legal support to our clients. As we adapt to the unprecedented disruption of COVID-19, which is just beginning to impact our lives, it will require us all to confront unique and unanticipated situations. If...
Considering a real estate tax appeal? 6 steps to take after an assessment change
14 Connecticut municipalities have conducted a general revaluation of their October 1, 2019 Grand List. In a revaluation, the assessor determines the value of every parcel of real property in the municipality as of the October 1 revaluation date. Connecticut law...
10 Things to Do Before You List Your House for Sale
Team up with an attorney experienced in real estate law – even before you list your home. In a competitive real estate market, doing your homework before listing your home can increase your odds of making a sale. Real estate transactions can be the largest financial...
Michael Cacace & Paul Tusch Selected for 2019 Super Lawyers® Directory
ATTORNEYS ONCE AGAIN RECOGNIZED IN CONNECTICUT SUPER LAWYERS® DIRECTORY Cacace, Tusch & Santagata is pleased to announce that partners Michael J. Cacace and Paul T. Tusch have once again been selected for inclusion in the Connecticut Super Lawyers® directory,...
Michael J. Cacace Named to 2020 Edition of “Best Lawyers in America”©
Partner Michael J. Cacace was selected by peers for inclusion in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for his work in Land Use, Zoning and Real Estate Law. Best Lawyers® is the oldest and most respected peer review publication in the legal profession, with...
A Stamford Land Use Primer
It was less than one hundred years ago that the United States Supreme Court held that government had the right to control the use of private land pursuant to a legitimate use of its police power. The 1926 decision in Village of Euclid, Ohio v Ambler Realty...