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`E-FHU"H
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`At Special- Term, Part of the Supreme
`Court of the state of New York for
`CondemnaEion and Tax Certiorari held
`in and for Ehe County of Suffolk, at.
`4 00 Carlet.on Ave . , Centra]
`rp,
`I
`New York, on the L// /aay ot
`20L9 .
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`P R E S E N T:
`HON. JOHN J. LEO
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`RECHLER EQUITY B-3, LLC,
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`Petit.ioner, :
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`- agains t -
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`THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS AND/OR THE
`ASSESSOR OF THE TOWN OF ISLIP AND
`THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW,
`
`ORDER AND JUDGMENT
`
`Tax Year Index No.
`2a15 / 1-6 600t19 / a9
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`Item # 053233
`5oo/24/r/18.016
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`School Distr: 472806
`Respondents: HAUPPAGUE UFSD
`---------x
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`On lhe notices and petit.ions and all other proceedings herein,
`on E.he annexed Stipulation of Set.tlement., dat.ed ,fanuary 7 , 201-9 ,
`and on motion of KOEPPEL MARTONE & LEISTMAN, LLC, aL.torneys for
`petitioner,
`it is
`ORDERED, that the assessment of petitsi-oner's property upon the
`assessment rolls of the Town of Is1ip, the County of Suffo1k, be
`corrected and reduced to read as follows:
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`Final Total
`Assessment
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`S 621 ,2oo
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`origlnal
`Tax Map
`Tax
`scra t ion
`Reduction
`Year
`AssessmenL
`201-5/t6 500/24/L/18.076 I 64t,2oo $ 20, ooo
`and it is f urt.her
`f orthwlt.h correcL the
`ORDERED, that
`respondenE.s shaIl
`assessment rolls and note thereon t.hat the same have been corrected
`pursuant. Eo Ehis Order, and j-t j-s further
`ORDERED, Chat a copy of this Order shaI1 be filed under the
`Index Number of the proceeding setEled herein, and it i-s further
`oRDERED AND ADJUDGED, that the Suf fol-k County Comptroller,
`(2) copies of this order and
`upon service of two certj-fied
`the Stipulation of
`Judgment, together with a true copy of
`Set.tfement to which shalI be attached a County Form 74 (b) signed by
`the Assessor of the Town of Is1ip, shall refund, wj-t.hin ninety (90)
`days from t.he date of servj-ce upon the Office of the Suffolk County
`Comptroller, to KOEPPEL MARTONE & LEISTMAN, LLC, with offices at
`155 First Street, Mineola, NY 11501, as aLLorneys for Petitioner,
`t.he amount of all taxes and assessmenLs thac have been paid, for
`tax year 20].5/16, upon proof that such were paid by tshe Petitsioner
`or by an agent and/or person acting on behalf of t.he peEiLioner, on
`account of the original assessed value in excess of the amount of
`such t.axes and assessments based upon Ehe reduced assessed values
`as herein reduced wiEhout. interest, provided such refund sha11 be
`paid on or before the expira!.ion of ninety (90) days from t.he dat.e
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`of service upon tlre office of the Suffolk County Compt.rol-1er. If
`such refund shall not. be made within Ehe time so provided, interest
`at the statutory rat.e per annum sflalI accrue commencing on the datse
`of service until
`the date of pa),rnent, and shafl be paj-d by the
`Suffolk Counly Comptroller wit.h the refund when paid by the Suffolk
`County Comptroller and shalf be deemed a County Charge. Interest
`sha11 be at the rate of
`; and it. is furt.her
`ORDERED, tha! the "date of service'r shall be deemed to be tshe
`date of receipt by the Office of Ehe Suffolk County Comptroller and
`t.he burden of proof as to date of service shal-l- be on tshe
`petitioner; and it is further
`ORDERED, that the date of pa),men! by the Suffolk County
`Comptroller shall be deemed to be the date such pa).ment is placed
`in Ehe maj-1 by t.he Suf fol-k County Comptroller and t.he burden of
`proof of t.he date of payment shal-l- be on the Suffolk County
`CompEroller; and it. is further
`ORDERED, by and between the parties Ehat the withj-n
`proceedings are hereby severed from the respective master petitj-on
`f or t.he 2OL5 / 16 t.ax year, and rt. is f urEher
`ORDERED. that these proceedings be discontinued without costs.
`ENTE R
`
`GRAI{TT?
`FEB 04 2019
`
`Judith A. Pasc6te
`CLERK OF SUFFOLK CC-N-i Y
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`J.S.C.
`H
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`.JO
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`J. LE9
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`irite # za os:
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`SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
`COUNTY OF SUFFOLK
`------x
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`FEE T'ATD TIIRU }.iVSCEF
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`STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT
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`1n Ehe MatEer ot
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`RECHLER EQUITY B_3, LLC,
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`Petitioner,
`
`-agalnst -
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`THE BOARD oF AssEssoRs AND/oR THE
`ASSESSOR OF THE TOWN OF ISLIP AND
`THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW,
`
`:
`
`Tax Year Index No.
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`2At5 / t6
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`600].19 / 19
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`It.em # 053233
`s00/24/t/t8.016
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`School Distr t 4'72806
`HAUPPAGUE UFSD
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`:::::liriir_ ,.
`IT
`IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED bv and between The
`undersigned that the above-entitled tax review proceedings be and
`L.he same hereby are adjusted on the following basis:
`Original
`Tax Map
`Descr j,B! ion
`Reduc t ion
`Year
`Assessment
`201-5/t6 500/24/t/a8.ot6 g 541_,2O0 g 2O,O0O
`and it. is furt.her
`STIPULATED AND AGREED, t.hat t.he proceedlngs pertaining to
`District. 500, Section 24, Bl-ock 1, Lot 18.015 t.ax years 2OL4/!5,
`20L6/L7 , 2Ol7 /t8 ar,:d, 2Or8/79 are hereby discontinued, and it
`is
`furthe r
`
`f 1na1 '1'ota1
`As se s sment
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`I 62t,2OO
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`STIPULATED AND AGREED, between t.he attorneys for the parties
`hereto that the provision of RPTL S ?27 (1) is hereby waived by and
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`be
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`and
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`AS againsE. the ot.her part.y. This paragraph shall survive ent.ry of
`the within referenced Court Order, and it is further
`STIPULATED AND AGREED, that a copy of Lhese proceedings shaI1
`filed under t.he index numbers of the proceedings settled herein,
`it. is furt.her
`STIPULATED AND AGREED thats the Suffolk County CompEroller,
`(2) copies of t.he order and Judgment,
`upon service of two certlfied
`together with a t.rue copy of this Stipulation of settlement to
`74 (b) signed by the Assessor
`which shalf be attached a County Form
`within ninety (90) days from
`of the Town of Islip,
`re fund,
`the Suffofk County
`the Office of
`the date of service upon
`Comptrolfer, to KOEPPEL MARToNE & LEISTMAN, LLC, with offices at
`155 First. St.reet, Mineola, NY 11501, as attorneys for Petitioner,
`the amount of all laxes and assessments that have been paid, for
`tax year 20L5/f6, upon proof E.hat such were paid by Ehe PetiEioner
`or by an agent and/or person acting on behalf of the petitioner, on
`account of the original assessed value in excess of Ehe amounL of
`such taxes and assessments based upon the reduced assessed values
`as herein reduced without inE.erest, provided such refund shall be
`paid on or before Ehe expiration of ninety (90) days from the date
`of service upon the office of t.he Suffolk County Comptroller. If
`such refund shal-l- not be made within the time so provided, int.erest
`at the staLutory rate per annum shal] accrue commencing on the date
`of service unt.i1 t.he daEe of paymenE, and shal1 be paid by the
`
`sha11
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`Suf fol-k County Comptroller with the refund when paid by the Suffolk
`County CompEroller and sha1l be deemed a County Charge. InLerest
`shall be at t.he rate of
`; and it. is further
`STIPULATED AND AGREED, thaE t.he ',date of service,, shal} be
`deemed to be the dat.e of receipt by the Office of the Suffolk
`CounE.y Comptrol-]er and the burden of proof as to date of service
`shall be on the petj-tioner; and iE is further
`STIPULATED AND AGREED, that t.he date of payment by the Suffolk
`County Compt.roller shall be deemed to be the date such payment is
`placed in the mail by the Suffolk CounEy CompEroller and t.he burden
`of proof of the date of pa),ment shall- be on the suffofk County
`Compt.roller; and it is further
`to the extent any t.axes or
`STIPULATED AND AGREED that
`assessments are unpaid and have already been bill,ed for the Town of
`Islip
`in accordance wj-t.h che original assessed valuatsion, the
`officer or officers having cust.ody of the assessment. rol-l-s and/or
`the tax rol1s shall forward Eo the petitioner,
`in care of KOEPPEL
`MARTONE & LEISTMAN, LLC, as attorneys, a new bill or bill-s, taxing
`said petitioner on the basis of t.he finaf total assessed val"uation
`as stipulated herej-n, and it is further
`STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the parties that the
`within proceedings are hereby severed from the respecEive master
`petition for the 2015/16 tax year, and it is further
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`STIPULATED AND AGREED, that the said tax revj-ew proceedings
`shal-1 be discontinued f orthwj-th without cosEs to any party and that
`an order to said effect may be entered withou! notice.
`Dated: Mineola, New York
`,fanuary '7 , 2019
`
`LETSTMAN, LLC
`itioner
`
`KOEPPEL
`At torneys
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`or
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`P
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`By
`
`P ALPERN, ESQ.
`
`JOHN R. DICIOCCIO, ESQ.
`Town At.torney, Town of IsIip
`
`By
`
`JANESSA M. TROTTO, ESQ.
`Assistant Town Attorney
`
`Consent.ed to:
`ANNE M.
`ZTG
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`A
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`TO: SUFEOLK.COUNT.Y COMPTROILER. COUNTY CENTER. RIVERHEAD, .N.Y. 11901
`NYSCEF DOC. NO. 6
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`FROMl ASSESSOR, TOWN OP ISLIP
`(x) CERTIoRARI ( ) CANCELIATION oE TAXES (R.p.T.I.-SEC 558)
`RE:
`
`CERT IORARl
`I (we) the undersigned Assessor (s) of the Town of Is1lp do hereby certify
`that the cert.iorari action indicated hereon is correcti that no additional
`action or appeal is contemptated by the Town of lslip and the attached court
`order must be complied with.
`
`Court Order Index No. 12075/16) 19-600119
`Date of order
`
`Claimant
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`RECHLER EQUITY B-3, I,IC
`
`Number of tax years covered by order 2A75/76
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`CANCELLATION OF TAXES
`I (we) the undersigned Assessor(s) of the Town of Tslip do hereby certify
`that the following tax item(s) is to be canceled in conformity within
`Section 558 of New York State's R.P.T.L.
`Property Acquired By
`Date of Acquis ition
`
`Means
`
`COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR EACH YEAR
`
`Town
`Item No.
`
`Tax Map
`Number
`
`Orlginal
`Assessment
`
`Assessment
`Chan ed To
`
`NO EXEMPTIONS.
`
`SEE COURT
`
`ORDER.
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`Notation:
`
`Charge back,
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`if any, shou.Id be made to the Town of Islip.
`
`Sol e
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`Board
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`X
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`'/L U
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`at\ztger I Assesso
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`Anne M. D
`
`STATE OF NEW YORK)
`)
`COUNTY OF SUFFOLK)
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`Sworn Lo before me this
`
`day of
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`2479.
`
`,
`SUSAN P LY\CH
`Notaly Pub,ic, State ot Npw va*
`js"jri,fi,%...g
`"-,Rdi.$:I
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`ORIG]NAL COUNTY COMPTROLI,ER COPY
`Supplemental Form 74-B
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`R.P.T.S.A
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`SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
`COUNTY OF SUFFOLK
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`In Ehe MaE.ter of
`RECHLER EQUTTY B-3, T,LC,
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`AFFIDAVIT
`?ax Year i
`20]-5 / !6
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`Petitioner,
`
`against
`THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS and/or THE
`ASSESSOR OF THE TOWN OF ISI,IP and
`THE BO"ARD OF ASSESSMENT REVTEW,
`
`STATE OF NEW YORK
`
`Reapondents. :
`----------------x
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`Item #:
`District:
`Section:
`Block:
`Lot:
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`053233
`500
`24
`:.
`18. O15
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`COUNTY OF SUFFOI,K
`MITCHELL RECHLER, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
`L.
`I am a managing member of RechLer Eguity B-3, tLC, owner
`of the subject property.
`2.
`I make this Affidavit
`in support of my counselrs
`applicacion to have Ehe Court. sign Ehe proposed Order and Judgment
`which ef fect,uaEes the t.ax cerCiorari settlement.
`3. There ha6 been no sale of Ehe subjecL properEy during the
`t.welve (12) monEhs preceding Deeember 3, 201-8, Ehe date of
`attorney's conference wiEh ehe Town.
`4. The subject property is not currentl-y under contracE of
`sa1e, nor has it been under contract since May 2015, hrhen the
`2of5/L6 grievance was fited.
`5,
`I respectfully reguest thaE. the Court
`Order and lTudgnnent.
`
`ign the proposed
`
`Sworn to before me this
`of
`2018.
`
`l!.-
`
`oE
`
`PubL i
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`By
`
`MITCHELL RECI{LER
`
`STEPHANIE JIMENEZ
`Nolary Publtc, stale ol Now Yo (
`No.01J16077554
`OLlalitied in Nassau County -r ,
`Commlssion ExPiIes JulY 15,20.Q4
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`SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
`COUNTY OF SUFFOLK
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`In t.he Mat.ter of
`RECHLER EQUITY B-3, LLC,
`Petitioner,
`
`:
`
`- against -
`
`THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS AND/OR THE
`ASSESSOR OF THE TOWN OF ISLIP
`AND THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW,
`
`AFFIRMATION OF REGULARITY
`Tax Year Index No.
`20).5 / 16
`
`6AOU.9 / 201,9
`
`It.em # 053233
`so0/24/L/L8.0L6
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`SchooI Dist.r. | 47 2806
`HAUPPAGUE UFSD
`
`Respondents.
`For Review of a Tax Assessment. Under
`Article 7 of the Real Property Tax
`- - - - - -x
`.IASON M. PENTGHETTI, ESQ., duly admitled Co practice Iaw in Ehe State
`of New York, respecLfulfy affirms:
`I am an associat.e with the firm of KOEPPEL MARTONE & LEISTMAN, L.L
`attorneys for petitioner herein.
`This proceeding is for tax assessment review pursuant Eo Real properEy
`Tax Law, Article 7.
`notified of the proposed settl-ement and have
`Respondents have been
`st j-pulated and agreed to the
`same .
`WHEREFORE, I respecE.ful-l-y request that the annexed Order and .Tudgment.,
`for which no previous applicat.ion has been made, be entered.
`Affirmed under penalty of perjury this 24rh day of January, 2019.
`L.L.C.
`KOEPPEL MAR NE&
`et
`At to
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`C
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`10n
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`JAS
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`PENI GHETT
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`sQ.
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`Re:
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`AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE BY MAIL
`Rechler Equity B-3, LLC v. Tovrn of Islip
`Item # 0s3233-500/24/L/L8.016
`Index # 600119/19
`File # 24053
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`STATE OF NEW YORK)
`
`) ss
`
`COITNTY OF NASSAU )
`KORRINE TRUPPI , being dul-y sworn, deposes and says: Ehat she
`is over the age of 18 years, that she is not a parLy to this action;
`and has on the 24Lh day of January, 20L9, served upon the attorney
`named bel-ow the documents hereafter set forth by depositing a true
`copy thereof properly encl-osed in a postpaid wrapper in a Post Office
`Mail Box regularly maint.ained by the Unit.ed States covernment at the
`United StaEes Post Office, Mineol-a, New york, direct.ed Eo said
`attorney at the designated address as indicated below:
`DOCUMENTS SERVED: ORDER AND JUDGMENT
`Wit.h Not.ice of Settlement
`
`,Janessa M. Trotto, Esq.
`Assistant Town Attorney
`Tor^/n Attorney
`Town of Islip
`655 Main St..
`rs1ip, NY 117 51
`
`Sworn to before me Ehis
`24th day of ,January, 2019.
`
`NoLarv Publ ic
`..
`BARMfiA TADLEN
`Yfit?[!*ffinolNew\6rr
`^ Clualified in Suftolk Countu _ _
`qommission Expire s Juty 21, maL
`
`KORRINE TRUPPI
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`AFT'IDAVIT OF SERVICE BY MAIL
`
`SIATE OF NEW YORK
`COUNTY OF NASSAU
`
`ss. :
`
`, beirS duly srroro' deF)ses and says: Thrt (s)hc ls ovcrthe age of
`.. 'm',,.,,
`dsy of
`t8 yerrs, that s(he) is not s party to this sctior; rDd hrs ou this . '....
`the documeBt(s) heEsfter set forth by deposithg a tru€ copy lhcr€of proPcrly
`served upon the sttomey(s) named b€low
`enclosed ir a postpaid wrappcr i[ a Post Offlce Msil Box regularly msitrtslned by thc U ted Ststes Governmcnt 8t Thc
`UDited Ststes Post Omce, Mitreola, Ncw Yorlq dir"cted to sald attomcy(s) st thc dcsig[8ted 8ddr€ss 8s htdlcsted belowl
`
`DOCUMENT(s) scrvcdl
`
`ATTORNEY
`
`REPRESENTING
`
`ADDRESS
`
`Srvortr to bcforr tlr thls
`day of
`
`20
`
`VERJFICATION
`
`STATE OF NEW YORK
`COUNTY OF
`
`ss. :
`
`bclrg duly svorn, dcposcs rld srys th.t s(te) b
`of
`lhe corpontion nrmcd lr tDc riahi[-cntltlcd rcalorli th.t (3)t€ bis
`rcrd tLc fortgolDt
`r[d kDows ahe cootents tl.rtof; rnd tLrt thc same is
`aruc to h
`own knovhdgg ercept as to thc ElIGts thcreh ststcd to bc .llctcd upon lDfom.lioB rDd bcltc{, rld as to
`tho6e Ertaets (s)hc bcllcver lt to be true.
`
`Dcponetrt furtber says thsl thc rcason lhk yct llicatiotr is mrdc by delrolcnt 8nd not by thc
`ls lbat
`
`Swortr to bcforr mc this
`day of
`
`20
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`NOTICE OF ENTRY
`Sir: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE thst the within is a
`true certilied copy ofa
`
`duly entered in the office ofthe clcrk of
`
`Dated,
`
`Yours, ctc.
`
`KOEPPEL, MAR TONE & t,EISTMAN, t,.L.C
`Attorneys lor PF,'l'l'f IONF,R
`Office and Post Officc Addrcss
`155 First Strect, PO Ilox 863
`Mineola- Ne\v York I I50l-0863
`
`To:
`
`Aftorneyfor RESPONDENT
`
`NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT
`Sir: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that
`O rie r. and Judgmenl
`of which the within is a true copy will be presented for
`settlement to Mr. Justic.
`one ofthe Justices ofthe within nam€d court at
`
`on the
`
`Dated,
`
`4th day of February, 2019
`January 24, 2al9
`
`Yours, ctc.
`
`KOEPPEL, MARI'ONE & I,IJISI'MAN, I,.L.C
`A t t o r n e y s fo r l' I:,' l' 1' l' ION F,R
`Office and Post Office Addrcss
`155 First Strcc(, PO Box 863
`Mincola- Ncu York I l50l-0863
`
`To: Janessa M. Trotto, Esq.
`Attorreyfor RESPONDf,NT
`
`Index No. 500119/ 19
`
`Year
`
`SUPREME COT]RT: SI,FFOI,X COI,NTY
`
`In th6 aatt6r of
`
`RECHLER EQUITY B-3, LLC
`
`P6titioner
`
`-against-
`
`TIIE BOARD OE ASSESSORS AND,/OR THE
`ASSESSOR OF TOVIN OF ISLIP AIID THE BOARD
`OF ASSESSMEN! REVIEII
`
`Respondent
`
`Order and Judqrent
`
`KOI'PPEL. MARTONE & I,EISTMAN I,,I,,C,
`A t t o r n e y s lo r P E-l' l-l' ION l:,R
`Ofl'icc and Post Omce Addrcss
`155 first Strcet. PO Box 863
`Mineola. New York 11501-0863
`(516)747-6300
`F ax (516) 7 47-8221
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`Io Janessa M. Trotto, Esq.
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`I ttorneyJbr Respondent
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`Service of r copy ofthe within
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