Seyfarth Synopsis: Mayor Muriel Bowser (the “Mayor”) continues to take action to address various concerns brought on by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic....more
5/13/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Landlords ,
Notarization ,
On-Demand Services ,
Relief Measures ,
Rent ,
Rental Property ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retailers ,
Tenants
Mayor's Order 2020-063 (the “Order”), which took effect on April 17, 2020, extends the state of emergency and Public Health Emergency related to COVID-19 through May 15, 2020. In addition, the Order introduced several new...more
4/24/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Executive Orders ,
Food Supply ,
Guidance Update ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Mayor Bowser ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Public Health ,
Remote Working ,
Social Distancing
Seyfarth Synopsis: Mayor Muriel Bowser (the “Mayor”) signed an update to the recent Response Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (the “Act”) entitled COVID-19 Response Supplemental Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Mayor Muriel Bowser (the “Mayor”) declared a Public Health Emergency in the District of Columbia pursuant to the District of Columbia Public Emergency Act of 1980 on March 11, 2020 and such declaration is...more
As anticipated, in response to the widely unpopular holding in The Game Place, L.L.C. v. Fredericksburg 35, LLC, 813 S.E.2d 312 (Va. 2018), the governor of Virginia signed a bill on February 13, 2019 removing the previous...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Supreme Court of Virginia issued a unanimous opinion recently holding a 15-year commercial lease unenforceable since it was not executed with the formalities of a deed as required under Virginia law. ...more