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Considerations When Condemning HOA Property

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While there are many benefits to owning property in a common interest community, most people love to hate them. Condemnors should be especially wary when seeking to acquire property owned by a homeowners association....more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

What We’re Reading, Watching, and Listening To: September 2025

A roundup of news and multimedia from the Unfamiliar Terrain team: San Francisco - San Francisco Family Zoning Plan Updates (SF Planning): As of late July, the Planning Department has updated the draft zoning height...more

Adams & Reese

Show-Cause … Again? Florida Appellate Court Clarifies Key Construction Lien Rule

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In a recent decision, Florida’s Second District Court of Appeals clarified the procedure available under Section 713.21(4), Florida Statutes, an important statute in Florida’s Construction Lien Law that impacts the...more

Cozen O'Connor

Broad Street Brief: Novel PHLHousing+ Program Shows Strong Results

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City’s Novel PHLHousing+ Program Shows Strong Results- A new study finds that families receiving unrestricted cash through Philadelphia’s PHLHousing+ program were less likely to face eviction, homelessness, or poor housing...more

MG+M The Law Firm

MA Appeals Court to Weigh New Construction Defect Claims Under Statute of Repose

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An appeal being filed with the Massachusetts Appeals Court (Appeals Court) involving construction defects alleged against a condominium developer has the potential to impact construction and design professionals. As a result...more

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Client Alert: The Myth of "Unit-to-Unit" Issues in Condominiums

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When a pipe bursts in a single-family home, the fallout is typically confined to the owner, the insurer, and perhaps the plumber. In a condominium, that identical pipe failure can set off a chain reaction of obligations that...more

Allen Matkins

Sustainable Development and Land Use Update 9.4.25

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San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie announced on September 2 a legislative package that he promised would put an end to certain antiquated permitting requirements. The package represents the latest pieces of Permit SF, a larger...more

Kerr Russell

Sixth Circuit Upholds Rental Inspection Ordinances: No Fourth Amendment Violation in Conditioning Licenses on Warrantless...

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Whether you are a residential rental property owner or a tenant, odds are at some point you are going to encounter a rental inspection ordinance. Following the housing market crash in 2008, rental inspection ordinances grew...more

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

MHH Condo/Co-op Digest September 2025

Welcome to the September 2025 edition of MHH's Condo/Co-op Digest. We hope our readers enjoyed their August holidays as much as we did and that all of their summer capital improvement projects are all underway and on...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Court Finds Class Action Lawsuits Regarding Rental Management Programs to Constitute “Related Claims”

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The United States District Court for the District of Montana, applying Montana law, has held that two class-action lawsuits regarding rental management agreements filed during different policy periods were “Related Claims”...more

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Texas Foreign Real Estate Ownership Restrictions in Effect

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On September 1, 2025, Texas implemented new restrictions on real estate ownership by certain foreign individuals and entities through Senate Bill (SB) 17, codified as Texas Property Code Subchapter H (Sections 5.251–5.259)....more

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Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Shake-Up: Navigating Statute of Limitations Challenges — The Consumer Finance Podcast

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In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis and Louis Manetti delve into the evolving legal landscape surrounding the statute of limitations for mortgage foreclosures in Illinois. With recent cases...more

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Three Critical Mistakes Developers Make That Can Derail a Residential Development Project

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Residential real estate development is a high-stakes business. Managing financing, construction timelines, local approvals, and ultimate sales can lead even experienced developers to overlook critical details that may have...more

Maynard Nexsen

Alabama Supreme Court Appellate Alert: Decisions from August 29, 2025

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The Alabama Supreme Court issued its weekly release list on Friday, August 29, which included four opinions of interest to the Alabama business community...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Connecticut Landlords Beware: RUBs Billing is Illegal in Multiunit Properties

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A little more than a year after Ratio Utility Billing (RUB) was declared illegal by the Connecticut Supreme Court, some landlords are still using it. Moreover, some billing vendors are still advertising RUB billing for...more

Allen Matkins

How to Prepare for 5% Retention in California Construction Contracts

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With Governor Newsom’s signature to Senate Bill No. 61 on July 14, 2025, California joined a growing number of states that have passed legislation to cap the amount of retention that owners, contractors, and subcontractors...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

What You Need to Know about Freddie Mac’s Recent Guide Bulletin

Freddie Mac published a Guide Bulletin on Aug. 26 that imposes new requirements on mortgages originated on or after Oct. 1, 2025. These requirements should be familiar to those who also originate Fannie Mae loans....more

Lowndes

Key Provisions to Include in a Loan Document Purchase Contract

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This article is the third in a multi-part series based on the Lowndes white paper, “Selling & Acquiring Distressed Real Estate in Florida.” Each installment will examine key legal and strategic considerations for acquiring...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Massachusetts state court allows consumer protection suit over home equity investment product to proceed

On August 21, a Massachusetts superior court denied a motion to dismiss filed by a financial technology company offering a home equity investment (HEI) product. The financial technology company asserted that the HEI is an...more

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New York Legislators Investigate Residential Property Insurance

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In a press release published August 25, New York Senators James Skoufis, Jamaal Bailey, and Brian Kavanagh announced a joint investigation into residential property insurance. The purpose of the investigation is “to identify...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District court grants summary judgment to mortgage servicer in payoff statement fee case

On August 22, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington granted summary judgment in favor of a defendant mortgage servicer in a class action lawsuit challenging fees charged for expedited delivery of...more

Mogin Law LLP

Nation’s Largest Property Manager Settles Antitrust Claims Over Algorithmic Pricing Practices

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Greystar Management Services, one of the nation’s largest property management firms, has agreed to resolve the government’s allegations that its use of RealPage’s algorithmic pricing software violated Section 1 of the Sherman...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Are “Common Law Dedications” of Private Property to the Public Extinct?

A “dedication” is an uncompensated transfer of an interest in private property to the public. Dedications can occur pursuant to statute or common law. Statutory dedications follow the path set forth in the Subdivision Map...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Massachusetts AG Secures $795,000 Settlement for Alleged Data Security and Breach Notification Failures

On August 19, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced a $795,000 settlement with a property management company for alleged violations of the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act, and the Massachusetts...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Illinois Proposes Regulations for Shared Appreciation Agreements Under the Residential Mortgage License Act

On August 15, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation proposed regulations to implement recent amendments to the Residential Mortgage License Act of 1987 (RMLA) covering “shared appreciation...more

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