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Ohio General Assembly Makes Changes to Real Property Complaint Process

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Substitute House Bill 96 (H.B. 96), Ohio’s operating appropriations bill for fiscal years 2026 –-2027, was passed by the General Assembly on June 25, 2025 and signed by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on June 30, 2025. The...more

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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (8/13)

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Pritzker Signs ‘Sonya Massey’s Bill’ Into Law, Requiring Stricter Background Checks for Police Hiring- “The new law requires law enforcement agencies across Illinois to review all aspects of a person’s background and...more

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New Residential Property Management Laws: Leasing Compliance Shifts for Summer 2025

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With the summer wave of state legislative adjournments ending, residential property managers are confronting a new landscape of regulatory obligations. Several states and municipalities have enacted or finalized laws and...more

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Remote meetings reauthorized through June 2027

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On March 28, 2025, Mass. Governor Maura Healy signed an emergency law extending the COVID-19 remote and hybrid meeting authorizations for public meetings of local boards and committees until June 30, 2027. The law, Chapter 2...more

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Massachusetts Legislature Finalizes Permit Extension Language – Get those permits now!

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In some good news for the development community, the Massachusetts legislature has finalized language that would extend the validity of most municipal and state permits related to land development or the environment for a...more

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Benefits of Rhode Island’s Housing Legislation Go Beyond Housing

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In an effort to “fundamentally change [the State’s] approach to housing development, particularly for the moderate and affordable development we need most,” the Rhode Island General Assembly recently passed a slew of...more

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Massachusetts Legislature Plans Big Changes for Cannabis Policy in the Commonwealth

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Last week, the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy (the “Committee”) released a new cannabis bill (H 174/S 72, the “Bill”) through the Committee without any opposition. The bill proposes major changes to host...more

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State of Washington Adopts Tax Increment Financing—What Governments and Developers Should Know

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After years of discussion, the State of Washington has finally adopted a comprehensive tax increment financing law permitting local governments to create “increment areas” and use tax increment financing to fund public...more

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Oregon Poised to Enact Expedited Land Division Allowances for Middle Housing

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It is a truism to say that infill development in Oregon is fraught and expensive. This is apparently not lost on the Legislature, which over the past four years has enacted a number of laws to reduce local permitting barriers...more

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Tax Increment Financing Comes to Washington

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Washington communities have a new tool to drive economic development: tax increment financing. Sometimes called “TIF,” this funding method allows local governments to self-finance public improvements that encourage...more

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