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Foster Swift Collins & Smith

Local Ordinances Determine Maintenance Responsibility for Michigan Property Owners

As a property owner in Michigan, you may have questions about your responsibilities related to the public sidewalk that runs in front of your home or business. If someone is injured on that sidewalk, are you liable? The...more

Bilzin Sumberg

New Florida Condo Rules: Developer Buyouts Offer Lifelines to Owners

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The deadline for associations to receive their completed structural reserve studies is Dec. 31. Across the state, condo owners and their associations are going to soon be waking up to the reality that their financial...more

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Understanding Developer Liability for Maintenance and Defect Costs After Property Handover

When investing in off-plan properties, especially in jointly owned properties in Dubai, understanding a developer's responsibility for maintenance and defect rectification post-handover is crucial. Dubai Law No. 6/2019 on the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Take Charge: Considerations When Installing EV Charging Stations on Commercial Property

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As demand for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations continues to rise, commercial property owners are increasingly being approached by vendors offering to install these stations at no upfront cost. The appeal is obvious: an...more

Cole Schotz

A Good Neighbor: Obligations of the Neighboring Property Owner to a Development Site in NYC

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Simply owning property in New York City likely means that, at some point – more than once – a neighbor will need to access your property to protect it during development or maintenance work taking place at its adjacent...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Not My Problem: The Maintenance of Easements

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When you grant an easement over your lands to another, who has the obligation to maintain the lands and the improvements on those lands? One might argue that it is the grantor of the easement—that the owner has the obligation...more

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The Family Gift That Couldn’t Be Ungiven

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I grew up in a household where my father worked as an engineer for a large manufacturer. My mother and I worked in small family businesses where there were 5-10 employees. Suffice to say we had some interesting dinner...more

Conn Kavanaugh

Here Comes the Sun: Common Considerations for Solar Installation Agreements

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In recent years, environmental concerns, skyrocketing electricity costs, and tax incentives have led to a boom in both residential and commercial use of solar panels. Stated differently, the masses have flocked to solar not...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Private Requirements for Short-Term Rentals

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Short-term rentals of property, including, rentals for as short of time as on an hourly basis, are increasing in frequency around the country. The character of a community can be dramatically altered by such rentals and cause...more

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC

Easements: Just for Now or Forever?

Easements are a right to enter and use land that may transfer with the ownership of the land. Easement issues usually arise when one property owner makes improvements on his or her property without first surveying the...more

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Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Issues Order Mandating that Building Owners Clean High-Touch Areas in Accordance with CDC...

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In its latest response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania has ordered mandatory cleaning protocols for large buildings throughout the Commonwealth.  On Sunday, April 5, 2020, Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine issued...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

When Inheriting Real Estate, Consider Your Options

Inheriting real estate from your parents is either a blessing or a burden -- or a little bit of both. Figuring out what to do with the property can be overwhelming, so it is good to carefully think through all of your...more

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Current Issues for Higher Education Real Estate Lawyers

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Campus Real Estate, Property Management, Tax Credits The 15th Annual Higher Education Real Estate Lawyers conference was held in San Francisco, where attendees listened to and learned from both in-house and outside counsel at...more

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Idaho Real Estate & Development Law Update: In Idaho, an Easement Owner Has the Duty to Maintain the Easement, Even if the...

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A recent case in the Idaho Supreme Court serves as a good reminder that Idaho takes a somewhat unique approach to allocating responsibility for easement maintenance. In Fletcher v. Lone Mountain Road Association, Docket No....more

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