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New Court Guidance on Rights to Use Captured Water/Percolating Groundwater

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On March 14, 2025, the Court of Appeal for California’s Fifth Appellate District issued its decision in Sandton Agriculture Investments III v. 4-S Ranch Partners, 2025 S.O.S. 659. That case provided guidance on ownership of...more

Stotler Hayes Group, LLC

Lien on Me – How an Attorney Can Help Secure Your Debt

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Too often creditors are faced with accounts that are seemingly uncollectable. If the debtor had money on hand to pay, presumably they would not have incurred the debt at all, right? Especially in the realm of medical debt,...more

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.

New law provides for the ability to place a “Transfer on Death” designation on titled personal property

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In South Carolina, there's a new law that lets you add a "Transfer on Death" (TOD) designation to the title of personal property like cars, boats, or mobile homes. This means you can name someone to automatically receive the...more

Williams Mullen

Industrial Owners Seeking Fair Tax Treatment Should Differentiate Personal Property From Real Estate Values

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North Carolina taxes both real estate and personal property, but differing valuation schedules and processes for the two types can lead to confusion and inflated tax bills for industrial property owners. Understanding how...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

A Legal Perspective on PT-300s, Soft and Hard Costs and Capitalization in South Carolina*

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South Carolina companies with any real or personal property placed in service in the state annually complete and file a PT-300, the state’s property tax return form. Companies that have entered into a negotiated Fee in Lieu...more

DarrowEverett LLP

The Cat's Meow? Recent Developments Trend Toward Pet-Friendly Custody Laws

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The province of British Columbia (B.C.) and the State of New York are leading the way in the field of pet custody and could be just the nudge needed to signal others to catch up. In the United States, pets are generally...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

First in Time is Not First in Right for New Jersey Judgments

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A harsh reality in any business, including construction, is that there will be people who owe you money but do not have it. In general, a simple collection action can be brought against these individuals to obtain a judgment...more

Shutts & Bowen LLP

8 Steps to Prepare a Commercial Property for Sale Amid COVID-19

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As commercial real estate deal flow has significantly decreased due to the novel coronavirus/COVID-19, there is no better time than the present for sellers of commercial real estate to plan in advance for the successful sale...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Who Gets Cash Hidden in House By Deceased Former Owner?

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Imagine you bought a house and, a year and a half later, you discovered bundles of cash totaling more than $100,000 that had been hidden away by the deceased former owner. Who would be entitled to the money -- you or the...more

Winstead PC

Court Holds That Testatrix Died Partially Intestate And That The Term “Personal Effects” In A Will Did Not Include Real Property

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In In re Estate of Ethridge, a testatrix signed a will that provided that “all my personal effects” would be devised to her nephew in law and that her half interest in a home went to another person. No. 11-17-00291-CV, 2019...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

Litigation Summary: Goodwell v . Kavanagh

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The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently issued a decision likely to pique the interest of property owners holding real property in nominee trusts. In Goodwill Enterprises, Inc. v. Kavanagh, the Court addressed whether the...more

K&L Gates LLP

PPSR: A Reminder to All Owners Not in Possession of Their Personal Property

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In June 2013, the NSW Supreme Court in Maiden Civil (P&E) Pty Ltd; Richard Albarran and Blair Alexander Pleash as receivers and managers of Maiden Civil (P&E) Pty Ltd & Ors v Queensland Excavation Services Pty Ltd & Ors...more

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