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Property Owners Summary Judgment Appeals

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Mold/Common Law Action: Maryland Appellate Court Addresses Negligence/Nuisance Claims

The Appellate Court of Maryland (“App. Ct.”) addressed in a June 27th Opinion issues arising out of alleged mold exposure. See Candace McCarthy v. Board of Commissioners for Frederick County, Maryland, 2025 WL 1778818....more

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All Bark and All Bite

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Key Points: In New York, if the owner of an animal knew or should have known the animal had vicious propensities, a plaintiff may seek to hold the owner strictly liable....more

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RPAPL 1501(4) and the Mortgagee in Possession Doctrine

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Today’s article addresses a property owner’s right to cancel a recorded mortgage pursuant to RPAPL 1501(4)[1] and whether a mortgagee is “is entitled to recover sums expended to preserve and maintain an allegedly abandoned...more

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Will the Ohio Supreme Court Clear up the Muddy Waters of the DMA?

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Within the Ohio Dormant Mineral Act (hereinafter, “DMA”), there is often a question of the diligence a surface owner should employ when seeking the mineral owner to declare the mineral interest abandoned. The oft-cited case...more

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Court Clarifies HOA Responsibilities in Tenant vs. Tenant Conflicts

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Often, in litigation between an owner and their homeowners association (HOA), there is a question regarding the nature and the extent of the duty owed by the HOA to an owner (or even to a tenant of an owner). The answer to...more

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National Environmental Policy Act/Nuisance: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Property Owners' Challenge to Oregon Irrigation...

The United States Court of Appeals (“9th Circuit”) addressed in a December 18th memorandum issues arising out of challenges to the Natural Resource Conservation Services (“NRCS”) funding of an irrigation district. See Matthew...more

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Navigating Desbrunes: Implications and the Case for Overturning

In a less-than-thousand-word opinion, the Fourth District Court of Appeal of Florida put foreclosure cases across Florida in jeopardy. Namely, in all foreclosure cases in which a borrower is deceased, unless the legal...more

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California Clarifies Its Inverse Condemnation Standard

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In City of Oroville v. Superior Court, 446 P.3d 304 (Cal. 2019), the Supreme Court of California considered whether the City of Oroville (City) was liable to a dental practice for inverse condemnation damages associated with...more

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Religious Institutions Update: June 2018 - Lex Est Sanctio Sancta

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Since 1990, the U.S. Supreme Court has expressly construed a neutral law of general applicability as consistent with the free exercise clause. Deeming Colorado's public accommodations law just such a law, the Colorado Court...more

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Arizona Court of Appeals Awards Attorneys’ Fees in Quiet-Title Action

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In Arizona, a party successfully quieting title to property may recover its attorneys’ fees if it satisfies three requirements: (1) the party requests a quitclaim deed from the party adversely claiming title twenty days...more

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