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Understanding Community Association Authority: Regulating Parking on Community Streets in North Carolina

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When residents call to complain about their neighbor's vehicle blocking the street or a commercial truck parked overnight, you need to know what your association can—and cannot—do to address these concerns. Let's examine the...more

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A Scottish Legend And An Open Question: When Can SC Landowners Amend “10-Year” Restrictive Covenants?

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According to myth, there lies in the Scottish Highlands a village untouched by reality or time. Immortalized by the 1940s Broadway musical and later Gene Kelly film of the same name, this is Brigadoon—an enchanted place that...more

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Restrictive Covenants: What Are They And Why Should You Care?

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Restrictive covenants have a significant and substantial impact on the use and value of property; yet they are often ignored entirely or not considered until the end of the due diligence period before purchasing the property....more

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Forever Means 40 Years: Court Limits Perpetual Restrictive Covenants in Ontario Real Estate

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Restrictive covenants registered on title to real property in Ontario that are stated to survive indefinitely will no longer survive forever. In a recent precedent-setting decision, Andrews v. Rago (Andrews), the Ontario...more

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Does The Mineral Owner’s Dominance Foreclose Environmental Advocacy by the Surface Owner?

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Since the beginning of recorded mineral law, the owner of the mineral interests has enjoyed an elevated status in its relationship with the surface owner, resulting in the universally accepted notion that the mineral estate...more

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Real Property: More Than Meets the Eye

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Each parcel of real property is a unique asset. It is typically well understood that location is paramount, and that size, elevation, and other physical characteristics are other important factors. Nonetheless, there are...more

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Massachusetts Appeals Court Holds that Restrictive Covenants Created as Part of a Common Scheme May Be Extended Beyond Thirty...

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On December 5, 2017, the Massachusetts Appeals Court issued an important decision in Berger v. 2 Wyndcliff, LLC, No. 16-P-336 (Mass. App. Ct. Dec. 5, 2017), clarifying the extent to which land owners in a common-scheme...more

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