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News & Analysis as of May 19, 2013

Charter Schools: Leasing a surplus building from the District of Columbia

by Real Estate Counselors, PLLC on 3/5/2013

The District of Columbia has a special program to lease surplus buildings to Charter Schools. Read Roberta Colton's article to find out the details. and best practices....more

Legislature Expands Definition of "Direct Cost" Relating to Reimbursement for Use of Civic Center Act Facilities

by Meghan Covert Russell | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 1/17/2013

SB 1404 expands the scope of direct costs that school districts can recover for allowing Civic Center use of its facilities. The new legislation, which went into effect January 1, 2013, amends Education Code section 38134,...more

Court of Appeal Grants Petition for Rehearing in School District Parcel Tax Case

by Meghan Covert Russell | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 1/14/2013

The court of appeal in Borikas v. Alameda Unified School District (--- Cal.Rptr.3d ----, Cal.App. 1 Dist., December 6, 2012; re-hearing granted January 7, 2013) held that the school district did not have the authority to...more

Legislative Update: SB 1404 Expands Scope Of Costs That A School District Can Charge for Civic Center Use of Facilities

by Christian M. Keiner, Meghan Covert Russell | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 1/14/2013

KMTG is continuing our series reviewing new legislation. Unless noted otherwise, the new laws take effect January 1, 2013. Senate Bill 1404 amends Education Code section 38134, known as the Civic Center Act, which...more

Statute of Limitations Doesn’t Apply in UConn Law Library Lawsuit, State Supreme Court Rules

by Mark S. DePillis, Carl G. Roberts, Benjamin M. Schmidt | Ballard Spahr LLP on 11/27/2012

The Connecticut Supreme Court recently reversed, in a unanimous published opinion, a trial court's entry of summary judgment in favor of 27 defendants involved in the allegedly defective design and construction of the...more

PA School Districts Seek to Increase Property Taxes of Selected Businesses

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 9/21/2012

A new and growing trend in the field of property tax assessment continued this summer, as school districts in the eastern part of the state filed what could be a record number of appeals of selected property owners’ tax...more

Voluntary Payments in Lieu of Taxes a Growing Trend Nationwide

by Franczek Radelet P.C. on 5/8/2012

As local governments continue to search for additional sources of revenue in times of fiscal uncertainty, a little known but long-standing mechanism is getting renewed attention. The concept of payments in lieu of taxes,...more

Real Estate Issues Related to Foreign Educational Programs

by Jackson Walker on 9/26/2011

More than 260,000 U.S. Students Studied Abroad in 2008/2009 Academic Year • Although down by .8% cf’d to 2007/2008, more than half of campuses responding (55%) reported increases in 2009/2010 cf’d to 2008/2009...more