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Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC

The Do’s and Don’ts of Leasing Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Pennsylvania

Nearly five years ago, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed into law Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act (Act 16). Since that time, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH), the agency responsible for issuing licenses...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Repurposing Connecticut's Commercial Real Estate Market in the Wake of COVID-19

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The myriad of public and private responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, including inter alia, full or partial stay-at-home orders, occupancy limits, spatial requirements and the like, have had a profound impact on the demand for...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

New Supreme Court Ruling Considers Municipal Property Taxes for Common Areas in Malls and Shopping Centers

The Tel Aviv Municipality sent the Ramat Aviv Mall a municipal property tax bill for its common areas. The mall’s management argued that shop tenants must pay municipal property tax payments for these areas, under their lease...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Howard County Landlord-Tenant Legislation

On May 23, 2020, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball approved emergency legislation (Bill No. 33-2020) (the “Bill”) passed by the Howard County Council, which prohibits certain rent increases, changes in lease terms and...more

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U.S. COVID-19: New York City Enacts Legislation with Ramifications for Commercial Leases

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Oh May 26, 2020, Mayor DeBlasio signed into law two of the three bills discussed in our previous alert aimed at providing relief to commercial tenants due to the pandemic crisis. Both laws will go into effect immediately....more

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U.S. COVID-19: New York City Council Considering Legislation with Ramifications for Commercial Leases

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On April 22, 2020, at its first-ever remote session, several bills addressing the COVID-19 crisis that could have broad impacts on commercial tenancies were introduced in the New York City Council.  Under one of the bills...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Municipal Solar Procurement Toolkit Supports Project Development on Underused Land

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There’s a bright side to everything, even landfills and brownfields; and now municipalities have a toolkit to reveal it. This week, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced a new...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

New RLUIPA Suit: Mount Zion Church of God in Christ v. City of Garden City, Kansas

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Garden City, Kansas is being sued under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), the U.S. Constitution, and state law over allegations that it has discriminated against a local church, Mount Zion...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Leases Not Subject to Business Privilege Taxes - Commonwealth Court Case Presents Refund Opportunities

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, in a 5-2 decision, held that the Local Tax Enabling Act ("LTEA") bars taxing jurisdictions from imposing business privilege taxes, on leases or lease transactions. Fish, Hrabick and...more

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