Property Owners

Boston Joins the Building Disclosure Bandwagon: Ordinance Will Require Reporting in 2014

by Seth Jaffe | Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law on 5/10/2013

On May 8, the Boston City Council approved an ordinance requiring building owners to report annual energy and water use. The final ordinance is slightly different from the one about which we posted in February. Highlights...more

The Mechanics of Mechanics Liens

by Garret Murai | Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP on 5/10/2013

One of the most effective payment remedies for direct contractors, subcontractors and material suppliers is the mechanics lien. First conceived by Thomas Jefferson to encourage construction of the then “new” capital city of...more

Buyers Beware When Purchasing a Home

by Lianne J. Armstrong | Lerners LLP on 5/10/2013

When purchasing a home, the purchaser should be aware that the doctrine of “Caveat Emptor” or “let the buyer beware” generally applies to the sale of a property. The purchaser has an obligation to inspect the property and to...more

Maryland to Impose New Stormwater Remediation Fee; Virginia Enacts Congestion Relief Fee

by Roberto Garcia | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 5/6/2013

Lawmakers in Maryland and Virginia have approved the imposition of certain new fees on property owners in various jurisdictions. Maryland property owners in nine counties and one city face the imposition of a Stormwater...more

Part II - How Will North Carolina Handle Forced Pooling?

by Jessica L. Kimble | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 5/3/2013

As discussed in Part I, the North Carolina Mining and Energy Commission (“N.C. MEC”) will present its report on hydraulic fracturing to the Joint Legislative Commission on Energy Policy and the Environmental Review Commission...more

City May Not Use “Anti-SLAPP” Motion to Dismiss Claim That City Employee Falsely Told Potential Tenants That Property Owner Was...

by Jon E. Goetz, Jeffrey L. Massey | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 4/24/2013

Property owners often bristle at statements that local government staff make to prospective tenants or purchasers of their property, concerned that they will be scared away by overly harsh or inaccurate speech. When those...more

Jury Sides With Property Owner in Solano County Eminent Domain Trial

by Brad Kuhn | Nossaman LLP on 4/9/2013

According to an article in the Daily Republic, Jury: County owes $1.24M in eminent domain dispute, Solano County and a local land owner recently completed an eminent domain trial, and the jury sided with the owner. The case,...more

A Snapshot Of Georgia Premises Liability

by Tate Law Group, LLC on 2/28/2013

An elderly woman hired a roofer to clean the wet pine straw that accumulated on the roof and awnings of her house. While attempting to complete the task, the roofer fell and was injured when the awning he was cleaning...more

Philadelphia Property Reassessments

by Randy Varner | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 2/26/2013

The Philadelphia Office of Property Assessment (“OPA”) has announced that it will be issuing new “Actual Value Initiative” reassessments for every property in Philadelphia in February. Therefore, every property owner in...more

Commonwealth Court Opinion Contains Important Lessons for Property Owners

by Randy Varner | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 2/22/2013

On January 23, a panel of the Commonwealth Court in Krohn v. Snyder County Board of Assessment Appeals, Nos. 116 and 117 C.D. 2012 (January 23, 2013), overturned an attempt by Snyder County to reassess a two acre tract of...more

Court Rules That Landowners Must Provide Factual Support For Market Value Opinions

by David Johnson | Winstead PC on 2/20/2013

The Texas Supreme Court has recently held that while the property owner rule establishes that an owner is qualified to testify as to market value, the testimony must meet the same requirements as any other opinion evidence....more

Title Insurance Overview

by Matthew J. Wilson | Lerners LLP on 1/22/2013

When you purchase real estate, it is crucial that you obtain a property with clear ownership or “good title.” You obtain title to property when the owner signs the deed (transfer document) over to you. Title is then...more

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