Our country continues to experience economic conditions triggered by a worldwide pandemic and subsequent inflation. These conditions have mostly been outside of anyone’s control. Yet, when government officials see their...more
7/24/2024
/ Federal Reserve ,
Interest Rates ,
Landlords ,
Price Inflation ,
Property Tax ,
Property Valuation ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Rent Control ,
Rental Property ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Tax Revenues ,
Tenants
Recent weeks have brought concerns about novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”), including in Montgomery County, Maryland in the Washington, DC Metro area, where my office is located. It’s expected the virus eventually will find its...more
3/10/2020
/ Civil Liability ,
Commercial Property Owners ,
Commercial Tenants ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Liability ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Workplace Safety
Similarly, a business crisis requires teamwork among management, usually senior management, the general counsel, and depending upon the nature of the crisis, other executives. When initially facing a crisis, management may...more
What is Adverse Possession?
Adverse possession is an ancient legal concept, going back at least to ancient Roman law, but the US concept of adverse possession comes from English common law. The concept of adverse...more
Recently, I heard a parent express concern that her child had been encouraged by the school music teacher to switch from violin to viola because the orchestra needed more violas. For switching to viola, the child would...more
4/30/2018
/ Bonuses ,
Borrowers ,
CMBS ,
Commercial Real Estate Market ,
Eviction ,
Foreclosure ,
Incentives ,
Landlords ,
Mortgage Brokers ,
Mortgage Fraud ,
Occupancy ,
Purchase Agreement ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Recessions ,
Residential Real Estate Contracts ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Tenants ,
Unpaid Overtime
...Corporations and limited liability companies (which I will refer to collectively as a company) can be like a pit orchestra. Depending upon how they are set up, it may or may not be obvious who is behind them. What is...more