Ohio recently joined the majority of states – and many nations – in adopting the International Plumbing, Building, and Mechanical Codes (IPC®, IBC®, and IMC®) in March 2024. These codes are part of the International Codes...more
Starting this month, Cuyahoga County (the County) begins the daunting task of reappraising every property in the County for the sexennial reappraisal due to be completed in 2024.
As required by state law, every county in...more
This month, a proposal dubbed the “Residents First Legislative Package” (the “Proposal”) was introduced to Cleveland City Council. The Proposal is aimed at combatting vacant and dilapidated buildings in the City of Cleveland...more
10/4/2023
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Landlords ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Property Owners ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Real Estate Market ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Residential Property Owners ,
State Legislatures ,
Vacant Properties
As KJK has previously covered, earlier this year, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) delivered a landmark ruling on the reach of the protections afforded by the Clean Water Act (CWA) in Sacket v. EPA. In that...more
Earlier this year, the Biden administration, via the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), proposed a new plan to increase vehicle emissions standards to their most stringent level ever. While the EPA has the authority to...more
On May 25, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) made its final decision on a long-running case that will redefine the power and authority that the United States Environmental Protection agency (EPA) will have to...more
6/16/2023
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Inland Waterways ,
Navigable Waters ,
Rapanos v US ,
Sackett ,
Sackett v EPA ,
SCOTUS ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands
Recently enacted Ohio House Bill 501 (HB 501) expands options for townships desiring to create a tax increment financing (TIF) incentives agreement. Under the HB 501, a township may create a TIF and use payments in lieu of...more
Ohio Senate Bill 33 (S.B. 33), which makes significant changes to the Ohio’s laws regulating Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) incentives, goes into effect April 3, 2023. Introduced in early 2021, S.B. 33 aggressively expands...more
The Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are no strangers to controversy and legal challenges. As KJK has previously written on, Section 401 of the CWA, which focuses on curbing the discharge of...more
“It’s a good time to be in transportation!” says William Murdock, Executive Director of the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC).
Speaking to KJK’s Samir Dahman and James Scherer, Mr. Murdock, who heads one of...more
In today’s world, the word “network” is most likely to evoke references to social media. Twenty years ago, the same word would likely induce thoughts of the expansion of broadband, fiber, and wireless telecommunications to...more
Since the COVID-19 pandemic upended life as we knew it, the use of remote communication and collaborative technologies have become a permanent addition to everything; from schools to workplaces and everything in between....more
9/22/2022
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Data Security ,
Electronic Notarization Standard ,
Fraud ,
New Regulations ,
Notarization ,
Public Notaries ,
Remote Notarization ,
SECURE Act ,
UETA ,
Virtual Notarization Procedures
THE STUDY -
In the summer of 2019, Cleveland’s Office of Community Development and the Equitable Community Development Working Group commissioned a study (the “Study”) to identify the historic usage of the City’s Tax...more
Officially declared as the “birthplace of aviation” and famously home to legendary aviators and astronauts, Ohio has long been recognized for its contributions to flight. With new and innovative developments in aviation...more
4/27/2022
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Airspace ,
Automation Systems ,
Aviation Industry ,
Commercial Use ,
Drones ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
THE CLEAN WATER ACT AND SECTION 401 -
In 1948, Congress passed the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) as the first rendition of a law intended to address growing pollution of American waters. By 1972, increased...more
4/14/2022
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Clean Water Act ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Louisiana et al v American Rivers et al ,
Motion To Enjoin ,
Navigable Waters ,
Pollution Control ,
Real Estate Development ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 401 ,
Trump Administration ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Water Pollution ,
Water Quality ,
Waters of the United States
On Wednesday, March 9, 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order “Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets” (the “Order”). This widely anticipated Order came as a pleasant surprise for both proponents and...more
3/14/2022
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Bitcoin ,
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Transactions ,
Investment Contract ,
Investor Protection ,
Regulatory Agenda
On Nov. 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the massive $1.2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the “Infrastructure Law”). Touted as the single largest investment in American infrastructure in...more
2/21/2022
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Broadband ,
Charging Stations ,
Clean Energy ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Federal Grants ,
Fishing Industry ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Public Transportation ,
Railways ,
Transmission Grid ,
Transportation Industry
As cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin rise in popularity, government regulators repeatedly try, and often fail, to control its use as a tax shelter. Agencies such as the IRS struggle with determining the best way to tax...more
2/11/2022
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Capital Gains ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Transactions ,
Income Taxes ,
Investment ,
IRS ,
Popular ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Returns ,
Virtual Currency
THE GROWTH OF NFTS -
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) had their best year ever in 2021. Although the concept of NFTs dates back to 2015, they’re now a mainstream phenomenon with big name brands—such as Asics and...more