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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Real Estate Market ,
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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
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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Inland Waterways ,
Navigable Waters ,
Rapanos v US ,
Sackett ,
Sackett v EPA ,
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US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands
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
Ohio Revised Code 319.203 allows each county in Ohio to adopt standards regarding governing conveyances of real property in Ohio. While most Ohio counties have very similar standards and rules, there are sometimes subtle...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 ,
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UETA ,
Virtual Notarization Procedures
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 ,
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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