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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Southampton’s Residential Dock Ban Tests Its Authority Over Bay Bottoms

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A legal battle is brewing in Southampton, New York, pitting age-old colonial-era patents, acts of the State Legislature, and caselaw concerning riparian rights against local environmental regulation, and more specifically,...more

Mayer Brown

Private Power as a New Real Estate Asset Class for Closed-End Funds

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For real estate investors looking to deploy capital into the data center space, power availability is now both the greatest constraint on asset value and a rapidly emerging opportunity. A closed-end fund structure with a...more

Holland & Knight LLP

After Certification: What Housing Element Inventory Designation Means for Your Project

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Now that a majority of California jurisdictions have adopted Housing Elements certified as compliant by the state's Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), a new question has come into sharper focus for...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Energy Law: Month in Review - May 2026

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Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month. ...more

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New York State Budget Law Narrows SEQRA

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On May 26, 2026, Governor Kathy Hochul signed a law, included in the State budget bill, to amend the State Environmental Quality Review Act (“SEQRA”). The law is effective immediately, without any implementing regulations. As...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Dalton Corridor Land Transfer, Withdrawal Revocation & Litigation

On May 6, 2026, the Department of the Interior announced it had conveyed approximately 1.4 million acres of land along the Dalton Utility Corridor to the State of Alaska. Secretary Doug Burgum stated the transfer advances the...more

King & Spalding

Saudi Arabia Issues Implementing Regulations for White Land Fees and Vacant Properties Fees: What Property Owners and Investors...

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Saudi Arabia’s regulatory framework governing idle real estate has entered a new phase. Following the enactment of the White Land and Vacant Properties Fees Law (the “Amended Law”) by Royal Decree No. (M/244) in May 2025, the...more

Allen Matkins

Pending State Housing Laws Clear First Legislative Hurdle

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The following state housing bills were passed by the applicable house of origin by the May 29, 2026 legislative deadline, meaning that they will continue to move forward in the legislative process....more

Gould + Ratner LLP

House-Passed 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act: What Real Estate Professionals Should Know

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If it hasn’t already, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act may change how you think about acquisitions, development sites, public land, affordable housing capital, and single-family rental strategy. On May 20, 2026, the U.S....more

Clark Hill PLC

Colorado SB 26-114: Colorado’s New Liquor Permit That Gives Spirits Manufacturers Distillery Pub-Style Functionality - June 2026

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The Colorado General Assembly adjourned on May 13, 2026, and Colorado Senate Bill 26-114—passed by both chambers and signed by the Governor on June 1, 2026—quietly reshapes what a licensed spirits manufacturer can do on its...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

L’Ontario annonce un processus simplifié pour les grands projets du secteur de l’énergie, dont les centres de données

La Société indépendante d’exploitation du réseau d’électricité de l’Ontario (la « SIERE ») a lancé un processus de comités d’identification des grands projets (les « CIGP ») dans le but de recenser les grands projets (soit...more

Bracewell LLP

Bringing Data Centers to Brownfields

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Brownfield sites offer built-in power, infrastructure and zoning advantages for data center siting. Redevelopment hinges on managing legacy contamination and CERCLA liability through due diligence....more

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Modification of Restrictive Covenants in New York

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New York has enacted Real Property Law § 327-a, effective June 3, 2026, which imposes new obligations on sellers, common interest communities and property owners to address historical discriminatory restrictive covenants in...more

Stoel Rives LLP

Ecology Meets Economics: Conservation and Mitigation Banks

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As development activity accelerates in the Pacific Northwest and across the country, developers regularly impact wetlands, waterways, and protected species and habitat. These impacts can materially affect project timelines,...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Ontario’s Bill 98 Receives Royal Assent, Bringing Refinements to Planning and Development

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The Ontario Government has passed legislation to streamline the planning and development process, standardizing official plans, further reducing the scope of site plan control, and refining the encumbered parkland dedication...more

Nossaman LLP

USFWS Designates Critical Habitat for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee

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The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) has published its final rule designating critical habitat for the endangered rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis)....more

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Emerging Risks and Opportunities in Commercial Real Estate – June 2026

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Recent developments across the commercial real estate (CRE) market and legal landscape highlight several trends that are likely to materially impact leasing, development, and dispute risk in the coming quarters. Set out below...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Rising AI Use Fuels Data Center Boom - and Puts Congress on the Clock

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America has a robust appetite for Artificial Intelligence. Nearly 90 percent of U.S. companies reported using AI for some function in 2025, according to a recent McKinsey report. That’s up from a little over half in...more

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New York State Budget Exempts Certain Housing Projects from Environmental Review

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The recently-adopted New York State 2026 budget exempts housing projects that meet certain criteria from the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) and City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR)....more

Saul Ewing LLP

New Jersey’s “First in the Nation” Comprehensive Plan to Regulate Data Centers

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On May 27, 2026, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill announced a Comprehensive Plan to regulate data centers in an effort to protect ratepayers from increased costs associated with high electricity demands imposed by large...more

Cozen O'Connor

Opportunity Zone Nomination Window Opens July 1- A Critical Advocacy Opportunity for Investors, Developers, and Communities

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A new, once-in-a-decade window is opening for the designation of federal Opportunity Zones (OZs), which creates a significant and time-sensitive opportunity for developers, investors, businesses, and community stakeholders to...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Indirect Sources Rules in Colorado: Denver Regional Authority Moves Forward to Regulate Four Key Sectors

Key Takeaways - Denver’s Regional Air Quality Council (RAQC) is developing Indirect Source Rules (ISRs) to curb emissions from trucks and passenger vehicles by regulating facilities such as warehouses, entertainment...more

Sands Anderson PC

Approaches to Valuation of Real Estate in Eminent Domain Proceedings

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Virginia Code § 25.1-230(A) requires payment of just compensation for all eminent domain takings. Typically, condemning authorities engage the services of licensed real estate appraisers for the determination of the value of...more

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Bayou Meto Water Management District: Construction, Design, Land Rights Report

The Bayou Meto Water Management District (“Bayou Meto”) issued a Construction, Design, Land Rights Report (“Report””). The Report was issued in conjunction with the Board of Directors meeting that will be held on June...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

When a “Fee” Becomes a Tax: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Draws a Hard Line on a Home Rule Municipality’s Stormwater Charges

A municipal stormwater charge is an unenforceable local tax against Commonwealth instrumentalities and other tax-exempt entities when the enabling ordinance bases the charge on governmental regulatory duties and public health...more

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