The Office of the Attorney General (“AG”) of the New Hampshire Department of Justice announced in a January 25th news release the indictment of Hammond Grinding and Recycling Inc. a/k/a F.C. Hammond & Son Lumber Co....more
The refusal of M&S's plans to demolish and rebuild their flagship store on Oxford Street by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (Michael Gove) has attracted much attention because of the wider...more
FEATURED ARTICLE - Efforts clauses are common in commercial agreements, including those involving real estate. Where one or both parties cannot guarantee a particular outcome, efforts clauses attempt to qualify obligations....more
CITY HALL - Councilmembers Quiñones-Sánchez and Gauthier Look to Reform Affordable Housing Requirements - New legislation proposed by Councilmembers Maria Quiñones-Sánchez and Jamie Gauthier is taking aim at how the city...more
Section 718.202 of the Florida Condominium Act sought to address the extent that condominium developers could apply contract deposits to pay costs involved in construction of a project. This Section of the Condominium Act...more
“Operation Pay Dirt” was a joint investigation by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), and the Suffolk County Police Department. It investigated...more
Lost profits, not part of unpaid contract balance, may be recoverable as consequential damages in contract claim, but cannot be included in lien. TSP Services Inc. v. National-Standard, LLC, 2019 BL 340267 (Mich. Ct. App....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Illinois Supreme Court recently affirmed that the Illinois Pollution Control Board’s clean construction or demolition debris (CCDD) rules were not arbitrary and capricious. County of Will v. Pollution...more
With so many big box retailers closing stores and going out of business, shopping center owners are faced with what to do with the vacated stores. ...more
The Chabad House for Towson University and Goucher College, pictured above, has filed a lawsuit against Baltimore County, Maryland (the “County”), following a state court order requiring demolition of a newly-constructed...more
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a document titled Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) addressing alleged violations of Tennessee rules related to asbestos. The...more
The Fourth District Court of Appeal held that the project baseline under CEQA for construction of a new home did not include demolition of a potential historic structure that had occurred before submittal of a permit...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) issued a July 22nd Notice of Violation (“NOV”) to Mr. Lloyd Elkins alleging violations of the Arkansas asbestos regulations. See Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology...more