Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 122: Listen and Learn -- Easements (Real Property)
Title insurance is issued using standardized forms of policies and endorsements. The most commonly used forms for commercial properties are those promulgated by the American Land Title Association (ALTA), a nationwide title...more
Most folks laboring in the property tax and valuation vineyards would not think that an easement attached to a parcel of real estate could create a separate tax liability for its owner. That presumption might be true in most...more
CASES OF NOTE - UPHILL BATTLE FOR RETAIL CANNABIS APPLICANTS - Mederi, Inc. v. City of Salem, 488 Mass. 60 (2021) Summary: In Mederi, Inc. v. City of Salem, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court grappled with...more
As any seasoned developer knows, condominium development projects involve a delicate interplay between the developer, unit owners, the condo association, and the lenders that fund construction and acquisition costs. Last...more
...Owners of adjoining lots in subdivisions often decide to combine them for a variety of reasons. But, in a planned community governed by an owners' association, the owner may have to obtain consent and the effect the...more
After members take control of the board of directors of their owners association, they often want to amend their declaration and other governing documents and one of the changes they typically propose is the removal of all...more