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2025 brought over 300 changes to the laws of the State of Illinois. Some of these new laws impact the relationship between landlords and tenants and also impose further restrictions on condominium associations. At the start...more
Introduction - Flood risks in New Jersey are growing due to the effects of climate change. Coastal and inland areas may experience significant flooding now and in the near future, including in places that were not previously...more
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law the Flood Risk Notification Law (P.L. 2023, c.93) on July 3, 2023, amending the Truth-in-Renting Act (P.L. 2001, c.313) and supplementing the Consumer Fraud Act (P.L. 1960, c.39),...more
Beginning on March 20, 2024, the new NJ law requires sellers of real property and landlords to make disclosures regarding known and potential flood risks in purchase and sale agreements and new leases and renewals. ...more
In response to growing flood risks due to the effects of climate change, the New Jersey Flood Risk Notification Law was enacted on July 3, 2023, requiring landlords and sellers of both commercial and residential real property...more
The New Jersey statute concerning real property and flood notifications, commonly referred to as the Flood Hazard Disclosure Law, was enacted on July 3, 2023. The law imposes certain disclosure requirements on both landlords...more
The Southern Environmental Law Center (“SELC”) submitted a Petition to the North Carolina Real Estate Commission asking that the North Carolina Residential Property and Owners’ Association Disclosure Statement (“Disclosure...more
Bill Deron bought a 100-acre tract next to a creek outside the City of Houston. Deron planned to build a subdivision where some of the homes abut a creek. The other homes would sit about 15 feet higher than the creekside...more