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Introduction - Tenant estoppel certificates play a critical role in real estate transactions. Whether you are a purchaser, lender or tenant, you have likely encountered these documents. This bulletin highlights four...more
Solar developers contend with a wide array of challenges, from competing for viable project sites to combatting disinformation surrounding the expansion of clean energy development. With demand for energy rapidly growing...more
In 2025, Israeli real estate taxation was characterized by strict adherence to statutory requirements: reliefs, exemptions, and lower tax brackets were granted only when the conditions prescribed by law were met, within the...more
The Brazilian National Waterway Transport Agency (ANTAQ) approved the opening of a second public hearing and consultation regarding the lease of area SSB01 at the Organized Port of São Sebastião, São Paulo. The consultation...more
Asset-based transportation is a high-risk high-capital business. Every operator is well aware of the potential nuclear verdict risk for casualty incidents. Every operator is also well aware of every penny invested in growing...more
The Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) recent lease accounting standards (ASC 842) are impacting toll agreements for stand-alone battery energy storage systems (BESS). These standards require offtakers (lessees) to...more
The Colorado General Assembly earlier this year passed House Bill (HB) 25-1090, which establishes comprehensive requirements for price transparency in consumer transactions, including residential leases. The new law, codified...more
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on Dec. 10, 2025, held its Gulf of America Oil and Gas Lease Sale, the first offshore oil and gas lease sale since December 2023 and the first lease sale conducted under the One...more
Cross-border aviation finance presents a unique set of legal and practical challenges. As explored in our previous article, the mobility of aircraft, engines, and related assets means that financiers and lessors must navigate...more
In this crossover episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast and Payments Pros, Jason Cover, Mark Furletti, and Andrew Thurmond return to unpack the complex landscape of residential solar finance. They highlight practical...more
Texas Senate Bill 17 (SB 17), signed by Governor Greg Abbott on June 20, 2025, and effective September 1, 2025, establishes sweeping restrictions on the acquisition of real property interests by individuals and entities...more
Ground leases are a unique and complex form of real estate transaction that offer distinct advantages and challenges for both landlords and tenants. Unlike traditional leases that involve the short-term leasing of land and...more
Let’s assume you own a 115 acre farm in Greene County. The farm has been in the family since the early 1900’s. You own both the oil and gas and the coal underlying the farm. In 1915, your great-grandfather entered into a...more
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has long provided essential housing protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking....more
In Ohio Environmental Council v. State of Ohio, Case No. 23-CV-002403, the court of common pleas of Franklin County, Ohio addressed certain claims brought by environmental groups seeking to challenge the state land leasing...more
Assume trustee of an irrevocable inter vivos trust leases entrusted land to an entity that employs the trustee. All rents properly accrue to the trust estate. The beneficiaries assert, however, that the trustee may have...more
As the government shutdown continues into its second month and takes the record for the longest shutdown in history, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) leasing community is feeling the impact of furloughs....more
Earlier this year, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) updated its primary authority on Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIF) standards, known as Intelligence Community Directive 705, or...more
Decree 107, published by the State of Nuevo León on Sept. 26, 2025, modified the Civil Code of the State of Nuevo León, introducing relevant changes in the lease of urban properties in Mexico. The modifications to Article...more
This is the second in a ten-part article series on the legal strategies shaping the future of data centre development in the UK. The UK data centre sector’s expansion is increasingly dominated by the shell and core...more
Key Points: Landlords should ensure that their leases are clear regarding who has the responsibility for snow and ice removal. If a lease is ambiguous, the landlord could face liability should a slip and fall occur due to...more
On 25 September 2025, Saudi Arabia adopted the Regulatory Provisions for the Rental Relationship (the “Rental Provisions”) via Royal Decree and a Council of Ministers resolution, effective immediately on the same date. The...more
East Palestine Derailment Lawsuits Highlight the Limits of Lessor Liability - Despite Northfolk Southern’s attempt to shift responsibility relating to the 2023 East Palestine train derailment to railcar owners and lessors,...more
In this episode of "Property Pointers: Real Estate Law Simplified," Real Estate attorneys Katelyn DeMartini and Leizl Hinajon break down the essentials of lease abstracts. They explain how a well-prepared lease abstract...more
Kilpatrick’s David Hughes recently spoke at the 2025 Sales Tax Institute in Chicago. He addressed numerous issues related to sales and use tax....more