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Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 93: Listen and Learn -- Constructive Eviction
A recent ruling by the Tennessee Court of Appeals in Patton v. Pearson1 upheld the ‘Sutton Rule’ in a subrogation action following a house fire at a rental property. The court’s decision emphasizes the crucial role of lease...more
A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Aug. 25, 2021, upheld the City of Los Angeles' current residential eviction moratorium – first enacted by the City Council in 2020 as an emergency...more
On June 30, 2020, the Iowa Supreme Court rendered a decision in Karen Cohen v. David Clark and 2800-1 LLC, an emotional support animal (ESA) case, involving one tenant in need of an ESA and another tenant with severe pet...more
If a landlord delivers a notice to vacate to a tenant due to lease violations or the expiration of the term, the tenant is legally required to vacate the premises. However, this does not always happen....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Illinois Appellate Court ruled in favor of a commercial tenant after the new landlord attempted to collect accrued unpaid rent owed to the previous landlord, who had assigned the lease to the new...more
On November 14, 2017, the Court of Appeals (Division 1), in Offerman v. Granada, LLC, 2017 WL 5352664, reversed a trial court order directing specific performance of an alleged option to purchase real property, holding that...more
The North Carolina Court of Appeals reversed a trial court decision, rendered in the wake of a bench trial (i.e., tried without a jury), wherein the trial court held that a residential landlord violated the North Carolina...more
Pretty, Huh? Chapel Hill, North Carolina is a beautiful town like any other beautiful town. It has restaurants and parks and movie theaters and many renting and owning residents. But Chapel Hill is also a college...more