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Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 93: Listen and Learn -- Constructive Eviction
In Westminster Am. Ins. Co. a/s/o Androulla M. Toffalli v. Bond, No. 538 EDA 2023, 2023 Pa. Super. LEXIS 626, 2023 PA Super 272, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania (Appellate Court) recently discussed the impact of silence on...more
MEES Regulations have meant that since 1 April 2020 landlords of residential property have been prohibited from letting out properties below a minimum EPC rating of E unless they have registered an exemption. With the last...more
German civil law differentiates between residential and commercial leases (Mietvertrag) and leaseholds (Pachtvertrag). Residential or commercial leases are more common than leaseholds: they grant the tenant a right to use the...more
On June 30, 2020, shortly before the ban was due to expire, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis again extended Executive Order 20-94, which restricts certain real estate evictions, this time through Aug. 1, 2020. Executive Order...more
Unlike the Great Recession in 2008, landlords and tenants responding to the negative economic impact of the COVID-19 health crisis appear to be focusing more on rent relief as opposed to strict interpretation and enforcement....more
In my last post, “Real Estate Alphabet Soup: N is for Notice” I continued my primer on the “alphabet soup” of real estate. This post continues to stir the “alphabet soup” with the letter “O.” O is for “Option”. In both the...more
Iowa Orders - In March, Governor Reynolds issued proclamations intended to provide relief for residential evictions and leases: ..March 20, 2020 - suspended residential evictions and lease terminations because of...more
Nevada recently joined the rapidly-increasing list of states suspending or barring eviction and foreclosure actions during the COVID-19 pandemic. By both executive directives and judiciary orders, almost all foreclosure and...more
On 10 January 2020, The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019 came into force. As a result, letting agents are now supervised by HMRC for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing...more
You’ve had enough of building tours, negotiating lease terms, conference calls and your inbox filling up with PDFs of nearly final improvement specifications and space plans. You’ve finally signed a shiny new lease for space...more