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Ackerman & Ackerman, P.C.

Acquisition Agents and the Good Faith Offer Requirement for Condemnation Projects

Condemning agencies contemplating the use of eminent domain at times hire third-party acquisition agents to purchase properties ahead of an incoming infrastructure project without the provision of written good faith offers....more

Jones Day

Elephant and Castle Town Centre Redevelopment: Compulsory Purchase Order Confirmed

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On 7 January 2025, an Inspector confirmed the London Borough of Southwark (Elephant and Castle Town Centre) Compulsory Purchase Order (No.2) 2023 (the "CPO")....more

Ackerman & Ackerman, P.C.

Key Takeaways from ITC Easement Offers in Mid-Michigan Transmission Line Project

The International Transmission Line (“ITC”) and its subsidiary, the Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC (“METC”), are currently seeking easements to install new transmission lines as part of their Long-Range...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Use of Development Agreements to Facilitate Complex Development

A development agreement is a voluntary contract between a property owner and a local government to establish the rules that will direct the development, use, and mitigation of a specific property. The intent of Washington’s...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Deed Language Defines the Scope of a Reserved Easement

Under California law, a grant deed is generally understood to transfer the entire fee title interest in real property, unless it expressly states otherwise.  (See, e.g., Civil Code sections 1105 and 1113.) If the seller wants...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Tennessee Enacts New Construction Legislation in 2020

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The Tennessee Construction Industry Payment Protection Act was signed into law on June 22. The Act addresses or reallocates certain risks associated with non-payment on construction projects under Tennessee’s Prompt Pay Act...more

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