Mondaq USA: Real Estate and Construction
The first quarter of 2013 showed steady activity of merger and acquisition transactions, and the year continues to excite business and transaction lawyers.
HUD has recently issued a 2012 study concerning an evaluation of housing discrimination against racial and ethnic minorities.
This case involves a failed Las Vegas casino-resort development that was to be funded by revolving loans and term loans, as documented in a series of agreements, including a credit agreement and a disbursement agreement.
Registration is now open for the 2013 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo to be held on November 20-22 in Philadelphia.
In MHC Limited Financing v. City of San Rafael, the Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit considered, among other things, whether the City of San Rafael’s mobilehome rent control ordinance constituted either a regulatory taking under Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City or an impermissible "private" taking in violation of the Fifth Amendment, which prohibits the taking of private property for public use without just compensation.
Interstate land sales may be subject to registration and anti-fraud provisions under the Federal Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act.
Chief Justice John Roberts recently observed during oral argument on the Supreme Court's latest foray into the field of regulatory takings that the government does not lose a Penn Central case very often.
Unprecedented amendments to planning permitted development rights for change of use from office to residential have recently come into force.
Community Development Districts are creatures of state law. They are quasi-governmental entities typically created for the purposes of issuing tax exempt bonds in order to finance the construction of real estate development infrastructure.
Your Fair Housing Defense Blog Editor has written about the seven protected classes contained in our federal Fair Housing Act many times: race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status and disability.
The Greenbuild International Conference and Expo will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on November 20-22 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
With real estate assessments receiving increased attention, particularly in Philadelphia and its surrounding counties, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania filed an interesting opinion on March 8, 2013, written by Judge Robert Simpson.
In commercial leases the leased premises is usually defined in terms of rentable square feet.
Pursuant to the subcontract, Duncan was to supply labor and material for the Project’s water distribution system.
This case arises out of a construction project at the Philadelphia International Airport to install a baggage handling system.
The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey denied a defendant architect’s motion for summary judgment, holding that the economic loss doctrine applies only to bar tort claims between parties to a contract.
While property disclaimers are intended primarily as an estate planning tool, they can have an impact on real estate that is important for real estate practitioners to recognize.
After years of court decisions, it is clear to real estate attorneys that "as is" real estate contracts are not "as is" when it comes to environmental conditions.
In years past, ground leases were used primarily as vehicles for the development or redevelopment of "stand alone" real estate.
In years past, ground leases were used primarily as vehicles for the development or redevelopment of "stand alone" real estate.
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A number of significant changes to California construction statutes take effect over the next year.
A commentary on a recent decision in the case of Engineering & Construction Innovations, Inc., v. L. H. Bolduc Co., interpreting a subcontractor's agreement to indemnify a contractor, the subcontractor's contractual obligation to procure insurance to cover that indemnity agreement and the impact of the Minnesota anti-indemnification statute on such contract provisions.
In September 2012, the California State Legislature enacted SB 1186 in an effort to cut back on opportunistic litigation and encourage compliance with disability access laws.
After filing a chapter 7 bankruptcy, the debtors tried to surrender their residence to the mortgage lender.
I recently saw the article that an ancient Mayan temple in northern Belize was torn down by local contractors to take the limestone that the temple was constructed of for road work.
If you are a subrogation professional who handles construction defect claims in Texas, you may have heard references to the case of Ewing Construction Company v. Amerisure Insurance Company, 684 F.3d 512 (5th Cir. 2012).
The theory of trespass by hydraulic fracturing has gained some momentum.
A chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee requested court approval of a sale of vacant land to a bank that held a first lien on the property, with the sale to be "free and clear" of the junior liens of two judgment creditors.
The Illinois Senate recently approved a casino bill which would provide casinos with the power of eminent domain.
On July 11, 2012, California Governor Jerry Brown signed
into law the "Homeowner’s Bill of Rights," AB 278/SB 900,
marking the first U.S. state to adopt into law the
residential mortgage foreclosure reform principles
outlined in the February 2012 National Mortgage
Servicing Settlement with the nation’s top five mortgage
servicers. California Attorney General Kamala Harris, along
with leadership in both the Senate and Assembly,
sponsored the "Homeowner’s Bill of Rights."
