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California's SB 61: New Limits On Retention Payments In Private Construction Contracts

Retention payments are a longstanding practice in construction contracts, serving as a form of financial security for project owners to ensure proper and timely completion of work.

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

First Opportunity To Purchase: The Cloudy Future Of Multifamily Housing Sales In New York

The New York City Council (City Council) is presently considering Intro 902, a proposed local law that has the sponsorship of more than half of the City Council. Intro 902 will amend the New York City Administrative Code...

United States Real Estate

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Holland & Knight

What Oregon Homeowners And Buyers Should Know About Zoning Changes And Property Value

You found a property that checks every box: great location, solid bones, reasonable price. Before you commit to buy, remodel, or develop, ask one critical question: What does the zoning actually allow?

United States Real Estate

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Harris Sliwoski

Senate Bill 49 Creates More Ambiguity For MIOSHA's Timely Issuance Of Citations

Proposed Michigan Senate Bill 49, introduced on February 4, 2025, by Senator John Cherry, revises various sections of the MIOSHA, including §33, the section that addresses the time frame by which MIOSHA citations must be issued after an inspection.

United States Real Estate

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Hilger Hammond

Michigan Supreme Court Upholds Broad Limitation On Short Term Rentals

United States Real Estate

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Hilger Hammond

Expanded Streamlining Opportunities For Developers Of California Starter Home Projects

United States Real Estate

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Holland & Knight

Artificial Intelligence Errors For Construction Contractors

United States Real Estate

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Duane Morris LLP

AI Bidding Errors: Who Bears The Risk?

United States Real Estate

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Duane Morris LLP

Appurtenant Easements vs. Easements In Gross

United States Real Estate

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Beresford Booth

Registration Opens For APHIS BRS Stakeholder Meeting On November 13, 2025

United States Real Estate

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Illinois Supreme Court To Again Address Section 22.1 Of The Condo Act

United States Real Estate

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Massive Compass Merger Likely To Increase Private Listings

United States Real Estate

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Beresford Booth

Permitting Reform Ahead: EPA Targets Preconstruction Rules And Retires Reactivation Policy

United States Real Estate

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K&L Gates LLP

The 2025 Amendments To The Real Property And Tax Laws Impact On Local Governments' Regulation Of Short-Term Rental Units.

United States Real Estate

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP

Still On The Fence About Hiring A Lawyer? Here's Why Timing Matters (Video)

United States Law Practice

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Crowley Law LLC

Mass Deportations: How Donald Trump Is Weaving A 'Dangerous' Web Of 'Host Countries'

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Strengthening Your Hiring Process (Video)

United States Law Practice

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Offit Kurman

Silicon, Sanctions And Security: How National Security Laws Are Reshaping The Semiconductor Industry (Video)

United States Government

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Foley & Lardner

AMTL's AICP Files Second Case Against TSMC, Its Advanced Memory Amends Against SK Hynix

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

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Estate Management

California Estate Planning Case Study: 21 Real Challenges Solved With Trusts

California Estate Planning Case Study: Discover how real families in California overcame complex legal and financial challenges through smart trust-based strategies.

United States Family

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Opelon

California's Independent Administration Of Estates Act (IAEA): A Clear Path Through Probate In 2026

The Independent Administration of Estates Act (IAEA) gives California executors and administrators a streamlined way to handle probate with fewer court approvals and reduced delays.

United States Real Estate

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Opelon

Selling A House In San Diego Probate: Step-by-Step California Guide (2025)

Selling a house in probate can be challenging. This expert guide outlines crucial steps when selling a house in San Diego probate, clarifying legal processes and options for personal representatives.

United States Real Estate

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Opelon

March 31, 2025: Last Chance To Challenge Real Property Tax Valuations

United States Real Estate

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Calfee Halter & Griswold

U.S. Tax Planning For Israeli Investment In U.S. Real Estate: A Tale Of Scylla And Charybdis

United States Real Estate

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Ruchelman PLLC

Year End Estate Planning Tips For A Secure Future (2025 Ultimate Guide)

United States Family

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Opelon

3 Tips For Every New Homeowner

United States Real Estate

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Barrett McNagny

Understanding Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts

United States Family

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Sterlington PLLC

Varying Economic Climates Could Impact How You Navigate Estate Planning

United States Family

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Fennemore

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Real Estate

First Opportunity To Purchase: The Cloudy Future Of Multifamily Housing Sales In New York

The New York City Council (City Council) is presently considering Intro 902, a proposed local law that has the sponsorship of more than half of the City Council. Intro 902 will amend the New York City Administrative Code...

United States Real Estate

HK

Holland & Knight

What Oregon Homeowners And Buyers Should Know About Zoning Changes And Property Value

You found a property that checks every box: great location, solid bones, reasonable price. Before you commit to buy, remodel, or develop, ask one critical question: What does the zoning actually allow?

United States Real Estate

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Harris Sliwoski

Michigan Supreme Court Upholds Broad Limitation On Short Term Rentals

On Wednesday, July 9, 2025 the Michigan Supreme Court affirmed the Michigan Court of Appeals' ruling from July of 2023 "by equal division of the Court", meaning that a majority of the Justices did not reach a common basis for resolution.

United States Real Estate

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Hilger Hammond

Expanded Streamlining Opportunities For Developers Of California Starter Home Projects

United States Real Estate

HK

Holland & Knight

Appurtenant Easements vs. Easements In Gross

United States Real Estate

BB

Beresford Booth

NJDEP's REAL Rule Revisions Enter Final Phase: What It Means For Coastal Development

United States Environment

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Riker Danzig LLP

Illinois Supreme Court To Again Address Section 22.1 Of The Condo Act

United States Real Estate

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Massive Compass Merger Likely To Increase Private Listings

United States Real Estate

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Beresford Booth

Title Nerds Season 4, Episode 3 (Podcast)

United States Technology

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Riker Danzig LLP

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Conveyancing

Pre-1972 Conveyance Of Multiple Lots Did Not Create Separate Legal Parcels Under Map Act

A landowner sought a Certificate of Compliance from the City of Oakland, asserting that a pre-1972 deed referencing three lots (Lot 18, Lot 17, and a portion of Lot 16) created three separate legal parcels.

United States Real Estate

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Perkins Coie LLP

The Nuts And Bolts Of Easements

An easement is the right to use the land owned by another for some designated purpose. Such uses typically include ingress/egress, rights-of-way, utility, or water access.

United States Real Estate

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Barrett McNagny

California Allows Employees in the Construction Industry to Waive PAGA Remedies Pursuant to Qualifying CBAs

Among the approximately 1,000 bills signed by California Governor Brown last month was Assembly Bill 1654 ("AB 1654"), which allows a class of employees to waive the remedies created by the PAGA of 2004.

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Do Due Diligence, Or Risk Demolition

United States Real Estate

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Berman Fink Van Horn P.C.

How To Effectively Manage Vapor Intrusion Risks When Acquiring And Developing Property

United States Real Estate

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Farella Braun & Martel

Texas Supreme Court Approves Top Lease Of Reversionary Interest; Orders New Trial On Production In Paying Quantities

United States Real Estate

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BakerHostetler

Does It Matter If A Deed Correction Is Material?

United States Real Estate

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Gray Reed & McGraw LLP

Distinction Regarding Acquired Real Estate Companies Under Pennsylvania's Realty Transfer Tax Act And Philadelphia's Realty Transfer Tax Act

United States Real Estate

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Fox Rothschild LLP

Ownership Of And Access To Land Records: Private Records Intended For Public Inspection

United States Real Estate

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

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Land Law & Agriculture

Registration Opens For APHIS BRS Stakeholder Meeting On November 13, 2025

Registration has opened for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's (APHIS) Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS) annual stakeholder meeting on November 13, 2025.

United States Real Estate

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Bergeson & Campbell

Underground Floodwater: How Does California's 'Arcane' Water Law Treat It?

A decision from the California Court of Appeal addresses the age-old question of the ownership of water rights in connection with the purchase of land. In Sandton Agriculture Investments III...

United States Energy

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Thompson Coburn LLP

The Screwworm Threat: A Growing Risk To U.S. Cattle And Dairy Producers

As the livestock industry manages its way through H5N1, the recent confirmation of New World screwworm (NWS) in Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo León, is just 70 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border.

United States Healthcare

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Michael Best

USDA Extends Comment Period On Reorganization Plan To September 30, 2025

United States Real Estate

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Bergeson & Campbell

Bipartisan Bill Would Strengthen American Biomanufacturing

United States Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Sunlight Under Scrutiny: Staying Eligible In USDA's New Era

United States Energy

BB

Baker Botts LLP

APHIS Seeks Comment On Petition To Deregulate Corn Developed Using Genetic Engineering

United States Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

USDA Seeks Public Comment On Reorganization Plan

United States Healthcare

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

How Do You Define Ultra-Processed Food? FDA And USDA Issue RFI To Establish Definition

United States Healthcare

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

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Latest Videos

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Tenant Advocacy And Building Legacy In New York Real Estate With Norman Bobrow (Podcast)

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A.Y. Strauss

Local Housing Development Incentives: What's Working? A Bi-Coastal Perspective (Video)

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Moneyball For Cities: The Sabermetrics Of Design (Video)

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Arcadis

Navigating HOA Rule Enforceability In Florida: What Homeowners Need To Know (Video)

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LS Carlson Law

Language Matters: How The New Fair Choice Rule Is Shaping The Construction Industry (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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