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Ward and Smith, P.A.

Navigating the Skies: Why Drone Land Surveys May Violate Licensing Statutes, Not First Amendment Rights

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It is widely understood that to engage in the practice of land surveying in North Carolina, one must have an appropriate license. Less widely understood is what really constitutes the "practice of land surveying."...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Upcoming Changes to Georgia’s Laws Impacting the Construction Industry

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp recently signed a series of bills impacting the state’s construction industry, including updated measures to the general contractor and professional land surveyor licensing laws, as well as...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Florida (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER FLORIDIAN LAW - I. STANDARD FORMS OF AGREEMENTS - A. Purchase and Sale Agreement sets forth the complete terms of the purchase and sale including, among other things,...more

White & Case LLP

Pivot potential: A deep dive into offshore wind in the Gulf of Mexico

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After years of blunted growth and false starts, the US is finally scaling up offshore wind. While most progress had been spurred by state policies incenting projects in the Atlantic Ocean off the East Coast, the federal...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Practical and Cost-Saving Tips Before Financing: A Development Attorney’s Perspective

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Whether working on your first utility scale project financing or your fiftieth, the process can be costly, time consuming, and stressful. This article shares a few tips on how to make financing go more smoothly and cost...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

OP-ED: Build the Right Real Estate Development Team for Your Next Project

Property development can be complicated, and a successful project requires the skills of many professionals. Before starting the hunt for the ideal property, consider first building a real estate development team. Once a...more

Cole Schotz

Clarifying Section 881: New York State may Soon Provide more Guidance on Neighbor Access Agreements

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When performing work on your property, there is often a need to access a neighbor’s property. This is nothing new. However, under the current scheme, there is no framework for whether that access is obtained through a...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying And Selling Real Estate In Florida (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER FLORIDIAN LAW - I. STANDARD FORMS OF AGREEMENTS - A. Purchase and Sale Agreement sets forth the complete terms of the purchase and sale including, among other things, price,...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Australia (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER AUSTRALIAN LAW - The majority of land in Australia consists of freehold title. Registration of ownership of freehold title is recorded using the Torrens system. The Torrens system...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying And Selling Real Estate In Florida (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER FLORIDIAN LAW - I. STANDARD FORMS OF AGREEMENTS - A. Purchase and Sale Agreement sets forth the complete terms of the purchase and sale including, among other things, price,...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Australia (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER AUSTRALIAN LAW - The majority of land in Australia consists of freehold title. Registration of ownership of freehold title is recorded using the Torrens system. The Torrens system...more

Shutts & Bowen LLP

Drones in the Construction Industry

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In just a few short years, drones and the real-time data they collect have contributed to improvements across the construction industry, from overall project efficiency to visual progress reporting for clients and...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Guide to the New 2021 ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards

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Effective February 23, 2021, the 2016 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys (the “2016 Standards”) were replaced by the new 2021 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements (the “2021 Standards”)....more

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ALTA/NSPS Update the Land Title Survey Standards

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Effective as of February 23, 2021, the American Land Title Association (ALTA) and the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) have, once again, updated the Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land...more

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New 2021 ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards Effective February 23, 2021

The “Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys” is a document jointly promulgated by the American Land Title Association (ALTA), representing the title insurance industry, and the National Society...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying And Selling Real Estate In Florida (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER FLORIDIAN LAW - I. STANDARD FORMS OF AGREEMENTS - A. Purchase and Sale Agreement sets forth the complete terms of the purchase and sale including, among other things, price,...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Real Estate Alphabet Soup: S is for Survey

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In my last post, “Real Estate Alphabet Soup: R is for Real Property” I continued my primer on the “alphabet soup” of real estate. This post continues to stir the “alphabet soup” with the letter “S.”...more

Shutts & Bowen LLP

8 Steps to Prepare a Commercial Property for Sale Amid COVID-19

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As commercial real estate deal flow has significantly decreased due to the novel coronavirus/COVID-19, there is no better time than the present for sellers of commercial real estate to plan in advance for the successful sale...more

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Riparian Zone/Navigable Waterway: Wisconsin Appellate Court Addresses Conflict Regarding Pier/Wet Boathouse

The Court of Appeals of Wisconsin (“Court”) addressed in a November 26th opinion a dispute regarding the ownership of a pier and a wet boathouse. See DeSombre v. Bolderbuck, WL 6314826. The wet boathouse is described as...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

This Land (Was) Your Land: Mass. Appeals Court Updates Law on Adverse Possession and Prescriptive Easements

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In the second half of this year the Massachusetts Appeals Court decided three cases in which a party claimed adverse possession or prescriptive rights in real estate. In each case the focus was on one particular element of...more

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Supreme Court of Canada rules on Crown copyright

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On Thursday September 26, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its highly anticipated decision in Keatley Surveying Ltd v Teranet Inc (2019 SCC 43), finding that the Province of Ontario holds copyright in plans of survey...more

Williams Mullen

Title Endorsement Basics

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Title insurance is issued using standardized forms of policies and endorsements. The most commonly used forms for commercial properties are those promulgated by the American Land Title Association (ALTA), a nationwide title...more

Stoel Rives LLP

Idaho Real Estate & Development Law Update: Recent Idaho Case Highlights Risks of Dealing with Warranty Deeds and Unsurveyed Land

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The recent Idaho Supreme Court case of Nielson v. Talbot, Docket No. 44864 (Idaho 2018), highlights some risks of dealing in land that has not been surveyed and of using warranty deeds....more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Florida

Key Facts of Real Estate Acquisitions under Floridian Law - LAW I. STANDARD FORMS OF AGREEMENTS - A. Purchase and Sale Agreement sets forth the complete terms of the purchase and sale including, among other things,...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Sky’s The Limit: Possibilities And Pitfalls Of Drone Use In Real Estate

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Though drones have become more and more ubiquitous in hobbyist circles over the past decade, interest in the small, unmanned aircraft has only recently begun to spread into the commercial realm....more

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