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Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

New Slate of 15 Bills Introduced in 2024 Intended to Further Encourage Residential Development

As covered in prior PSH Client Alerts on June 26, 2023, August 22, 2023, and November 27, 2023, this past year included numerous major reforms to the Rhode Island zoning and land development statutes, all aimed at spurring...more

Bennett Jones LLP

B.C. Expands Property Transfer Tax Exemption for Residential Property Purchases

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On May 3, 2021, by Order in Council No. 277, the Government of British Columbia amended the Property Transfer Tax Regulation, B.C. Reg 74/88. This amendment relates to the application of the additional property transfer tax...more

K&L Gates LLP

NSW Build-to-Rent – Treasurer's Guidelines and Planning Law Details Released

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OVERVIEW - In late July 2020 the New South Wales Government announced it would provide duty and land tax incentives for qualifying "build-to-rent projects". Qualifying projects must meet conditions set out in the Treasurer's...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

[Webinar] Construction ADR Webinar: Residential & Multi-Family Construction Disputes: Is There A Practical Solution? - September...

Join Miles mediator and arbitrators Jennifer Grippa and David Matthews, along with Frank Brown, partner in Weissman Law and General Counsel of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association, Inc., Jerry Warshaw, Founder and...more

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

Baltimore County Gets Ready for 2020 Comprehensive Zoning Map Process

In September 2019, Baltimore county will kick off the Comprehensive Zoning Map Process (“CZMP”).  The CZMP is the quadrennial process through which Baltimore County redraws its zoning maps.  Every four years, the Baltimore...more

Perkins Coie

Court Gives Green Light to Referendum of Ordinance Adopted to Conform Zoning With General Plan

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A referendum requiring either the rejection of an enacted zoning ordinance or submission to the voters that would leave in place zoning inconsistent with a general plan does not violate Gov’t Code Section 65860, according to...more

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The Texas Tree Mitigation Fee Credit Bill is Resurrected from the Dead

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Many developers must remove existing trees in order to build new homes or buildings. Some cities have required developers to pay fees, known as tree mitigation fees, as a condition for permitting the removal of the trees....more

Goulston & Storrs PC

Major Changes to District of Columbia Zoning Regulations

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Effective in early 2016, the District of Columbia Zoning Commission will adopt a major overhaul of the zoning regulations. Although the overhaul is intended to simplify and update the 1958 zoning regulations, the new...more

Dickinson Wright

Amendments to Arizona’s Purchaser Dwelling Act Impact Residential Construction Claims

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House Bill 2578, which amends the Purchaser Dwelling Act (“Act”) was signed into law by Governor Ducey on Monday, March 23, 2015. The Purchaser Dwelling Act sets forth a procedure for bringing claims for construction defects...more

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