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Be Careful what you Agree to: Municipal and Planning Agreement Enforceability and the Potential for Perpetual Impacts on...

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When are agreements entered into as part of the land use planning approval process an extension of that process, and therefore changeable through a future process, and when are they more akin to commercial contracts that will...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Recap of the Georgia Brownfield Association’s Annual Seminar, Brian Remler, Sydney Brogden

The Georgia Brownfield Association (GBA) held its 10th annual Brownfield Seminar on April 9th, bringing together leaders from the legal, engineering, and government sectors who share an interest in furthering the...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Metro District Legislation, Lawsuits Could Radically Impact New Development in Colorado

For the second straight year, metropolitan district reform legislation is moving through the Colorado House of Representatives. If the proposed legislation passes—or if resident-controlled metropolitan district boards set new...more

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Proposed Amendments Aim to Protect Purchasers of New Homes In Ontario

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The Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery has proposed amendments to the New Home Construction Licensing Act, 2017 (Licensing Act). If passed, these amendments will increase fines for developers and builders who...more

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When Logic And Proportion Fall: Do Policy Objectives Override Common Rules Of Conveyancing For Conservation Easements?

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The Second District Court of Appeal’s decision in Canyon Vineyard Estates I, LLC v. DeJoria sidesteps several potentially troublesome conveyancing issues by focusing on the statutory authorization for “conservation easements”...more

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The Idaho Supreme Court Is Making It Easier to Inadvertently Lose Property Rights

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While the Idaho legislature has been making it harder to lose real property rights through carelessness or inaction, the Idaho Supreme Court has been making it easier. In Idaho, and most other states, it has long been the law...more

Hogan Lovells

Planning for beauty – revisions to the NPPF, a new Model Design Code and an Office for Place

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They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  Now, for the first time since the birth of the modern planning system in 1947, it’s also enshrined expressly in policy....more

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Florida’s Greenbelt Law: The Agricultural Classification of Land in Florida

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In order to encourage the productive use of agricultural land in Florida, the Florida legislature enacted Section 193.461, Florida Statutes. This statute is frequently referred to as the “Greenbelt Law.” Agricultural...more

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[Webinar] Developing Property for Economic Growth - September 9th, 9:00 am - 11:00 am EST

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Bricker & Eckler attorneys, with special guest Thomas Winston, President & CEO, Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, invite you to attend a virtual presentation that will walk you through the process of developing public or...more

Troutman Pepper

NJ Emergency Rule Modifies Site Remediation Timeframes In Response To COVID-19

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On April 24, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) adopted a temporary rule modification that grants extensions to certain site remediation timeframes under the Administrative Requirements for the...more

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Massachusetts Appeals Court Holds that Restrictive Covenants Created as Part of a Common Scheme May Be Extended Beyond Thirty...

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On December 5, 2017, the Massachusetts Appeals Court issued an important decision in Berger v. 2 Wyndcliff, LLC, No. 16-P-336 (Mass. App. Ct. Dec. 5, 2017), clarifying the extent to which land owners in a common-scheme...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Restrictions on Condominium Conversions

Now that the recession is beginning to become a memory of the past, the demand for housing is on the rise, and with it is the explosive interest in the multifamily market. As more Americans are choosing to marry later and...more

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