Real Property

The term “real estate” generally refers to ownership or use of land. The Real Property section of FindLaw’s Corporate Counsel Center provides information on matters such as asset protection during a lawsuit, security interests in investment properties, and information on the historical tension between two competing forces: the need for new housing as the population grows, and the scarcity of adequate water supplies in many of the places where new communities are emerging. Understanding general real estate issues facing your business is of great importance for corporate counsel, regardless of the company’s specific industry. Read more about these and other subjects under Business Operations.

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Information Regarding Posting of Signs

Consider posting the "Equal Housing Opportunity" symbol and a statement of park's anti- discrimination policy in the following places: If senior park, must have posted sign stating that park intends to operate as a "...facility or community as ...
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Inverse Condemnation in Georgia

Most midlevel marketers of petroleum products have had property taken through condemnation or eminent domain proceedings. Generally, this occurs when the Georgia Department of Transportation, a county or municipality needs property to improve an ...
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Joint Tenancy

Joint tenancy with right of survivorship is a useful tool for holding title to property and for planning the transfer of that property upon one's death. Joint tenancy is the most common form of ownership for residences and checking accounts between ...
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Kansas Commercial Law

QUESTION NO. 1 I am just starting a new business. I see monthly statements from a number of businesses that charge 12% interest on any balances that are more than 30 days old. Can I simply start doing this on my statements?Only if you have taken ...
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Landlord Lien Waivers

Law and Practice Some tenants need outside financing to run their businesses. Many lenders are willing to make such loans, but only on a secured basis. Other tenants lease expensive equipment. Their equipment lessors want to be sure that no one else ...
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Landlord/Tenant Frequently Asked Questions

. My landlord has just given me notice that the rent is going up. Can he do that? YES, if you don't have a written lease for a fixed term with no rent adjustments allowed. In other words, if you have a lease for one year and it is the fifth month ...
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Landlord Tenant Issues

Recent revisions of the law also contain additional duties for those business owners who are landlords and/or tenants. If the operator of the business, which has contamination, is the tenant in the building and is not reporting the release of these ...
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Landlord/Tenant law: Reducing Your Pain

You can't eliminate all of your tenant headaches, but you can go a long way toward making your life easier by: a. Keeping your premises in good repair at all times; b. Encouraging your tenants to submit written complaints; c. Acting diligently ...
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Late Payments and Reasonable Attorney’s Fees

Food Studio, Inc. v. Fabiola's, 1998 WL 321953 (Conn. Super. 6/16/98). LATE PAYMENTS AND REASONABLE ATTORNEY'S FEES. The Sublessor and Sublessee in this case just did not get along. Sublessor, who was consistently paid rent late by the sublessee ...
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Law Alert: New California Time-Share Legislation

For those of you who have not had a chance to review the new California legislation (AB 2530; introduced by Assembly Member Miller and signed into law in late September and effective January 1), below is our attempt to summarize it. The legislation ...
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