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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Prince George’s County

In keeping with the old saying "the grass is always greener on the other side," Prince George's County, like its neighbor (Montgomery County), is now considering the implementation of its own growth policy measure. Councilmen Stephen J. Del Giudice ...
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Property Leasing

As you will recall, in January of 2004, the Supreme Court of Canada released its long-awaited decision in Crystalline Investments Limited v. Domgroup Ltd. ("Crystalline"), 2004 S.C.J. No. 3. The Supreme Court in Crystalline, (upholding the ...
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Quiet Enjoyment in Commercial Leases: What is it? Where is it going?

I doubt that most people reading this know what is really meant by the "covenant of quiet enjoyment." Understandably so. Because quiet enjoyment is a common law concept, case law is the sole source of its definition. The definitions constructed in ...
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Radio Towers Are Not Necessarily Beneficial

Many municipalities throughout New Jersey have witnessed an increase in the number of applications before their zoning and planning boards seeking approval of radio transmission towers. As mobile communications have expanded to serve ever increasing ...
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REAL ESTATE: Washtenaw County, MI, Onsite Well and Septic Regulation

This new regulation was effective January 1, 2000, and has totally changed the procedure for selling homes that are serviced by an on-site well and/or septic system. Under this regulation, a seller may not transfer ownership of their property unless ...
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Real Estate

Fair Housing Act The federal Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing because of race or color, national origin, religion, sex, handicap, or familial status. Familial status refers to the discriminatory treatment of pregnant women, or of ...
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Realtor not Liable for Non-disclosure of Non-conforming use of Property

On July 28, 1995, the California Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District (the greater San Diego area) handed down a decision which held that Sellers of property and their Listing Broker were not liable to Buyers of property located in a ...
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Reform Of Hungarian Land Registration System

The land registration system is a key part of the legal infrastructure for a private real estate market. Reliable records of ownership, mortgages and encumbrances are necessary for acquisitions and financing. Today, reforms undertaken in Hungary in ...
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Rental Equipment Charges are Lienable

Prior to January of 1993, most construction lawyers believed that a lessor of rental equipment was entitled to assert a mechanic.s lien for charges for rental equipment used to improve real property. In January of 1993, however, the North Carolina ...
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Rules are Rules: Condominium’s Restrictions on Business Activities Upheld on Appeal

In Sea Watch Stores Limited Liability Company and the Club at Sea Watch, Ltd., v. The Council of Unit Owners of Sea Watch Condominium, 115 Md. App. 5 (1997), the Maryland Court of Special Appeals endorsed a condominium association's enactment of ...
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