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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Real Property Articles
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Summary Ejectment (a.k.a. eviction) Overview
In North Carolina, the process by which a landlord can have a tenant removed from possession of the leased premises derives both from the common law rights of a landlord and from the present day statutes enacted by our legislature. Learn more about summary ejectment and eviction in this article.
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Commercial Vehicles in Residential Neighborhoods
Residential neighborhoods often are protected by zoning ordinances and restrictive covenants. Zoning ordinances are created by the municipal governments of cities, townships, and boroughs. Learn more about commercial vehicles in residential neighborhoods in this article.
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An Ounce of Prevention!Tips to Avoid Litigation
Small business owners all seem to have one common fear: the fear of being drawn into a costly and time consuming legal battle. For the business owner in particular there are many relationships where lawsuits may arise, from the petulant customer or ...
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Employee Benefits and Compensation: Stock-Based Employee Compensation Plans
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) establishes financial accounting and reporting standards for stock-based employee compensation plans. Measuring the fair market value of these plans is often the the most difficult aspect of compensation for employer and employees to understand.
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Short Overview of European Competition Law
Over the years, there have been significant changes in European Competition Laws. Changes in the regimes governing distribution and purchasing agreements, the regulations on research and development, and on specialization agreements meant that companies doing business in Europe would need to review their present agreements for enforceability.
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Mergers & Acquisitions: Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants In the Acquisition Context
Post-employment restrictive covenants prohibit employees from competing with their employer’s business after the two sever ties. There is a balance that must be struck in order to make these types of covenants valid. Read on to learn how these covenants work in the context of mergers and acquisitions.
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A Passport Through Issues in Global Outsourcing
Belt-tightening in technology spending is bad news for hardware and software vendors but not always for technology service providers. Vendors in the outsourcing industry whose services can provide strategic cost-cutting often see a spike in demand ...
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Anticipating Electricity Deregulation in Leases
At both the federal and state levels, the electric industry is undergoing profound changes as a result of deregulation, the effects of which are only beginning to be known. It will take a few years before the impact of deregulation is sorted out ...
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Arent Fox Alert: U.S. House Of Representatives Liberalizes Gift Rules
New Rules Bring Parity Between House and Senate in the 106th Congress On January 6, 1999, the opening day of the 106th Congress, the U.S. House of Representative adopted revised gift rules for Representatives and their staffs. The new rules, which ...
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Ask and ye Shall Receive
One of the best forms of security for any general contractor, subcontractor, laborer, or supplier is the construction lien against the real property upon which labor or materials have been furnished. It is axiomatic that a lien can only be perfected ...
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