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New Recordation and Transfer Taxes on Transfer of Controlling Interest in Real Estate November 2007
Referendum Not Permitted in Baltimore City January 2013
Real Estate in the 2007 Maryland General Assembly May 2007
Emergency Bill Prohibits Creation of Most Residential Ground Rent Leases February 2007
42% of Real Estate Contracts did Not Comply with Law January 2007
Green in the 2013 Maryland Legislature May 2013
2008 Comes Early for Baltimore County Rezoning Process June 2007
Court Rules that a Burrito is Not a Sandwich November 2006
PUD Process In Baltimore County Is Innovative Approach To Land Use October 2006
LEED Passes First Green Light on Route to Federal Governmentwide Use May 2013
Military will Continue to Pursue LEED Silver March 2013
New Baltimore County Redevelopment Charrette Process Offers Opportunities December 2004
New Notice Requirement For Maryland Residential Real Estate Contracts September 2006
District of Columbia Green Code Proposal Is A National Model February 2013
Real Estate in the 2006 Maryland General Assembly Session April 2006
Oregon’s Property Rights Law Portends Change for Maryland March 2006
Contract Documents: A Blown Opportunity for Mitigating Risk in Green Building May 2012
Oregon’s Measure to Pay for Regulatory Taking of Property Portends Well for Maryland November 2004
A Checklist for Ordering a Land Survey in Maryland April 2006
Caveat Emptor is Dead in Maryland Home Sales August 2005
New Zoning Variance Decision is “Much Ado About Nothing” November 2003
GSA Public Comment Period on Green Building Open until April 8th April 2013
LEED v4 Public Comment Period Open Until March 31st March 2013
Zoning Laws Don't Apply To Adult Website November 2001
Checklist of Required Real Estate Contract Provisions in Baltimore County, Maryland August 2004
Baltimore City Mandates Real Estate Contract Provisions March 2005
2004 Comes Early to Baltimore County Rezoning Process March 2003
International Green Construction Code: Disruptive By Design March 2012
Deregulated Electricity As A Profit Surge For Real Estate Owners July 1999
A Brief History of Zoning in Maryland August 2003
LEED 2012 It’s Time to Change the Game March 2012
After 40 Years Of Wandering U.S. Supreme Court Rules Land Owner's Taking Claim Is Ripe July 2001
Anne Arundel County, Maryland Required Real Estate Contract Provisions April 2005
179D Tax Deduction La Règle du jeu (the Rules of the Game) are Changing February 2012
Case Note: Litigation Over Materials In First LEED Platinum Building Comes To An End March 2012
Zoning Comes Face To Face With God And The Free Exercise Of Religion Wins December 2000
Carroll County, Maryland Statutory Requirements for Real Estate Contracts April 2005
‘Right To Farm’ Notice Required in Real Estate Contracts in Most Maryland Counties June 2005
Light, Liberty And Pursuit Of The Regulation Of Light In Baltimore County January 2002
Green Buildings Demonstrate Significantly Higher Office Rental Rates January 2012
Baltimore County Poised To Create New RC 6 and RC 7 Zones August 2000
600 Year Old Wrongful Detainer Law Gives Wife Possession of Family Home February 2005
Green Building Law in Maryland: A Survey of Local Government Mandates and Incentives November 2011
Case Note: Court Says DRC Decision On Development Plan Not Appealable June 2000
DC Green Building Act Bond does Not Exist, so the Solution is .. November 2011
A ‘Doctor’s Note’ Now Terminates A Residential Lease September 2005
Y2K Rezoning Comes Early In Baltimore County July 1999
Howard County, Maryland Required Real Estate Contract Provisions June 2005
LEED Gold and Platinum Banned from Department of Defense Use in 2012 January 2012
It Is A Big Deal When LEED Is Changed, So Comment Now September 2011
Supreme Court Rules Government May Condemn For Economic Development June 2005
Highway Access Denied To Abutting Land Owner August 1997
Top 10 Actionable Opportunities for Attorneys in Green Building October 2011
A Chilling Effect On Abuse Of Process Claims July 1997
Law Suits Against Land Surveyors are Limited by Change in Law June 2005
Security Cameras Mandated at Shopping Centers in Baltimore County March 2005
Draft Master Plan 2010 Strengthens Preservation October 1998
Maryland is the 1st State to Adopt the International Green Construction Code May 2011
Green in the 2012 Maryland General Assembly Session June 2012
Interest Rate Paid on Residential Lease Security Deposits in Maryland Reduced November 2004
All Baltimore County Businesses Affected By New Sign Regulations December 1997
Green in the 2011 Maryland General Assembly Session April 2011
Rezoning Deadline Looming In Baltimore County October 1999
Landlords Win Ability To Enforce Use Clauses, Even In Bankruptcy June 2004
All New GSA Construction To Achieve LEED Gold: Leases Require LEED Silver or Energy Star October 2010
22 Bulls Beat Local Zoning Ordinance August 1999
USA Patriot Act to Impose New Requirements on Real Estate Settlements May, 2003
Vestiges of “Blue Laws” Prohibit Landlords from Requiring Merchants to Open on Sundays April 2003
A Quick Primer On Maryland Campaign Contributions November 2000
LEED 2012 and the Role of Paula Abdul November 2010
Baltimore County's Draft Historic Preservation Ordinance Does Not Seek To Arrest Time September 2000
Tax Deduction of $1.80 per Square Foot for Building Owners, Tenants and Designers July 2011
Does Maryland Now Make the Landlord an Insurer Against Crime? July 2003
Green Building Costs Less Than Conventional Building June 2010
Baltimore County To Commence Councilmanic Redistricting November 2000
Demolition of Premises Does Not Terminate Obligation to Pay Rent by Prior Tenant August 2003
Real Estate Is Impacted By The Soldiers’ And Sailors’ Civil Relief Act December 2001
Actionable Insights In Green Building For 2011 January 2011
Hunt Valley Timonium Plan Includes Rezoning April 1998
New Permits For (Old) Historic Sites October 1998
Court Rules Licensees On Liquor License Do Not Own Their License September 2001
Environmental Marketing Rules Being Revised By FTC December 2010
Family Evicted For Child's Drug Related Activity November 2001
The New LEED for Retail is Set to Transmogrify the Built Environment October 2010
All Construction in Baltimore City Must be Green September 2010
It May Look Like A Seal And Honk Like A Seal, But It Is Not A Document Under Seal July 2000
A Right and Responsibility to Shape the Public Good May, 2003
GSA Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan To Impact 600,000 Vendors July 2010
Use Of IDOTs To Avoid Recordation Tax Under Attack By Maryland Attorney General April 2002
LEED Regional Priority Credits are Free and Easy Bonus Points July 2010
Sun Sets in 2003 on Legislation to Outlaw Unmetered Water Billing April 2003
SEC adds Climate Change to Required Disclosures February 2010
Legislative Wrap Up: Real Estate in the 2005 Maryland General Assembly April 2005
Green Building Needs Green Insurance March 2010
Maryland S.B. 316 Seeks To Impose New Tax On Real Estate Transactions February 2002
Green Buildings Do NOT Have To Cost More To Construct January 2010
Americans Overwhelmingly want Government to Encourage Green Building June 2010
E-Signatures Now Bind Real Estate Contracts On The Web July 2000
Convert Now To An LLC To Avoid Newly Enacted Maryland Transfer Tax April 2001
Businesses Plan for New Rules on Emissions December 2009
Ten Things You Need To Know About Revised UCC Article IX June 2001
Revised Rule for Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting in Washington State October 2010
Convert Now From Proprietorship To LLC To Avoid Proposed Transfer Tax August 1998
Green Building Law in Baltimore City is a Game Changer November 2009
All Leases and Renewals Should Incorporate Green Building Language June 2009
Use Of IDOTS To Avoid Recordation Tax Imperiled March 2000
Your Next Tenant Build-Out will be a LEED CI September 2009
1999 Overhaul Of Maryland Landlord Tenant Law April 1999
Green Building in the 2010 Maryland General Assembly Session May 2010
New Tax Credits For Commercial Properties August 1997
The LEED Neighborhood Development Rating System will be to Development what LEED is Today to Green Building November 2009
'Old Fence Line' Establishes Boundary September 1997
Maryland Local Government Mandatory Green Building Laws and Incentives: “I’m from the government and I’m here to help” August 2009
LLC’s More Advantageous Than Ever July 1997
A Primer On UPREITS As A Vehicle To Defer Taxes March 1998
Warning: Green Building Litigation .. Really? July 2009
A Step by Step Strategy for Greening an Existing Building October 2009
A Checklist For Telecommunication Site Leases April 1998
Carroll County Offers Green Building Tax Credits May 2009
No Duty To Warn Invitees Of Uneven Curb April 1998
Green Tenant Build-Out in Non Green Buildings Skyrockets March 2009
Court Holds Landlord Liable For Tenant’s Dog Bite October 1998
Easement To The Shore Does Not Assure Riparian Rights October 1998
Beginning June 27th, Newly Registered LEED Projects Must Use LEED 2009 May 2009
The Federal Stimulus Package, Green Building and Opportunities for You March 2009
‘Don’t Worry’ But No Real Estate Commission Due October 1998
Immunity For Access To A Non-Public Restroom October 1997
Green Buildings are Not Limited to New Construction: LEED Existing Buildings January 2009
Green Building in the 2009 Maryland General Assembly Session May 2009
Limited Liability Limited Partnerships Do Not Require A New Deed October 1997
High Court to Determine Who Owns the Waters of the Potomac September 2003
Legislative Report 2003: A Review of Real Estate Legislation Enacted by the Maryland General Assembly April 2003
Baltimore City’s Cap On Lease Damages Repealed October 1997
LEED 2009 is Approved on the Cusp of a Green Building Revolution December 2008
2002 Legislative Report: A Review of Real Estate Legislation Enacted by the Maryland General Assembly May 2002
Clean Energy Tax Credit “Extenders” are part of Financial Bailout Package October 2008
IRS Issues Guidance on Green Buildings Tax Deduction March 2008
Green Building Increases Worker Productivity February 2009
Marketing Green Building July 2008
LEED Certified Green Buildings Now Compulsory In Montgomery County, Maryland August 2008
LEED 2009 is Released for Public Comment August 2008
What Makes a Building Green? June 2008
Carroll County .. from Wind Turbines to Future Green Building Tax Credits June 2008
Solar Energy and Geothermal Grants Shine Brighter in Maryland May 2008
Green Building Tax Credit Expanded in Baltimore County January 2008
Baltimore City Enacts Among the Strictest Mandatory Green Building Laws in the Nation November 2007
Green Building will be Mandatory in Howard County, Maryland September 2007
Green Building is Hip in Maryland April 2007
U.S. Supreme Court Finds Global Warming Exists April 2007
New Mandatory Carbon Offsets Will Advantage Green Building June 2007
Green Building Tax Credit Enacted in Baltimore County July 2006
‘All Appropriate Inquiries’ Standard Finalized For Environmental Site Assessments February 2006
New Federal Law Absolves Brownfields Developers of Superfund Liability March 2002
Green Buildings Begin to Make Dollars and Sense June 2006
Lead Paint Inspection Must be Disclosed in Failure to Pay Rent Complaint March 2005
Supreme Court Limits Pollution Cleanup Liability January 2005
Proposed Standards For “All Appropriate Inquiries” In Environmental Site Assessments October 2004
Mold will be the Hottest Environmental Issue in Year 2004 December 2003
The New Dirt on Brownfields April 2004
EPA and Army Corps Wetland Decision Not To Define ‘Navigable Waters’ Leaves Uncertainty January 2004
Mold Cases and More Brought in Rent Escrow Actions December 2003
Environmental Standing Bill Aims To Clear The Air March 2002
Options Exist To Change FEMA Floodplain Determination September 2003
Checklist For Ordering A Phase II Environmental Site Assessment May 2001
U.S. Supreme Court To Review Migratory Bird Rule For Wetland Jurisdiction October 2000
The Real Dirt On Brownfields January 1998
More Real Dirt On Brownfields January 1998
Overturning Wetlands Conviction Makes Clear Corps Went Too Far January 1998
A Transaction Screen May Be Preferable To A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment October 2001
New Wetlands Permits During A Drought September 1999
Buyer Of Polluted Land Lacks Standing To Sue Seller July 1999
No Superfund Cleanup Costs Collectable March 1999
Gas Station Liable For Underground Invasion Of Neighboring Property October 1997


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