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Real Estate in the 2007 Maryland General Assembly
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:17:45-05:00Tuesday, May 1st, 2007|Categories: Real Estate Law|
The 423rd session of the General Assembly of Maryland came to a close at midnight on April 9, 2007. During the 90 day session, a total of 798 bills gained final approval, along with two joint resolutions. The Senate of Maryland passed 346 bills and ...
U.S. Supreme Court Finds Global Warming Exists
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:22:05-05:00Friday, April 20th, 2007|Categories: Environmental Law|
“A well-documented rise in global temperatures has coincided with a significant increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Respected scientists believe the two trends are related. For when carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere, it acts like the ceiling of a ...
Green Building is Hip in Maryland
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:22:03-05:00Tuesday, April 10th, 2007|Categories: Environmental Law|
As we approach Earth Day on April 22nd, it is a good time to consider the state of Green Building in Maryland. Global Warming is the Issue of the Day It is hip to be green. The phrase ‘global warming’ first appeared in print in ...
Emergency Bill Prohibits Creation of Most Residential Ground Rent Leases
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:17:46-05:00Thursday, February 1st, 2007|Categories: Real Estate Law|
Yesterday the House and Senate of Maryland General Assembly each unanimously passed identical bills and following upcoming votes in the other chamber, the Governor has announced his intention to sign SB 106/ HB 172, emergency Administration bills that retroactively prohibit the creation of most new ...
42% of Real Estate Contracts did Not Comply with Law
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:17:49-05:00Wednesday, January 10th, 2007|Categories: Real Estate Law|
In a recent review of contracts for the sale of real estate in Maryland, 42% of the contracts were found not to comply with law. In the majority of instances, the defect in the contract made it voidable by the purchaser, but in nearly half ...
Court Rules that a Burrito is Not a Sandwich
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:17:50-05:00Friday, November 10th, 2006|Categories: Real Estate Law|
A Massachusetts court settled a ‘food fight’ between Panera Bread Co. and Qdoba Mexican Grill determining that a burrito is not a sandwich. This dispute arose from a 2001 lease, between Panera Bread Co. and the owners of the White City Shopping Center in Shrewsbury, ...
PUD Process In Baltimore County Is Innovative Approach To Land Use
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:16:50-05:00Tuesday, October 10th, 2006|Categories: Land Use Law|
Baltimore County’s updated and revised planned unit development (PUD) regulations offer an innovative approach to land use approvals. PUDs Defined PUDs are defined in a widely quoted New Jersey court decision as “getting away from the Euclidean principle of blocking out designated districts for specific ...
New Notice Requirement For Maryland Residential Real Estate Contracts
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:17:51-05:00Sunday, September 10th, 2006|Categories: Real Estate Law|
A contract of sale for residential real property in Maryland, entered into after October 1, 2006, must contain a certain statement notifying the buyer that the property may be located near a military installation that conducts certain military operations or testing. Accepting that real estate ...




