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10Nov, 2004

Oregon’s Measure to Pay for Regulatory Taking of Property Portends Well for Maryland

By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:16:53-05:00Wednesday, November 10th, 2004|Categories: Land Use Law|

In a major victory for property rights, on November 2, 2004, Oregon voters passed Ballot Measure 37 with 60% of the vote. The measure provides that an owner of private real property is entitled to receive just compensation when a land use regulation is enacted ...

10Oct, 2004

Proposed Standards For “All Appropriate Inquiries” In Environmental Site Assessments

By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:22:25-05:00Sunday, October 10th, 2004|Categories: Environmental Law|

The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed regulation setting federal standards and practices for the conduct of “all appropriate inquiries” necessary to qualify for certain landowner liability protections under the Superfund law. The Innocent Landowner Defense To Superfund If promulgated as proposed, this regulation ...

10Aug, 2004

Checklist of Required Real Estate Contract Provisions in Baltimore County, Maryland

By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:17:55-05:00Tuesday, August 10th, 2004|Categories: Real Estate Law|

The recodification of the Baltimore County Code, effective July 1, 2004, altered the language that must be contained in a contract of sale for real property. Contract forms should be updated for risk that the writing will now be voidable by a prospective purchaser. Moreover, ...

10Jun, 2004

Landlords Win Ability To Enforce Use Clauses, Even In Bankruptcy

By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:18:16-05:00Thursday, June 10th, 2004|Categories: Real Estate Law|

In a significant decision for shopping center landlords, the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled for the 1st time that the Bankruptcy Court may not modify a lease, by ignoring the use restrictions in the original written agreement, when approving an assignment of ...

10Apr, 2004

The New Dirt on Brownfields

By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:22:27-05:00Saturday, April 10th, 2004|Categories: Environmental Law|

The Maryland General Assembly has enacted significant and positive improvements to the State’s Brownfields programs that will make many more properties prime for redevelopment. House Bill 294 expands eligibility for the Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP), including now allowing oil contaminated properties to enter that program; ...

10Jan, 2004

EPA and Army Corps Wetland Decision Not To Define ‘Navigable Waters’ Leaves Uncertainty

By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:22:28-05:00Saturday, January 10th, 2004|Categories: Environmental Law|

On December 16, 2003, the same day the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers announced that they would not issue a new rule clarifying federal jurisdiction on what waters are subject to wetland regulation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th ...

10Dec, 2003

Mold will be the Hottest Environmental Issue in Year 2004

By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:22:26-05:00Wednesday, December 10th, 2003|Categories: Environmental Law|

“If when the priest examines the plague, the plague in the walls of the house is found to consist of greenish or reddish streaks that appear to go deep into the wall, the priest shall come out of the house and close up the house ...

10Nov, 2003

New Zoning Variance Decision is “Much Ado About Nothing”

By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:16:55-05:00Monday, November 10th, 2003|Categories: Land Use Law|

Much attention is being paid to a recent decision by the Court of Appeals of Maryland that vacated an order of the Wicomico County Board of Zoning Appeals because the Board improperly denied a variance request to build a hunting camp within the Chesapeake Bay ...

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