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10Mar, 2002

New Federal Law Absolves Brownfields Developers of Superfund Liability

By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:22:19-05:00Sunday, March 10th, 2002|Categories: Environmental Law|

The nation’s laws that govern hazardous waste sites date back to the late 1970s with the discovery of thousands of barrels of toxic materials buried illegally outside of Buffalo, New York. Congress responded to Love Canal and other contaminated sites by enacting the Comprehensive Environmental ...

10Feb, 2002

Maryland S.B. 316 Seeks To Impose New Tax On Real Estate Transactions

By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:18:34-05:00Sunday, February 10th, 2002|Categories: Real Estate Law|

The recent introduction of Senate Bill 316 in the 2002 Maryland General Assembly session, a bill seeking to impose recordation and transfer taxes on the transfer of controlling interest in certain business entities that own real estate, creates an important opportunity to review the subject ...

10Jan, 2002

Light, Liberty And Pursuit Of The Regulation Of Light In Baltimore County

By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:17:02-05:00Thursday, January 10th, 2002|Categories: Land Use Law|

As I sat listening to the chamber of commerce considering Baltimore County government’s proposal to legislate a reduction in outdoor lighting, I couldn’t ignore an historical irony: the debate was taking place on June 29, 2001, precisely 200 years to the day, from the birth ...

10Dec, 2001

Real Estate Is Impacted By The Soldiers’ And Sailors’ Civil Relief Act

By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:18:22-05:00Monday, December 10th, 2001|Categories: Real Estate Law|

The Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act of 1940 should be read “with an eye friendly to those who drop their affairs to answer their country’s call.” The purpose of this federal Act, that dates from World War II, is to postpone or suspend some of ...

10Nov, 2001

Zoning Laws Don’t Apply To Adult Website

By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:16:56-05:00Saturday, November 10th, 2001|Categories: Land Use Law|

Ruling that Tampa’s zoning ordinance was misapplied when the U.S. District Court erroneously found that voyeurdorm.com offered adult entertainment to the public from a house in a residential zone, the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit reversed the decision. Voyeurdorm.com operates an ...

10Nov, 2001

Family Evicted For Child’s Drug Related Activity

By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:18:25-05:00Saturday, November 10th, 2001|Categories: Real Estate Law|

The Maryland Court of Special Appeals has ruled that a landlord was entitled to evict a family because of drug-related criminal activity by one member of the household. Exacerbating the legal quandary before the court was that the household member who engaged in the illegal ...

10Sep, 2001

Court Rules Licensees On Liquor License Do Not Own Their License

By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:18:23-05:00Monday, September 10th, 2001|Categories: Real Estate Law|

In a case of first impression, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals has ruled that the “issuance of a liquor license is not necessarily coincident with the ownership thereof.” The case of Rosedale Plaza Limited Partnership v. Lefta, Inc., et al. is particularly important to ...

10Jul, 2001

After 40 Years Of Wandering U.S. Supreme Court Rules Land Owner’s Taking Claim Is Ripe

By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:16:59-05:00Tuesday, July 10th, 2001|Categories: Land Use Law|

In its final decision of the 2000-2001 term, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that the case of an owner of 20 acres of Rhode Island waterfront property is ripe for judicial review. The decision in Palazzolo v. Rhode Island is a substantial ...

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