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10Aug, 2000

Baltimore County Poised To Create New RC 6 and RC 7 Zones

By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:17:04-05:00Thursday, August 10th, 2000|Categories: Land Use Law|

Baltimore County is expected to enact legislation next month creating two new resource preservation zoning districts. RC 7 Zone The proposed RC 7 zone is intended to protect "valuable cultural, historic, recreational, and environmental resources" through significantly lowering residential densities and reducing the scale of ...

20Jul, 2000

E-Signatures Now Bind Real Estate Contracts On The Web

By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:18:36-05:00Thursday, July 20th, 2000|Categories: Real Estate Law|

Maryland has become one of the first states to grant electronic contracts the same status as pen and paper contracts with handwritten signatures. Senate Bill 3 in the 2000 Maryland General Assembly Session, providing that a signature or record may not be denied legal affect ...

10Jul, 2000

It May Look Like A Seal And Honk Like A Seal, But It Is Not A Document Under Seal

By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:18:26-05:00Monday, July 10th, 2000|Categories: Real Estate Law|

Maryland’s highest court recently ruled that use of the word “(Seal)” next to the attestation lines of a contract was not sufficient to constitute a “contract under seal.” In Rouse-Teachers Properties, Inc. v. Maryland Casualty Company, the Court held, despite both parties arguing that a ...

10Jun, 2000

Case Note: Court Says DRC Decision On Development Plan Not Appealable

By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:17:05-05:00Saturday, June 10th, 2000|Categories: Land Use Law|

The Maryland Court of Special Appeals recently ruled that the Baltimore County Board of Appeals does not have jurisdiction to hear an appeal of a decision made by the Director of the Department of Permits and Developmental Management exempting a developer from review under the ...

10Mar, 2000

Use Of IDOTS To Avoid Recordation Tax Imperiled

By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:18:39-05:00Friday, March 10th, 2000|Categories: Real Estate Law|

An Assistant Attorney General has declared that the use of Indemnity Deeds of Trust (IDOTs) as a vehicle to avoid recordation taxes, in Maryland, is violative of "the step transaction doctrine" and as such, is not permissible. In the days since the March, 2000 pronouncement ...

10Oct, 1999

Rezoning Deadline Looming In Baltimore County

By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:17:17-05:00Sunday, October 10th, 1999|Categories: Land Use Law|

Despite the upcoming November 1, 1999 application deadline for the Baltimore County year 2000 comprehensive zoning map process, only a handful of requests for rezoning have been filed. Only six petitions for zoning reclassification have been filed by property owners. Baltimore County itself has filed ...

10Sep, 1999

New Wetlands Permits During A Drought

By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:22:36-05:00Friday, September 10th, 1999|Categories: Environmental Law|

New permits for activities in nontidal wetlands have been proposed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The new permits would cover most commercial and residential development and replace the general permit (known as Nationwide Permit 26) that is used in nearly 70% of projects ...

10Aug, 1999

22 Bulls Beat Local Zoning Ordinance

By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:17:11-05:00Tuesday, August 10th, 1999|Categories: Land Use Law|

Dick Gradwohl wanted a bustling cattle ranch. Unfortunately his five acre spread in Washington lies in now suburban Kent County and local zoning laws restrict his herd to just two animals over 500 pounds. In a unique solution to this zoning restriction, Gradwohl started breeding ...

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