This dispute offered the Maryland appellate court an opportunity to provide guidance on a previously unsettled matter of riparian rights. Does a deed conveying an easement for ingress and egress to the Calvert County shore of a navigable river, in this case the Patuxent River, ...

Maryland’s highest court has ruled that landlords can be held responsible for injuries caused by their tenant’s dogs even when the attack on a tenant’s guest occurs in that tenant’s apartment. In Matthews v. Amberwood Associates Limited Partnership, the court found that Shelly Morton’s lease, ...

Legislation effective less than a year ago made clear "that recordation tax does not apply to an instrument of writing that transfers title to real property from a converting proprietorship to an LLC…" However, the Office of the Attorney General is expected to issue an ...

Wireless telecommunication towers and antennas are proliferating, raising unique lease issues that will have implications lasting longer than the average wireless telephone. Local governments desire to promote the placement of antennas on existing towers and buildings, and to encourage the shared location of antennas further ...

An umbrella partnership real estate investment trust (UPREIT) gives real estate owners access to public capital markets, while permitting them to defer taxes, which would be recognized if they directly sold their properties. An UPREIT is a form of real estate investment trust (REIT) that ...