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Anne Arundel County, Maryland Required Real Estate Contract Provisions
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:17:59-05:00Sunday, April 10th, 2005|Categories: Real Estate Law|
This article, compiling the requirements for Anne Arundel County, is one in a series of compositions that identify issues that must be addressed in agreements of sale for real estate located within particular jurisdictions in Maryland. Accepting that real estate is one of the most ...
Lead Paint Inspection Must be Disclosed in Failure to Pay Rent Complaint
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:22:22-05:00Thursday, March 10th, 2005|Categories: Environmental Law|
Maryland law has significantly changed the obligations of an owner of residential rental property, including expanding the duties of disclosure of lead based paint when the landlord files a complaint in District Court for failure to pay rent. Background In 1994, Maryland established the Lead ...
Security Cameras Mandated at Shopping Centers in Baltimore County
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:18:14-05:00Thursday, March 10th, 2005|Categories: Real Estate Law|
At a time when Baltimore County citizens identify crime as the most serious issue impacting their community and in response to a murder in a parking garage of a local shopping mall, the County has become the first local government in the nation to require ...
Baltimore City Mandates Real Estate Contract Provisions
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:17:56-05:00Thursday, March 10th, 2005|Categories: Real Estate Law|
This article identifies issues that must be addressed in an agreement of sale for real estate located within Baltimore City. Accepting that real estate is one of the most heavily regulated industries, there are federal, state, and local government requirements of language that must be ...
600 Year Old Wrongful Detainer Law Gives Wife Possession of Family Home
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:18:07-05:00Thursday, February 10th, 2005|Categories: Real Estate Law|
The Circuit Court for Baltimore County has affirmed a judgment of the District Court on a Complaint For Wrongful Detainer determining that a wife was the owner of the family home and legally entitled to possession of the real property, granting restitution of possession of ...
Supreme Court Limits Pollution Cleanup Liability
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:22:23-05:00Monday, January 10th, 2005|Categories: Environmental Law|
On the final day of its 2004 session, the U.S. Supreme Court restricted the right of property owners that voluntarily clean up sites contaminated by hazardous substances to force former owners of the land to contribute to the cleanup cost. This 7 to 2 decision, ...
New Baltimore County Redevelopment Charrette Process Offers Opportunities
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:16:51-05:00Friday, December 10th, 2004|Categories: Land Use Law|
Baltimore County property owners have a new arrow in their quiver for large scale redevelopment in older communities. With the adoption of the Renaissance Redevelopment Pilot Program, by Bill 120-04 effective for five years beginning December 19, 2004, the County Council tweaked the collaborative design ...
Interest Rate Paid on Residential Lease Security Deposits in Maryland Reduced
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:18:15-05:00Saturday, November 27th, 2004|Categories: Real Estate Law|
Effective October 1, 2004, the amount of interest a landlord must pay a residential tenant in Maryland upon return of the tenant’s security deposit has been altered from 4% to 3% per annum. Generally, under the prior law a landlord was required to pay 4% ...




