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Recent Legal Library Articles
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Ten Things You Need To Know About Revised UCC Article IX
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:18:37-05:00Sunday, June 10th, 2001|Categories: Real Estate Law|
The Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”) has been adopted as to commercial law in all 50 states. In what is the first major revision to the UCC in almost two decades, a revised Article IX of the UCC goes into effect in most states, including Maryland, ...
Checklist For Ordering A Phase II Environmental Site Assessment
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:22:30-05:00Thursday, May 10th, 2001|Categories: Environmental Law|
This checklist identifies key issues to be considered when contracting for a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment of a commercial property. When ordering a Phase II assessment, it is important to be aware of the context in which the environmental investigation is to take place. ...
Convert Now To An LLC To Avoid Newly Enacted Maryland Transfer Tax
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:18:35-05:00Tuesday, April 10th, 2001|Categories: Real Estate Law|
Legislation enacted in the 2001 Maryland General Assembly Session will narrow the ability to transfer real estate to a limited liability company without the payment of recordation and transfer taxes. In a Machiavellian twist, Senate Bill 18, as sponsored by Senator Larry Haines, sought to ...
Zoning Comes Face To Face With God And The Free Exercise Of Religion Wins
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:17:00-05:00Sunday, December 10th, 2000|Categories: Land Use Law|
A recent federal statute severely limits zoning regulation that in any manner imposes a “substantial burden” on a house of worship or religious institution. The “Religious Land Use And Institutionalized Persons Act” shifts the burden of proof to local government when a land use regulation ...
Baltimore County To Commence Councilmanic Redistricting
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:17:21-05:00Friday, November 10th, 2000|Categories: Land Use Law|
“At a legislative session-day of the County Council, within three months after the publication of the decennial census figures of the United States Bureau of the Census … the County Council shall include as an item of legislative business at said session the revision of ...




