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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Buyer Of Polluted Land Lacks Standing To Sue Seller
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:22:36-05:00Saturday, July 10th, 1999|Categories: Environmental Law|
The Court of Special Appeals recently ruled that the Environmental Article of the Maryland Code does not create a cause of action for buyers of land to sue their sellers. This case of first impression arose when Torsak Rossaki purchased a piece of property from ...
Y2K Rezoning Comes Early In Baltimore County
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:17:06-05:00Saturday, July 10th, 1999|Categories: Land Use Law|
Months before the ball drops at Times Square signaling the arrival of the Millennium, the year 2000 comprehensive zoning map process begins in Baltimore County. The year 2000 comprehensive rezoning actually commences August 1, 1999. All landowners - whether needing a zoning change for proposed ...
Deregulated Electricity As A Profit Surge For Real Estate Owners
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:17:57-05:00Saturday, July 10th, 1999|Categories: Real Estate Law|
Electric utility deregulation is not coming to Maryland until next year, but the real estate industry must position itself now to take advantage of a host of new opportunities to profit from the ability to select the company that supplies energy. Many building owners and ...




