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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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% ...

The recodification of the Baltimore County Code, effective July 1, 2004, altered the language that must be contained in a contract of sale for real property. Contract forms should be updated for risk that the writing will now be voidable by a prospective purchaser. Moreover, ...

In a significant decision for shopping center landlords, the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled for the 1st time that the Bankruptcy Court may not modify a lease, by ignoring the use restrictions in the original written agreement, when approving an assignment of ...

Circuit City defaulted on a 20-year lease in the Wintergreen Plaza Shopping Center when the electronics retailer relocated to a different Rockville Pike shopping center in violation of a “continuous operation” provision of the lease. And in this case, instructive to landlords and tenants alike, ...