Category: Property Law

When navigating a merger or acquisition, the focus often centers on financials, due diligence, and deal structuring. However, one critical piece that’s sometimes overlooked is the importance of notifying landlords about the transaction. Properly addressing landlord notifications can protect the value of the deal, ensure legal compliance, and avoid unnecessary disruptions. Here’s why it matters:…

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Jonathan Wilkofsky is a panelist presenting appraisals at the First Party Claims Conference. He just mentioned that the issue of matching replacement materials during property insurance claims has been settled in model laws. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has addressed this issue directly in their Unfair Property/Casualty Claims Settlement Practices Model Regulation, providing…

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If you are a leaseholder whose property is suffering from damp you may find that your freeholder says it is not their responsibility to undertake maintenance or make repairs to your flat. You should look to the lease for repairing and maintenance covenants and the definitions used to describe these obligations. Freeholders are only responsible…

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We all need water to survive—but access to the liquid lifeline isn’t always a given. With a shifting climate and ever-increasing agricultural and industrial demands on this limited commodity, UNICEF predicts that by 2025, half of the world’s population could be living in areas facing water scarcity. On top of the obvious resource drains, many…

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The current Shelter in Place orders in San Mateo and Santa Clara County, along with the current MLSListings guidelines and rules, have changed the way REALTORS® conduct business during the COVID-19 pandemic. While helping people buy and sell arguably the most valuable asset one could obtain, most aspects of the business have been moved to…

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Seems like I’m always finding examples to write about regarding real property reports (RPR) and how they fit into a real estate transaction in Alberta. Land surveys, as RPRs are also known, should be simpler than they are. The standard AREA/MLS contract says that the seller will provide an RPR showing current improvements on the…

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Justice Joseph M. Ditkoff Appeals Court Justice Joseph M. Ditkoff Rules Boston Eviction Moratorium Must End On February 28, 2022, But Questions Remain Whether City Will Enact New Tailored Moratorium The legal challenge to the Boston Eviction Moratorium just took an interesting turn on appeal. After Housing Court Justice Irene Bagdoian struck down the moratorium…

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Welcome to another Landlord Law Newsround, where we bring you all the latest housing news that has hit the headlines this week. The best solution to the UK housing crisis An interesting post from LandlordZone reporting on information from SpareRoom and saying that people taking in more lodgers could be the solution to our housing…

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In Ontario, a big change to family law took effect on March 1, 2021. The old terms “custody” and “access” have been replaced with new terms: parenting time and decision-making responsibility. These changes aim to make the language around child custody less contentious, and more focused on what’s best for children, while encouraging parents to…

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Welcome to another chapter in the ever-entertaining saga of Florida insurance regulation—where the unexpected is expected, and reality sometimes reads like satire. The latest? Florida’s insurance regulators are serving subpoenas on a critic who dared to spotlight glaring issues in the insurance industry. Yes, you read that right. Instead of addressing the industry’s woes, they’ve…

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