Jul 8, 2015 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Part 1 of this piece can be accessed here. Specialty Improvements As mentioned above, the law is evolving to place greater obligations on landlords with respect to maintenance and repair. The landlords strike back by including onerous provisions in their commercial...
Jul 1, 2015 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Disputes over specialized tenant improvements or exclusive heating and air conditioning systems are common in commercial leasing. Landlords and tenants often argue over maintenance and repair obligations, or whether or not such specialized tenant improvements can...
Jun 24, 2015 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
The debate about the new Retail Action Plan (“The Plan”) continued earlier this month as the Board held another work session to discuss the progress on ongoing efforts to update the Plan. Much of the discussion focused on the so called “red...
Jun 17, 2015 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
“My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” -President John F. Kennedy Richmond-based Hourigan Construction has begun work on Phase One of the Marine Security Force Regiment headquarters and compound at the...
Jun 10, 2015 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
On May 12, 2015, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to endorse a phased, multimodal approach to the future expansion and development of the Route 1 Corridor between Huntington and Fort Belvoir. This will take place in the context of eventual...
May 14, 2015 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Last year, we wrote about the difficult standards in Virginia for obtaining a zoning variance, particularly in light of the recent case Martin v. City of Alexandria, in which the Supreme Court held strictly that all statutory requirements must be met before a variance...
