Jun 3, 2014 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
As of July 1, 2014, Virginia landowners will have a new tool to use in the zoning game. On April 6, 2014, Governor McAuliffe signed SB 578 into law. The bill provides a damages remedy for applicants seeking zoning or subdivision approvals and who are faced with...
Apr 15, 2014 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Over the past year and a half, Arlington County has been working to update the Rosslyn Sector Plan, which is the guiding planning document for Arlington, Virginia’s downtown neighborhood of Rosslyn. This would be the first major update to the Rosslyn Sector Plan since...
Mar 12, 2014 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
More than one landowner has been disappointed to find out they cannot develop their property how they would like. This disappointment can be compounded if the landowner bought a property based on its zoning potential, but the locality then rezoned the property to...
Mar 7, 2014 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Ask anyone who has several years of experience in construction if they ever engaged in a handshake deal and the answer will be a resounding “yes.” For those unfamiliar with the term, a handshake deal is essentially a verbal commitment that is sealed with a handshake...
Jan 31, 2014 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Part one of this series explained acceleration of rent provisions and how various courts around the country have scrutinized these provisions and taken varying positions on their enforceability and validity. Part two of this series, below, will discuss how landlords...
Jan 22, 2014 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
During the course of rezoning a property, it is common for property owners to offer incentives to a locality to grant the rezoning request. Such incentives often take the form of proffers, which are voluntary conditions the landowner agrees to follow as part of...
