Jun 14, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
A recent decision from the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit should be sending cold chills up and down developers’ spines regarding complaints under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Housing Act (FHA). The case, Equal Rights Center and...
Jun 11, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
We are very pleased to have another colleague writing for us today. Jon Kinney is a highly regarded land use and real estate law expert with our firm. Jon brings us commentary on changes coming to Arlington County’s planning for the East Falls Church area in...
Jun 7, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
For the first time since we started the blog, I have gotten stuck in place unable to write. Like everyone, I have watched the oil spewing into the gulf with horror, frustration and a sense of the inevitability of this type of disaster when dealing with extraction and...
Jun 1, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
In this Part II, we continue the discussion of Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreements, and suggest ways tenants can protect themselves in the current marketplace. In past more landlord-friendly markets, landlords strongly resisted giving anything but...
May 24, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Last week, Montgomery County, Maryland passed what has been described as the nation’s first local carbon tax. The tax imposes $5 per ton on any entity that emits more than 1 million tons of carbon dioxide in a single year. Interestingly, the tax only applies to...
May 19, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Here is a new sampling of cases in which the Virginia Supreme Court has recently granted appeals. In April, the Court granted the petition for appeal in Studio Center Corporation v. WKW Construction, LLC, Record No. 092257, challenging the ruling of Judge Shockley...