Apr 30, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
The EPA’s new lead regulations officially went into effect on April 22. As expected, EPA has promptly issued notice that it intends to change the regulations to remove the “opt out” provision. The opt-out created an exemption from the regulations...
Apr 28, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Back on April 14th I blogged about the creation and anticipated operation of the Virginia Defective Drywall Correction and Restoration Assistance Fund (the “DDCRAF”) via two new provisions to the Code of Virginia patroned by Delegate Oder this session. If...
Apr 26, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Public service is a core value in my life. Part of the fun of social media is that it gives the chance to show the wizard behind the curtain a bit and exhibit the personality and values that drive you. This is a little oblique to construction law, but ultimately these...
Apr 23, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
In the first part of this posting, we reviewed the deed in lieu process, and how it can be a viable alternative for both the lender and the borrower in situations of serious default where modifications or workouts are impossible. In this second part, we will discuss...
Apr 19, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
We are very pleased to have a post today from one of our colleagues here at Bean, Kinney & Korman that focuses his practice on real estate related matters, John Kelly. We are looking forward to John’s contributions here on the blog moving forward and...
Apr 15, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
At the risk of engaging in a bit of direct self-promotion for perhaps the first time, today we have a guest post from Raighne Delaney, a shareholder of Bean, Kinney & Korman, P.C. and lead counsel in the successful dismissal of a case on April 12, 2010 pending...