Feb 11, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
There are a number of important construction law and economic developments that I want to pass along to our readers. Given timing and the plethora of topics to address, I wanted to share these developments in a more rapid fire format so these updates remained timely....
Feb 8, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
So, here in the Washington, DC area we are buried under a couple feet of snow. You know we have a lot of snow when the Lincoln Memorial steps have been transformed into a good tobogan run. Unfortunately, so much snow means a ton of dead load placed on roof structures....
Feb 4, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
After much back and forth, the Soil and Water Conservation Board announced on January 14th that they voted to suspend their hotly debated changes to stormwater regulations to permit an additional 30-day comment period. The stage was formally suspended on January 26,...
Feb 3, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
In 2002, Brenda Kersey received a $71,397 mortgage loan to purchase a home in Richmond, Virginia. The loan was a Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”) loan governed by FHA regulations. PHH Mortgage Corporation was the holder of the note in connection with Ms....
Feb 1, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Rockville based contractor Hann & Hann will pay $600,000 plus the plaintffs’ legal fees to settle a wage and overtime based class action suit. As reported in the Washington Post by Rubin Castaneda on January 30, 2010, Hann & Hann agreed to pay overtime...
Jan 29, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
The Empire State Building retrofit project is reaching for rarefied air: improved energy efficiency, reduced carbon emissions, and rapid and healthy return on investment. Recent case study documentation for the project suggests this project will hit the ball out of...
