Oct 23, 2009 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
In one corner, we have the firefighters and sprinkler manufacturers arguing that sprinkler installation in homes and townhouses will save lives and reduce property damage. In the other corner, we have the home builders arguing that adding a sprinkler requirement is...
Oct 21, 2009 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Please contact commercial leasing attorney John Kelly jkelly@beankinney.com should you have any questions concerning this article or require assistance. In the recent case of Burdette v. Brush Mountain Estates, LLC, the Virginia Supreme Court tackled head on what it...
Oct 19, 2009 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
A recent reminder e-mail from ABC-Metro Washington highlighted that the licensing regulations for the District of Columbia have changed dramatically. Traditionally, the District of Columbia only required that home improvement contractors have a license. That has...
Oct 18, 2009 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
As a follow up from an earlier blog post discussing tax amnesty programs in the Washington Metropolitan area, Nancy Trejos’s article in the Washington Post today discussed Maryland’s tax amnesty program that extends until October 30 and Virginia’s...
Oct 16, 2009 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Cash flow and payment related issues continue to be of critical importance on construction projects. We recently posted on Basics of Mechanics Liens in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. We now turn to basic terms relating to notifications and required...
Oct 15, 2009 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
We are pleased to invite our readers to a seminar on October 29, 2009, The “Other” Kind of Contracting: Best Practices for Government Sales Success. As active members of Associated Builders and Contractors – Metro Washington Chapter, we are very pleased to have the...
