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  • July 16, 2026

    Colorado County Housing Fee Upheld On Appeal

    A Colorado mountain community's housing impact fee methodology for residential homes survived a challenge from a Texas property developer attempting to overturn a roughly $250,000 permit fee for an 11,300-square-foot home after the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the fee complies with state law.

  • July 16, 2026

    Wells Fargo, Ocwen Seek Win In ERISA Suit 2nd Circ. Revived

    Wells Fargo and Ocwen asked a New York federal judge for a pretrial win in a suit from union pension fund trustees accusing the companies of mishandling home loans tied to employee pension fund investments, after the Second Circuit partially knocked out the companies' earlier win in March.

  • July 16, 2026

    Mich. Appeals Panel Says Tax Sale Claims Must Follow Statute

    The Michigan Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court's dismissal of a suit brought by former property owners seeking the return of surplus proceeds from tax foreclosure sales, saying in a published opinion the property owners did not follow the necessary statutory process when filing their complaint.

  • July 16, 2026

    11th Circ. Affirms Quarry Valuation Sank $23M Easement Perk

    A 103-acre tract's best alternative use is not an aggregate quarry, the 11th Circuit ruled Thursday, rejecting the valuation that supported a partnership's $23 million deduction claim for donating the Georgia property as a conservation easement.

  • July 16, 2026

    AG Fines, Not Damages Allowed After RealPage Renter Deals

    The attorneys general of D.C., Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey and Washington can seek civil fines and injunctive relief against RealPage Inc. and landlords for fixing rent prices, but claims on behalf of their residents are barred by deals made with private plaintiffs, a Tennessee federal judge ruled Thursday.

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