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February 21, 2025
Lewis Brisbois Launches Corporate Landlord Practice
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has announced the launch of a new corporate landlord practice, with two partners from Atlanta and Houston serving as co-chairs.
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February 20, 2025
Better Process Not Certain As White House Loses NEPA Regs
The White House says it rescinded National Environmental Policy Act regulations in an effort to "expedite and simplify" the federal permitting process, but attorneys say the immediate effect of the move will likely be to confuse agencies and slow down project approvals.
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February 20, 2025
Wash. Justices Say CARES Act Doesn't Shield Violent Renters
The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday said landlords did not have to give 30 days' notice under the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act before evicting violent tenants, settling a question that had split two lower appellate panels.
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February 20, 2025
Court Asks Trump's DOJ To Opine On Texas Tribal Land Fight
A Texas federal judge has ordered the U.S. government to say whether it still wants to intervene in a land dispute between the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo tribe and the city of El Paso now that Donald Trump is president.
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February 20, 2025
NY Expands Local Power To Give Storm Damage Tax Breaks
New York state expanded municipalities' authority to provide property tax breaks to owners of property damaged by severe storms and other natural disasters by allowing that relief to be granted for small business' property as part of a bill signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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February 20, 2025
Home Equity Lender Preys On Consumers, Mass. AG Alleges
Home equity investment company Hometap Equity Partners is violating Massachusetts consumer protection laws by offering what amounts to unregulated versions of reverse mortgages to vulnerable consumers, the state's attorney general charged in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in state court.
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February 20, 2025
Holland & Knight Adds Manatt Real Estate Pro In California
Holland & Knight LLP continues expanding its West Coast team, bringing in a Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP real estate expert as a partner in its Orange County, California, office.
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February 19, 2025
Wash. City, Tribe Reach Deal In Emergency Shelter Dispute
The small Washington city of Toppenish and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation have reached a settlement to end a federal lawsuit over a 24-hour emergency cold weather shelter within reservation boundaries.
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February 19, 2025
Airlines Can Ask 9th Circ. To Consider Airport Pollution Suit
A Washington judge has cleared Delta Air Lines and Alaska Airlines to ask the Ninth Circuit to weigh in on whether federal regulations governing air travel or jet emissions prevent property owners and residents from suing over alleged flight-path pollution near Seattle's main commercial airport.
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February 19, 2025
Taylor English Adds Fla. Real Estate Ace From Moffa Sutton
Taylor English Duma LLP announced Wednesday that it is now home to a seasoned real estate agent and attorney in Florida who was previously a partner in the Law Offices of Moffa Sutton & Donnini PA's business law division.
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February 19, 2025
Ill. Dept. OKs Quantum Computing Building Tax Credit Regs
Illinois individual and corporate taxpayers may claim income tax credits for a portion of wages paid to workers employed in the construction of quantum computing campus facilities, the state Department of Revenue said in adopted regulatory amendments.
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February 19, 2025
Stearns Weaver Brings On Planning, Development Head In Fla.
Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson PA has a new nonattorney director of planning and development services who has racked up more than two decades of experience in both the public and private sectors in Florida.
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February 18, 2025
Colo. Property Owner Sued For Substandard Conditions
A proposed class of Denver tenants has claimed in Colorado state court that property manager Centerspace LP neglected its apartment building to the point that it became uninhabitable over the previous three years.
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February 18, 2025
NY Broadens Tax Break Guidelines For Development Projects
New York state broadened guidelines for determining whether some economic development projects may be eligible for property and sales tax exemptions based on the level of a project's on-site child care services under clarifying legislation signed by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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February 18, 2025
Jones Day Leads Sherwin-Williams On $1.15B Brazil Paint Buy
Jones Day is guiding Cleveland-based Sherwin-Williams Co. on a new deal to buy the Brazilian architectural paints business of BASF Group, advised by Linklaters and Machado Meyer, for $1.15 billion in cash.
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February 18, 2025
Cozen O'Connor Adds Father-Daughter Real Estate Duo
Cozen O'Connor is expanding its real estate services in the Philadelphia office by adding a father-daughter duo that includes an attorney with more than two decades of experience who moved his practice after 19 years with Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.
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February 18, 2025
Denver Landlord Says Defunct Moye White Owes Nearly $4M
A Denver landlord accused defunct law firm Moye White LLP in Colorado state court of owing almost $4 million after the law firm closed down in 2024.
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February 13, 2025
NY State Says Nothing New In Seneca Nation's Thruway Suit
The state of New York is asking a federal district court to dismiss a challenge by the Seneca Nation over a portion of thruway that runs through its reservation, arguing that nothing could have possibly changed in the 14-year dispute over the validity of a 1954 easement.
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February 13, 2025
DC Judge Says Utah Tribe Can't Restore Reservation Lands
A District of Columbia federal judge refused to hand over ownership of federally managed land in a Utah reservation to a Utah tribe, ruling Thursday that the tribe wasn't entitled to ownership.
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February 12, 2025
Rhodium Says Landlord Tried To 'Destroy' It In $300M Suit
Bankrupt Bitcoin mining company Rhodium Encore has filed a $300 million lawsuit in Texas bankruptcy court accusing competitor Riot Platforms and landlord and power provider Whinstone US Inc. of sabotaging its business and driving it into bankruptcy.
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February 12, 2025
5th Circ. OKs Drop Of Litigation Over Biden-Era GHG Rule
The Fifth Circuit has signed off on the Trump administration's decision to cease litigation over a Biden-era rule that required states to set targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions tied to federally funded highway projects.
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February 11, 2025
NY Bill Would Direct New Tax Revenue To Property Tax Cuts
New York state would require money derived from new or increased taxes to be used to reduce local property taxes under a bill introduced in the Senate.
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February 11, 2025
Paul Hastings Adds RE Partners From King & Spalding In DC
Two King & Spalding LLP real estate attorneys who have worked together for at least a decade have moved their practices to Paul Hastings LLP's Washington, D.C., shop, telling Law360 Pulse on Monday that they wanted to join the team because of the firm's recent growth.
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February 11, 2025
Bannon Cops To Fraud Scheme In Border Wall Case
Donald Trump's former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, pled guilty Tuesday to a single felony fraud scheme charge in New York state court as part of a deal with Manhattan prosecutors to avoid jail time in his "We Build The Wall" charity fraud case.
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February 10, 2025
Texas Property Owner Seeks Over $1M In Storm Coverage
A Nationwide unit unlawfully failed to cover hail and wind damage to a Texas property, its owner alleged in federal court, accusing the insurer of fraud and violating state insurance statutes over unfair settlement practices and prompt claim payment and seeking over $1 million in damages.
Expert Analysis
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ESA Listing Change Shows Conservation Partnership Benefits
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's recent decision to narrow the range of the gopher tortoise’s Endangered Species Act status demonstrates that public-private voluntary conservation partnerships can help leverage landowners' knowledge of their working lands to the benefit of species, the ecosystem and the landowners, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.
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State-Led Programs Can Speed Up Brownfield Development
Too often, publicly funded brownfields programs are not optimized to achieve redevelopment in the near term, but policymakers can address this problem by directing additional resources toward state-level brownfields programs that offer thoughtfully designed tax incentives and liability protection, says Gerald Pouncey at Morris Manning.
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Outlook For Offshore Wind Development In The Gulf Of Mexico
Jana Grauberger and Stephen Wiegand at Liskow & Lewis discuss the current status of wind development in the Gulf of Mexico and the qualification requirements for holding offshore wind leases, and look ahead to potential effects that the Inflation Reduction Act may have on the offshore wind leasing timeline.
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Cases Show Real-World Laws Likely Apply In Metaverse
Although much has been written about the so-called unprecedented legal issues raised by the metaverse, recent federal cases demonstrate that companies can expect metaverse activities to be policed and enforced much like they would be in the physical world, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.
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Permitting Reform: Electric Transmission Implications
While Sen. Joe Manchin recently withdrew his energy infrastructure permitting reform proposal, it is likely that it will remain high on the congressional agenda — especially given its potential to transform authorizations and reviews for electric transmission projects, say attorneys at Steptoe & Johnson.
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Justices' Clean Water Act Queries Hint At Search For Balance
While some predict that the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority will use Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to strike a blow against the Clean Water Act, the justices' scrutiny of simplistic industry assertions during oral argument offers hope that they may render a more nuanced verdict, says Sambhav Sankar at Earthjustice.
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San Diego Arena Provides Case Study Of Surplus Land Act
A San Diego municipal sports arena property, which recently obtained approval from the California Department of Housing and Community Development, provides a valuable lesson regarding compliance with Surplus Land Act requirements, and the delays that can otherwise ensue, says Elinor Eizdi at Nossaman.
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EPA Guidance Signals Greater Enviro Justice Focus In Permits
A list of frequently asked questions recently released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency emphasizes environmental justice and civil rights considerations in permitting for a wide range of commercial activities across many industries, and is likely to reverberate loudly in environmental permitting for years to come, say attorneys at King & Spalding.
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Unpacking The Inflation Reduction Act's Energy Tax Credits
Provisions in the recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act that affect how taxpayers can monetize clean energy tax credits will change how clean energy projects are financed, but taxpayers that may not be allowed multiple credits need to determine which type of credit will be the most advantageous, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.
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How COVID Has Changed Project Development And Finance
Two and a half years into the pandemic, some COVID-19-specific provisions are now common in the project development and finance markets, while others are still undergoing negotiation, say Nate Galer and Katy McNeil at Mayer Brown.
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Hydrogen Sector Needs More Regulatory Certainty
While recent policy developments have raised hopes about hydrogen as a clean energy technology, unlocking hydrogen's full potential will require more clarity about how its large-scale production, transport and use will be regulated on a long-term basis, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.
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Dropped FCPA Case Holds Key Reminder For Defense Attys
The U.S. Department of Justice’s recent decision, based on newly discovered evidence, to drop Foreign Corrupt Practices Act charges against two defendants involved in a Haitian port development project underscores the need for defense counsel to hold the DOJ to its own policies and precedents in all types of criminal cases, say attorneys at Miller & Chevalier.
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How Inflation Reduction Act Will Lift Offshore Wind Projects
The Inflation Reduction Act should promote the development of offshore wind energy in multiple ways — including by improving the planning and permitting process for transmission infrastructure, expanding potential lease areas and making beneficial changes to the tax credits available for renewable energy developers, say attorneys at Day Pitney.