Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog

It seems like year-after-year, attempts are made to reform or repeal California’s rent control regulations, namely the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act (Civ. Code §§ 1954.50 et seq.) (Costa-...

https://www.realestatelanduseandenvironmentallaw.com/status-of-california-rent-control-reform.html

Undoubtedly, development impact fees (DIFs) can make or break the pro forma of any development project. Until this month, developers hoping to challenge the assessment of project-related DIFs we...

https://www.realestatelanduseandenvironmentallaw.com/what-the-sheetz-where-california-development-impact-fees-stand-following-recent-supreme-court-decision.html

Creating certainty in the inherent uncertainty of the future is the name of the game when it comes to drafting commercial leases. When courts overrule provisions that the parties to the lease ha...

https://www.realestatelanduseandenvironmentallaw.com/new-court-ruling-pokes-holes-in-contractual-limitation-of-liability-language-in-commercial-leases.html

New York City’s rent-related laws have once again survived judicial scrutiny, and evaded Supreme Court review. In 74 Pinehurst LLC v. New York, a group of New York City landlords (“Petitione...

https://www.realestatelanduseandenvironmentallaw.com/scotus-declines-to-review-new-york-citys-rent-stabilization-law.html

The California State Legislature is considering Assembly Bill (AB) 2216, a measure introduced by Assemblymember Matt Haney, that would force landlords to permit pets in residential rental proper...

https://www.realestatelanduseandenvironmentallaw.com/unleashing-ab-2216-will-fido-have-a-leg-up-on-landlords.html

Brooke Miller and Shannon Mandich’s article “Adapting Underutilized Commercial Spaces for Residential Redevelopment: New Tools and Challenges” was recently featured in the NAIOP Commercia...

https://www.realestatelanduseandenvironmentallaw.com/adapting-underutilized-commercial-spaces-for-residential-redevelopment-new-tools-and-challenges.html

On February 7, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Proposed Rule”) designed to comb...

https://www.realestatelanduseandenvironmentallaw.com/fincen-proposes-new-rule-to-deter-money-laundering-in-the-residential-real-estate-sector.html

Jodi Stein, Eva C. Schneider and Samuel Zarkower’s article “We Say ‘YES’ to the ‘City of Yes’ for Economic Opportunity” was recently featured in the New York Law Journal. The art...

https://www.realestatelanduseandenvironmentallaw.com/we-say-yes-to-the-city-of-yes-for-economic-opportunity.html

Whether you are a hotel owner, operator, or developer, or anyone who has an interest in an LLC, corporation, or limited partnership, you should be aware of your new compliance obligations under ...

https://www.realestatelanduseandenvironmentallaw.com/hospitality-alert-quick-facts-on-the-corporate-transparency-act.html

Illinois may have just opened a new door for developers and owners for insurance coverage when it comes to defective construction work and commercial general liability (“CGL”) coverage. Base...

https://www.realestatelanduseandenvironmentallaw.com/a-potential-big-win-for-real-estate-developers-in-illinois-cgl-coverage-for-property-damage-from-defective-work.html