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Navigating Legal Real Estate Issues in the Cannabis Industry
This article explores just a few of the major legal opportunities and pitfalls associated with real estate in the cannabis industry, shedding light on some of the potential complexities and issues that businesses and investors may face.
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Interest Rates Are 2024's Biggest Unknown
The Federal Reserve stands at a pivotal juncture as it deliberates on its interest rate policy for 2024. In the wake of tumultuous economic shifts brought about by the pandemic, the Fed faces the delicate task of balancing robust economic recovery against inflationary pressures that appear to be subsiding.
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Pace of Law Firm Leasing Picked Up At End of 2023, But Many Firms Shed Space
As Big Law firms push a return to the office, law firms continue downsizing their physical footprints, in line with a trend of fitting lawyers and staff into less space.
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Innovative Development Opportunities Abound In Philadelphia Commercial Land Condominiums
While the appetite for building new vertical residential condominium buildings in Philadelphia has slowed since the onset of the pandemic, many commercial developers are now considering early on whether applying a land condominium regime makes sense for integrated development projects.
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RLUIPA Claim Is Ripe for Judicial Review When Zoning Board Failed to Hear Appeal
In a reversal of the District Court, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals found that the failure of a local Zoning Board of Appeals to hold a hearing on an appeal from the determination of the building inspector, constituted a final determination that was ripe for judicial review.
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Real Property Law
Forgery Claim Not Barred By Statute of Limitations, Laches, or Equitable Estoppel Recorded Easement Was Abandoned No Easement By Implication Where Parcel Had Water Access from a Different Lot
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Landlord & Tenant Law
Settlement Agreement Did Not Terminate Guarantor's Obligation Tenant Failed to Raise Question of Fact About Whether Building Contained Six or More Units and Was Therefore Subject to Rent Stabilization Landlord Not Entitled to Future Rent from Tenant While Also Enjoying Possession Guarantor Not Liable for Use and Occupancy
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Co-ops and Condominiums
Tortious Interference Claim Dismissed
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Development
City Had Authority Over Tree Removal on Privately Owned Streets
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Law Firms Embracing 'Hoteling' to Save On Office Lease Costs
While new to law firms, hoteling strategies are line with the practices of companies in other verticals where hoteling and 100% work flexibility have been successfully in place for some time.
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