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Illegality Defense Raises Questions of Fact Good Guy Guaranty Not Released Exchange of Texts Does Not Constitute Settlement Agreement Landlord's Fraudulent Conveyance Claim Against Parking Lot Chain Avoids Dismissal

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In 2024, franchising may need to overcome and work around the recent government regulation that goes to the very heart of the franchising relationship and the way franchise businesses operate,

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Boathouse Not an Impermissible Second Dwelling Reduction In Size Did Not Alter Nonconforming Use Status Local Ordinance Did Not Prohibit Short-Term Rentals

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If you haven't heard of Basel III, you've got company. International banking regulations aren't typical beach reading. But some people who have been poring through these new banking regulations are not looking happy.

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Analysis on distressed real estate cases that present different issues. One involves the debtor's sale of real estate over the objection of the secured lender. The other involves a debtor's attempt to enjoin a construction bond company from continuing to pay claims by subcontractors after the filing of the bankruptcy case.

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Whether acquiring, constructing, or remodeling a real estate property, cost segregation remains one of the most powerful strategies to simultaneously optimize cash flow and taxes.

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No Adverse Possession Because Possessor Had No Reasonable Basis for Belief Quiet Title Claim Dismissed When Claimant's Deed Was the Product of Scrivener's Error Action to Remove Cloud On Title Not Barred By Statute of Limitations Obstruction of View Not a Nuisance Unrecorded Easement Binding On Servient Owner With Actual Notice Nominal Damages Available for De Minimis Encroachment

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