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Texas Legislature Passes Certificate of Title Bill Negating Effect of Clark Contracting Decision
August 26, 2009
On June 19 of this year, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed into law Senate Bill 1592, S.B.1592, 81st Leg., Reg. Sess. (Tex. 2009) ("SB1592"), bringing an end to an intensive five-month effort to negate the broader effects of a decision handed down by a bankruptcy court in the Western District of Texas in late 2008 relating to the perfected status of a lender on a loan purportedly secured by six equipment trucks.
Tax Issues for Real Estate Leasing By Tax-Exempt Organizations
August 25, 2009
In private rulings, the IRS has sanctioned several ways in which a prime lease to a tenant that subleases to others can structure a gross receipts formula for rent that will not result in the rental payments being characterized as based in whole or in part on profits.
Health Care Laws for the Real Estate Lawyer
August 25, 2009
This article takes a brief look at a few of the more commonly applicable laws: the federal Stark law, the federal Anti-Kickback Statute and regulatory performance standards mandating certain space-sharing restrictions for Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities.
In the Spotlight: Remediation Provisions in the Era of Deed Restrictions
August 25, 2009
The ever-evolving nature of environmental law often presents landlords with a minefield of problems in their ability to pass cleanup costs onto their tenants. Landlords can and should take special precautions when drafting environmental remediation provisions in their leases to best position themselves in this uncertain climate.
Where's the Door?
August 25, 2009
A retail tenant negotiating a new lease should always consider its alternatives for exiting from the lease relationship in the event that circumstances change in the future.
File for Chapter 11, Get the First Month's Rent Free?
August 24, 2009
Two recent court opinions challenge the growing consensus that 11 U.S.C. ' 365(d)(3) (the "Statute," or "Section 365(d)(3)") does not require the timely payment of stub rent, which is "the rent for the interim period between the day the order for relief was entered in the bankruptcy case and the end of that month." This article offers an analysis.
Real Property Law
July 29, 2009
Analysis of recent cases.
Landlord & Tenant
July 29, 2009
Recent cases of note.
Leasehold Options and the Rule Against Perpetuities
July 29, 2009
Although a number of jurisdictions across the country have abolished the Rule Against Perpetuities altogether, the Rule remains very much alive in New York. Just this year, the Rule has reared its head in two appellate cases involving lease renewal options.
Index
July 29, 2009
An easy-to-use index of all the cases contained in this issue.

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