Insights
Ohio Real Estate Law
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April 18, 2016
Ohio Supreme Court re Analysis of Property Tax Exemption Under RC 5709.121
the Ohio Supreme Court decided an appeal from the Board of Tax Appeals regarding its grant of an exemption from property tax under ORC 5709.121(A).
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April 11, 2016
Caveat (Property) Manager
and real estate as an investment is a lot more attractive. Before you rush to form your “Property Management LLC” company, however, caveat manager.
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April 4, 2016
Ohio UCC Provision Re: Constructive Notice Applies to All Recorded Mortgages, Even With Defective Acknowledgement
the Ohio Supreme Court decided In re Messer, Slip Opinion No 2016-Ohio-510, which addresses the application of ORC 1301.401 to recorded mortgages that
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March 28, 2016
CLE Update: Upcoming CLE Seminars in Ohio
As we come out of hibernation and head into the spring of 2016, there are many new real estate related continuing education offerings
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March 21, 2016
Real Estate Tax Valuations — A Recent Sales Price Does Not Always Control
A prior sale price is typically the basis for a real property valuation but not always. A couple of recent decisions issued by the Ohio Supreme Court.
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March 14, 2016
Real Estate Legislation: House Bill 77 & More Introduced in the Ohio Legislature
Recent bills of the 131st General Assembly are pending in the Ohio House and Ohio Senate related to real property are as follows.
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March 7, 2016
Real Estate 101: Termination of Easements by the Doctrine of Merger
When a property owner holds an easement on neighboring property and later acquires title to that neighboring property, the easement automatically terminates
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February 29, 2016
Hindsight is not 20/20 when Interpreting Liquidated Damages Clauses in Public Contracts
Reasonable, per diem liquidated damages set at the outset are likely to be enforceable, even if they total, at the end, a disproportionate amount
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February 22, 2016
“Spear Phishing”: An Increasing Threat to Real Estate Transactions
With the increase in spear phishing, all parties to a real estate transaction needs to up their game to avoid become the victim
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February 15, 2016
IF THE FORM DOES NOT FIT, YOU MUST ALTER IT (#4)
The inherent problem with the “standard form”, however is that there is little that is standard about a real estate transaction.
