Insights
Ohio Real Estate Law
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September 8, 2015
Dower Rights Effect on the Transfer of Real Property
If you are married and go to transfer real property or mortgage real property, your spouse will be asked to sign a release of his or her ‘dower rights.’
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August 31, 2015
No Comma, No Judgment for Plaintiff
Whether you are drafting commercial agreements, or statutory law, dot your i’s, cross your t’s, and don’t forget your commas. Grammar counts!
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August 24, 2015
CLE Update: Upcoming CLE Seminars in Ohio
As we head into the last few months of 2015, many of us in the State of Ohio have to complete by year end our continuing education requirements
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August 17, 2015
CHECK MUNICIPAL LAW, BEFORE YOU PROCLAIM OHIO LAW PROVIDES NO DUTY TO REMOVE ICE AND SNOW
When it snows again, don’t forget the exceptions, provisos and quid pro quos to the “no duty to remove accumulations of ice and snow general rule”
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August 10, 2015
Ohio Court of Appeals Issues “Prescriptive Easement” Decision Addressing “Tacking” and Continuous Use Requirements
Based on the foregoing reasoning, the Court of Appeals found the County Courts decision on the lack of a 21 year continuous use to be in error.
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August 3, 2015
A Double Bogey for Private Golf Courses in Ohio
the city-owned course could afford to reduce fees and aggressively compete because they were exempt from taxes, and they should not be exempt
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July 27, 2015
LEED Remains the Standard in Green Building
As it stands, LEED remains the main player in green building certification. There are 37 times more LEED certified project than Green Globes
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July 20, 2015
Grain Storage Bins as Property Tax-Exempt
The Supreme Court decision removes any doubt that Grain Storage Bins are considered “business fixtures” and exempt from property taxes.
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July 13, 2015
Final Rule Issued Redefining “Waters of the United States”
The final Clean Water Rule regarding the new definition of “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) was published in the Federal Register on Monday, June 29, 2015.
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July 6, 2015
OHIO SUPREME COURT RULES THAT A TENANT’S ABANDONMENT OF NONCONFORMING USE CANNOT CONSTITUTIONALLY BE IMPUTED TO MOBILE-HOME PARK’S OWNER
Even though the dissenting judges commented that the 9th District Court of Appeals failed to review these non-constitutional issues, they declined to review
