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Green Buildings Do NOT Have To Cost More To Construct January 2010
New Recordation and Transfer Taxes on Transfer of Controlling Interest in Real Estate November 2007
Emergency Bill Prohibits Creation of Most Residential Ground Rent Leases February 2007
Real Estate in the 2007 Maryland General Assembly May 2007
SEC adds Climate Change to Required Disclosures February 2010
42% of Real Estate Contracts did Not Comply with Law January 2007
2008 Comes Early for Baltimore County Rezoning Process June 2007
Businesses Plan for New Rules on Emissions December 2009
Court Rules that a Burrito is Not a Sandwich November 2006
PUD Process In Baltimore County Is Innovative Approach To Land Use October 2006
Green Building Law in Baltimore City is a Game Changer November 2009
New Baltimore County Redevelopment Charrette Process Offers Opportunities December 2004
New Notice Requirement For Maryland Residential Real Estate Contracts September 2006
A Step by Step Strategy for Greening an Existing Building October 2009
Real Estate in the 2006 Maryland General Assembly Session April 2006
Oregon’s Property Rights Law Portends Change for Maryland March 2006
A Checklist for Ordering a Land Survey in Maryland April 2006
Your Next Tenant Build-Out will be a LEED CI September 2009
The LEED Neighborhood Development Rating System will be to Development what LEED is Today to Green Building November 2009
Oregon’s Measure to Pay for Regulatory Taking of Property Portends Well for Maryland November 2004
New Zoning Variance Decision is “Much Ado About Nothing” November 2003
Maryland Local Government Mandatory Green Building Laws and Incentives: “I’m from the government and I’m here to help” August 2009
Caveat Emptor is Dead in Maryland Home Sales August 2005
Warning: Green Building Litigation .. Really? July 2009
Zoning Laws Don't Apply To Adult Website November 2001
Checklist of Required Real Estate Contract Provisions in Baltimore County, Maryland August 2004
All Leases and Renewals Should Incorporate Green Building Language June 2009
Baltimore City Mandates Real Estate Contract Provisions March 2005
2004 Comes Early to Baltimore County Rezoning Process March 2003
A Brief History of Zoning in Maryland August 2003
Deregulated Electricity As A Profit Surge For Real Estate Owners July 1999
Green Building in the 2009 Maryland General Assembly Session May 2009
After 40 Years Of Wandering U.S. Supreme Court Rules Land Owner's Taking Claim Is Ripe July 2001
Anne Arundel County, Maryland Required Real Estate Contract Provisions April 2005
Carroll County Offers Green Building Tax Credits May 2009
Zoning Comes Face To Face With God And The Free Exercise Of Religion Wins December 2000
Green Tenant Build-Out in Non Green Buildings Skyrockets March 2009
Carroll County, Maryland Statutory Requirements for Real Estate Contracts April 2005
Light, Liberty And Pursuit Of The Regulation Of Light In Baltimore County January 2002
Beginning June 27th, Newly Registered LEED Projects Must Use LEED 2009 May 2009
‘Right To Farm’ Notice Required in Real Estate Contracts in Most Maryland Counties June 2005
Baltimore County Poised To Create New RC 6 and RC 7 Zones August 2000
The Federal Stimulus Package, Green Building and Opportunities for You March 2009
600 Year Old Wrongful Detainer Law Gives Wife Possession of Family Home February 2005
Case Note: Court Says DRC Decision On Development Plan Not Appealable June 2000
High Court to Determine Who Owns the Waters of the Potomac September 2003
A ‘Doctor’s Note’ Now Terminates A Residential Lease September 2005
Green Buildings are Not Limited to New Construction: LEED Existing Buildings January 2009
Howard County, Maryland Required Real Estate Contract Provisions June 2005
LEED 2009 is Approved on the Cusp of a Green Building Revolution December 2008
Y2K Rezoning Comes Early In Baltimore County July 1999
Supreme Court Rules Government May Condemn For Economic Development June 2005
Clean Energy Tax Credit “Extenders” are part of Financial Bailout Package October 2008
Highway Access Denied To Abutting Land Owner August 1997
A Chilling Effect On Abuse Of Process Claims July 1997
Law Suits Against Land Surveyors are Limited by Change in Law June 2005
IRS Issues Guidance on Green Buildings Tax Deduction March 2008
Security Cameras Mandated at Shopping Centers in Baltimore County March 2005
Draft Master Plan 2010 Strengthens Preservation October 1998
Green Building Increases Worker Productivity February 2009
Interest Rate Paid on Residential Lease Security Deposits in Maryland Reduced November 2004
Marketing Green Building July 2008
All Baltimore County Businesses Affected By New Sign Regulations December 1997
Landlords Win Ability To Enforce Use Clauses, Even In Bankruptcy June 2004
Rezoning Deadline Looming In Baltimore County October 1999
LEED Certified Green Buildings Now Compulsory In Montgomery County, Maryland August 2008
USA Patriot Act to Impose New Requirements on Real Estate Settlements May, 2003
LEED 2009 is Released for Public Comment August 2008
22 Bulls Beat Local Zoning Ordinance August 1999
A Quick Primer On Maryland Campaign Contributions November 2000
What Makes a Building Green? June 2008
Vestiges of “Blue Laws” Prohibit Landlords from Requiring Merchants to Open on Sundays April 2003
Baltimore County's Draft Historic Preservation Ordinance Does Not Seek To Arrest Time September 2000
Does Maryland Now Make the Landlord an Insurer Against Crime? July 2003
Carroll County .. from Wind Turbines to Future Green Building Tax Credits June 2008
Demolition of Premises Does Not Terminate Obligation to Pay Rent by Prior Tenant August 2003
Solar Energy and Geothermal Grants Shine Brighter in Maryland May 2008
Baltimore County To Commence Councilmanic Redistricting November 2000
Hunt Valley Timonium Plan Includes Rezoning April 1998
Green Building Tax Credit Expanded in Baltimore County January 2008
Real Estate Is Impacted By The Soldiers’ And Sailors’ Civil Relief Act December 2001
New Permits For (Old) Historic Sites October 1998
Baltimore City Enacts Among the Strictest Mandatory Green Building Laws in the Nation November 2007
Court Rules Licensees On Liquor License Do Not Own Their License September 2001
Green Building will be Mandatory in Howard County, Maryland September 2007
Family Evicted For Child's Drug Related Activity November 2001
Green Building is Hip in Maryland April 2007
It May Look Like A Seal And Honk Like A Seal, But It Is Not A Document Under Seal July 2000
U.S. Supreme Court Finds Global Warming Exists April 2007
A Right and Responsibility to Shape the Public Good May, 2003
New Mandatory Carbon Offsets Will Advantage Green Building June 2007
Use Of IDOTs To Avoid Recordation Tax Under Attack By Maryland Attorney General April 2002
Sun Sets in 2003 on Legislation to Outlaw Unmetered Water Billing April 2003
Green Building Tax Credit Enacted in Baltimore County July 2006
Legislative Wrap Up: Real Estate in the 2005 Maryland General Assembly April 2005
‘All Appropriate Inquiries’ Standard Finalized For Environmental Site Assessments February 2006
Green Buildings Begin to Make Dollars and Sense June 2006
Maryland S.B. 316 Seeks To Impose New Tax On Real Estate Transactions February 2002
E-Signatures Now Bind Real Estate Contracts On The Web July 2000
Lead Paint Inspection Must be Disclosed in Failure to Pay Rent Complaint March 2005
Supreme Court Limits Pollution Cleanup Liability January 2005
Convert Now To An LLC To Avoid Newly Enacted Maryland Transfer Tax April 2001
Proposed Standards For “All Appropriate Inquiries” In Environmental Site Assessments October 2004
Ten Things You Need To Know About Revised UCC Article IX June 2001
Convert Now From Proprietorship To LLC To Avoid Proposed Transfer Tax August 1998
Mold will be the Hottest Environmental Issue in Year 2004 December 2003
Use Of IDOTS To Avoid Recordation Tax Imperiled March 2000
The New Dirt on Brownfields April 2004
1999 Overhaul Of Maryland Landlord Tenant Law April 1999
EPA and Army Corps Wetland Decision Not To Define ‘Navigable Waters’ Leaves Uncertainty January 2004
New Tax Credits For Commercial Properties August 1997
Mold Cases and More Brought in Rent Escrow Actions December 2003
'Old Fence Line' Establishes Boundary September 1997
New Federal Law Absolves Brownfields Developers of Superfund Liability March 2002
LLC’s More Advantageous Than Ever July 1997
A Primer On UPREITS As A Vehicle To Defer Taxes March 1998
Environmental Standing Bill Aims To Clear The Air March 2002
A Checklist For Telecommunication Site Leases April 1998
Options Exist To Change FEMA Floodplain Determination September 2003
Checklist For Ordering A Phase II Environmental Site Assessment May 2001
No Duty To Warn Invitees Of Uneven Curb April 1998
Court Holds Landlord Liable For Tenant’s Dog Bite October 1998
U.S. Supreme Court To Review Migratory Bird Rule For Wetland Jurisdiction October 2000
Easement To The Shore Does Not Assure Riparian Rights October 1998
The Real Dirt On Brownfields January 1998
‘Don’t Worry’ But No Real Estate Commission Due October 1998
More Real Dirt On Brownfields January 1998
Immunity For Access To A Non-Public Restroom October 1997
Overturning Wetlands Conviction Makes Clear Corps Went Too Far January 1998
A Transaction Screen May Be Preferable To A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment October 2001
Limited Liability Limited Partnerships Do Not Require A New Deed October 1997
Legislative Report 2003: A Review of Real Estate Legislation Enacted by the Maryland General Assembly April 2003
New Wetlands Permits During A Drought September 1999
Baltimore City’s Cap On Lease Damages Repealed October 1997
Buyer Of Polluted Land Lacks Standing To Sue Seller July 1999
2002 Legislative Report: A Review of Real Estate Legislation Enacted by the Maryland General Assembly May 2002
No Superfund Cleanup Costs Collectable March 1999
Gas Station Liable For Underground Invasion Of Neighboring Property October 1997


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Stuart D. Kaplow, P.A.
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