Relating to Real Estate - January 2014

In this issue:

Reconveyance Right is a Collateral Agreement that does not Merge into a Deed

Because a particular Agreement and a Deed were recorded in the wrong order, the parties had to go all of the way to the Court of Special Appeals to sort out their rights.

Owner of Two Houses in Homeowner Community is Theoretically Entitled to Disclosures, but He may be Estopped from Claiming a Right to Them

In Lipitz et al. v. Hurwitz, 435 Md.

It is Permissible to Provide in an Advertisement for a Foreclosure Sale for a $750 Attorneys' Fee Upon Resale

In 101 Geneva LLC v. Wynn, 435 Md.

Deed Restriction does not Prevent Johns Hopkins from Developing Montgomery County Campus

In a well-publicized case, the Court of Special Appeals recently held that The Johns Hopkins University is not prohibited by the terms of the deed that conveyed a farm in Montgomery County to it fr

EPA Approves New Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Standard

On December 30, 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule allowing a new standard for environmental due diligence investigations known as ASTM E1527-13.

Supreme Court Helps Employers in Retaliation Claims

A version of this article was published in The Daily Record on April 14, 2014.

Maryland's New Waiver Test

A version of this article was published in The Daily Record on November 21, 2013.

Maryland Regulatory News - Winter 2013

EMTALA Comes to Maryland

A version of this article was published in The Daily Record on March 4, 2014.