Stop Typosquatters From Harming Your Domain Name

Among the nefarious ways people can misuse the internet and harm businesses and consumers is by obtaining domain names close to another’s domain name.

Relating to Real Estate - October 2020

IN THIS ISSUE:HOPEFUL RUBBLE LANDFILL OWNER DID NOT EXHAUST ITS ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES

Foreclosure and Eviction Stays Are Extended

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Jason Weintraub, Senior Legislative Counsel to Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, to Join Gordon Feinblatt LLC

Gordon Feinblatt LLC is pleased to announce that Jason F.

Weintraub, Jason F.

Jason is a Member in the firm's Government Relations team, bringing more than 10 years of outstanding experience working with officials in Maryland government.

Letters of Protest Help Challenge Trademark Applications

If an adversary files a trademark application you believe should not be granted, or that harms your interest, consider filing a Letter of Protest with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO).

New Acknowledgment Forms Became Effective on October 1, 2020

We wrote about remote notarization in the June 2020 issue of Relating to Real Estate.

Resident Must Pay Unauthorized HOA Assessments

Diane Steele stopped making payments to her homeowners association (HOA) because she claimed that several increases in annual assessments were not authorized by the two-thirds majority required by

No Actual Harm? No Federal RESPA Claim

In Baehr v. Creig Northrop Team, P.C., 953 F.3d 244 (4th Cir. 2020), cert.

Passive Trustee Does Not Have Liability for Lead Paint Poisoning

In Hector v. Bank of New York Mellon, 244 Md. App. 322 (2020), cert. granted, 468 Md.