Maryland Legal Alert - April 2019

In This Issue:RENEW JUDGMENTS BASED ON WHEN THEY ARE FIRST ENTERED

Virginia Leases No Longer Need Seals

We wrote in the September 2018 issue of Relating to Real Estate about the havoc caused by the decis

Riparian Rights Transferred on a Sale of the Adjoining Land

In Seymour v. Tidewater Investment Group, LLC, No. 1183, Sept. Term 2017 (Md. Ct. Spec. App.

New Landlord Is Not Required to Pay Commission on Lease Renewal

In Cushman & Wakefield of Maryland, Inc. v. DRV Greentec, LLC, --- Md. ---, No. 42, Sept. Term 2018 (Mar.

The Statute of Limitations for Residential Leases is Three Years

The statute of limitations for residential leases is three years.

Commercial Landlord’s Duty to Mitigate Damages Upon a Tenant’s Breach of Lease

In NCO Financial Systems, Inc. v Montgomery Park, LLC, --- F.3d ---, No.

The Pleasure Zone Doesn’t Live Up to its Use and Occupancy Permit

In The Pleasure Zone, Inc. v. Board of Appeals for Prince George’s County, No.

Church’s Religious Land Use Claim Should Not have been Dismissed

In Jesus Christ is the Answer Ministries, Inc. v.

Principles of Land Development: Current Environmental Issues Affecting Land Development

Michael Powell will co-present with David Thaler, President of D.S.

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