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Maryland Legal Alert January 2015

In this issue:

A Survey of Activities Identified as Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Under the Dodd-Frank Act

To view the survey, click here.

New Lead Paint Requirements Effective January 1, 2015

Starting January 1, 2015, owners of residential rental properties built before 1978 will be required to comply with Maryland's Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing Act (the "Act").

Special Alert: New February 1, 2015 Effective Date For Maryland Foreclosure Forms

As discussed in our December 2014 Maryland Legal Alert, the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation published

Agricultural Law Forum December 2014

In this Issue:Outgoing Administration Backs New Phosphorous Management Tool

Maryland Legal Alert - December 2014

In This Issue:CHANGES TO MILITARY ALLOTMENTS FOR CERTAIN LOAN PAYMENTS

MDE Publishes Draft Environmental Reporting Regulations

In 2008, the Maryland General Assembly passed a law instructing the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) to develop regulations requiring property owners to disclose environmental sampling

Year End Planning: Tax & Legal Updates that Could Impact Your Business

Executive Women's Breakfast Series

Fannie Mae Releases IDOT Recordation Tax Escrows

Fannie Mae has recently authorized the release of funds held in escrow to pay the recordation taxes on indemnity deeds of trust (“IDOTs”) because of the determination that such taxes will never be

Deed Was Not Effective When Husband Put it in a Cabinet

InDaniels v. Daniels, 217 Md. App.

D.C. Deed of Trust May Be Extinguished on Foreclosure Sale for Failure to Pay Condominium Assessments

On August 28, 2014, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals held in Chase Plaza Condominium Association,

No Actionable Nuisance From Lights Shining On Drive-In Movie

In Blue Ink, Ltd. v. Two Farms, Inc. d/b/a Royal Farms, Inc., 218 Md. App.

No Recordation or Transfer Taxes are Due on the Final Step of a Reverse 1031

Background

Relating to Real Estate November 2014

In this issue:

Maryland Legal Alert - November 2014

In This Issue:GARAGEMAN VIOLATES MARYLAND'S DEBT COLLECTION LAWNEW CFPB RULE ALLOWS POSTING OF ANNUAL PRIVACY NOTICES

The Maryland-Virginia Boundary Shifts and Changes

The Maryland Court of Special Appeals in Potomac Shores, Inc. v. River Riders, Inc., 219 Md. App.

Legal & Lending Issues in Land Development, Maryland Building Industry Association

Maggie Witherup moderated a panel at the Maryland Building Industry Association.

Martha Lessman Katz Named 2015 Baltimore Information Technology Law" Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers In America®

Gordon Feinblatt LLC is pleased to announce that Martha Lessman Katz has been named 2015 Baltimore "Lawyer of the Year" in the area of Information Te

Maryland Legal Alert - October 2014

In This Issue:PROPOSED CHANGES TO MARYLAND RESIDENTIAL FORECLOSURE REGULATIONS

"Ban the Box" Law in Baltimore City

On August 13, 2014, Baltimore City's "ban the box" law went into effect, prohibiting most Baltimore City employers from inquiring about an applicant's criminal background prior to making a conditio

No Data from Self-Insured Plans

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently held in Liberty Mutual v.

Whistleblowing Trumps Medical Staff By-Laws

The California Supreme Court recently held, in Fahlen v.

Maryland Regulatory News - Fall 2014

1. In June, the Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) approved a number of changes to hospital rates and revenues for FY 2015 (which began July 1).

Informed Consent

A version of this article was published by The Daily Record on April 21, 2015.