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California's 2027 Housing Laws: What You Need To Know
California's 2027 housing legislation introduces streamlined ministerial pathways for townhome projects, extends subdivision map timelines, and expands Density Bonus Law benefits while addressing critical bottlenecks in plan-check reviews and post-entitlement delays. The new laws also strengthen enforcement mechanisms against frivolous litigation, reform CEQA requirements for infill projects, and promote missing middle housing through ADU fee exemptions and small-lot subdivision improvements.
United States Real Estate
HK
Holland & Knight
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Before You Buy: Managing Real Estate And Permitting Risk For BESS Projects In New York And New Jersey
Battery energy storage system (BESS) developers face complex legal and regulatory challenges when selecting sites in New York and New Jersey. From zoning compliance and fire safety requirements to noise mitigation and interconnection feasibility, successful BESS site selection requires coordinated real estate, engineering, and regulatory analysis before property acquisition.
United States Real Estate
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Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC
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Sustainable Development And Land Use Update
California's housing and environmental regulations face new legal challenges as state agencies clash with local governments over compliance requirements. From escalating penalties against Huntington Beach to lawsuits over transit-oriented development rules, these disputes highlight the ongoing tension between state mandates and municipal authority in shaping land use policy.
United States Real Estate
AM
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis
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Flipping The Switch: Protect Your Solar Lease Before The Power Flows
In California, solar operators leasing land for their projects face a critical risk: foreclosure by a junior lienholder could extinguish their lease and force premature project removal, potentially triggering defaults under revenue agreements. A simple yet often overlooked solution—recording a Memorandum of Lease—can protect the project from most foreclosures by establishing the lease's priority in the chain of title.
United States Real Estate
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Cox, Castle & Nicholson
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Article
California's 2027 Housing Laws: What You Need To Know
California's 2027 housing legislation introduces streamlined ministerial pathways for townhome projects, extends subdivision map timelines, and expands Density Bonus Law benefits while addressing critical bottlenecks in plan-check reviews and post-entitlement delays. The new laws also strengthen enforcement mechanisms against frivolous litigation, reform CEQA requirements for infill projects, and promote missing middle housing through ADU fee exemptions and small-lot subdivision improvements.
United States Real Estate
HK
Holland & Knight
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Before You Buy: Managing Real Estate And Permitting Risk For BESS Projects In New York And New Jersey
Battery energy storage system (BESS) developers face complex legal and regulatory challenges when selecting sites in New York and New Jersey. From zoning compliance and fire safety requirements to noise mitigation and interconnection feasibility, successful BESS site selection requires coordinated real estate, engineering, and regulatory analysis before property acquisition.
United States Real Estate
SH
Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC
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Sustainable Development And Land Use Update
California's housing and environmental regulations face new legal challenges as state agencies clash with local governments over compliance requirements. From escalating penalties against Huntington Beach to lawsuits over transit-oriented development rules, these disputes highlight the ongoing tension between state mandates and municipal authority in shaping land use policy.
United States Real Estate
AM
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis
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California's 2027 Housing Laws: What You Need To Know
California's 2027 housing legislation introduces streamlined ministerial pathways for townhome projects, extends subdivision map timelines, and expands Density Bonus Law benefits while addressing critical bottlenecks in plan-check reviews and post-entitlement delays. The new laws also strengthen enforcement mechanisms against frivolous litigation, reform CEQA requirements for infill projects, and promote missing middle housing through ADU fee exemptions and small-lot subdivision improvements.
United States Real Estate
HK
Holland & Knight
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Before You Buy: Managing Real Estate And Permitting Risk For BESS Projects In New York And New Jersey
Battery energy storage system (BESS) developers face complex legal and regulatory challenges when selecting sites in New York and New Jersey. From zoning compliance and fire safety requirements to noise mitigation and interconnection feasibility, successful BESS site selection requires coordinated real estate, engineering, and regulatory analysis before property acquisition.
United States Real Estate
SH
Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC
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Sustainable Development And Land Use Update
California's housing and environmental regulations face new legal challenges as state agencies clash with local governments over compliance requirements. From escalating penalties against Huntington Beach to lawsuits over transit-oriented development rules, these disputes highlight the ongoing tension between state mandates and municipal authority in shaping land use policy.
United States Real Estate
AM
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis
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A Firmwide Commitment: Pro Bono As Core Work Across Every Practice (Video)
Lowenstein lawyers and business services professionals discuss the firm's comprehensive pro bono program, demonstrating how attorneys across all practice areas—from white collar defense to real estate—contribute to matters serving individuals, nonprofits, and communities. The video explores how pro bono work provides meaningful opportunities for client interaction, hands-on responsibility, and professional development while receiving the same attention as billable client matters.
United States Commercial
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Lowenstein Sandler
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New Jersey Rent Control Exemption: Failure To File No Longer Fatal?
A property owner in Jersey City faces a $400 million federal class action lawsuit for allegedly failing to follow procedural requirements for New Jersey's rent control exemption on newly constructed multi-family housing. This case highlights the critical importance of strict compliance with exemption procedures for developers seeking relief from local rent control ordinances.
United States Real Estate
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Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC
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From Compass Lines To Parcel Numbers: How Washington Records Real Property
Washington's property records combine federal surveys, handwritten field notes, metes-and-bounds descriptions, recorded plats, and digital databases into a complex system that has evolved over more than a century. While modern county databases make property information accessible within seconds, understanding how parcel numbers, legal descriptions, surveys, and recording systems work together reveals both the usefulness and occasional complexity of identifying land ownership and boundaries.
United States Real Estate
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Beresford Booth
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