Construction & Real Estate

Real Estate, both commercial and residential, is constantly evolving. The National Law Review covers the latest legal analysis in real estate and construction law across a variety of governmental levels—state and federal. Additionally, NLR covers updates related to transportation and other utilities and public works.

Public and private construction projects, financing, mortgages, tax cuts and incentives, foreclosures, and other topics are covered regularly and updated routinely on the site. Other areas covered include litigation, mediation, and arbitration which affects owners/contractors/subcontractors in the field, government agency news, and coverage of news/stories related to lenders, insurers, and sureties in the industry.

Public work issues are also covered frequently by the National Law Review. Infrastructure financing, topics including entitlements, development rights, property rights, the public-private partnership (P3), permitting, local ordinances, variances, and different legislation/restrictions in development. Coverage of development and property owner rights, cases involving homeowners associations, fees, pending litigation, and changes to local/state/federal ordinances and variances, are also available.

Additionally, the National Law Review covers regulations and legislation as it relates to mortgages and other real estate lending requirements; including, the requirements imposed on lenders under RESPA, and other news from the CFPB as it relates to homeownership and mortgage procedures, such as the Know Before You Owe Rule.

Articles related to highway safety, transportation news, and other utilities-topics, are also covered by the National Law Review. Coverage of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and changes to the organization are analyzed by NLR legal experts. The emerging technology of autonomous vehicles, developments in that technology, and the emerging regulation around driverless cars are analyzed, and the impact of this game-changing technology is considered.

In the construction arena, reporting worker injuries on the job site, and coverage of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) laws are extensively reported on by the attorney writers at the National Law Review.

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Recent Construction, Real Estate, Infrastructure & Zoning News

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May 5 2016	Your Rights in OSHA Jobsite Inspection	Much Shelist, P.C.
Mar 23 2018	Deconstructing the Confusion: The "Contractual Liability" Insurance Requirement in Construction Contracts	Much Shelist, P.C.
May 29 2009	Letters of Intent: Preliminary Negotiation or Binding Agreement?	Much Shelist, P.C.
Oct 28 2010	New Accounting Rules on the Horizon for Leases	Much Shelist, P.C.
May 24 2013	What is the Significance of the Certificate of Substantial Completion?	Much Shelist, P.C.
Dec 11 2014	“Additional Insured”: Are You Really Covered?	Much Shelist, P.C.
Jun 25 2015	Illinois Legislative Watch: Bonding of Liens and the (Possible) Demise of Independent Counsel	Much Shelist, P.C.
May 26 2016	Illinois Supreme Court Rules on Developer’s Ability to Disclaim the Implied Warranty of Habitability	Much Shelist, P.C.
May 31 2009	Building Owners at Risk: Premises Liability, Insurance and Indemnification	Much Shelist, P.C.
Aug 19 2009	When Tenants Go Dark: Negotiating Exclusive Use Clauses in a Tenant-Friendly Market	Much Shelist, P.C.
Feb 20 2012	Contractual Good Faith: Having Rights Doesn't Necessarily Mean You Can Use Them	Much Shelist, P.C.
May 23 2013	Avoid Getting Burned when the Market Gets Hot: Address Your Construction HR Practices Now	Much Shelist, P.C.
Jun 25 2015	Second Time is (Not) a Charm: Another Illinois Court Rules Against Additional Insured Status	Much Shelist, P.C.
May 31 2009	Employers Beware: New Illinois Employment Laws Take Effect on January 1, 2008	Much Shelist, P.C.
Aug 23 2009	Your Policy Or Mine? Navigating the Shoals of Concurrent Insurance	Much Shelist, P.C.
Jan 21 2011	Insurance and the Accidental Property Owner	Much Shelist, P.C.
Feb 17 2012	Landlords' Rights in Chapter 11: Protecting Your Post-Petition Rent Stream	Much Shelist, P.C.
Aug 5 2009	Early Risk Assessment Reduces Receivable Problems	Clark & Trevithick
Jun 29 2009	Department of Energy Outlines Funding for Solar and Geothermal Energy Projects	Day Pitney LLP
Jul 21 2009	Is the AIA's Mutual Waiver of Consequential Damages Really Mutual?	Fairfield and Woods P.C.
Jul 22 2009	Forming the Mixed-Use Community How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Sharing	Fairfield and Woods P.C.
Jul 22 2009	Governmental Restrictions on Land Use Permits as Takings of Private Property Rights	Fairfield and Woods P.C.
Jul 22 2009	Colorado Construction Defects Update: A Perspective	Fairfield and Woods P.C.
Jul 22 2009	Variations on a Timeshare Theme in Colorado Resort Communities	Fairfield and Woods P.C.
Jul 20 2009	New Secondary Lending Market Terms Making It Tough On Condos	Fairfield and Woods P.C.
Jul 20 2009	Stabilization Of Housing Market Will Create Additional Public/Private Partnership Opportunities	Fairfield and Woods P.C.
Jul 21 2009	The Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act When is a Condominium Project Exempt from Registration?	Fairfield and Woods P.C.
Jul 21 2009	Green retrofitting existing bldgs.	Fairfield and Woods P.C.

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