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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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Apr
16
2014
Bright Line Rule: Collateral Estoppel Precludes Attacks on Quasi-Judicial Permit Decisions (But Stay Tuned: Rehearing Granted on the Court’s Own Motion) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
25
2015
California Supreme Court Upholds San Jose’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
24
2016
New Live/Work Ordinance Adopted by L.A. City Council Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
29
2016
Attacking Class Action Allegations On The Pleadings Can Be A Successful Strategy Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
25
2019
IRS Change in Application Requirements for Obtaining Employer Identification Number Could Affect Many International Investors in U.S. Real Estate Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
23
2019
Statewide Residential Rent Control Passed In California Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
15
2020
California Housing Legislation – 2019 Update Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
1
2020
Emergency Tenant Protections Take Effect in the City of Los Angeles Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
29
2020
Residential Eviction Protections and California Consumer Financial Protections Pass Muster During 2020 Legislative Session Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
21
2010
Supreme Court Says Florida's Beach Preservation Activities Did Not Infringe Shoreline Property Rights; Justices Scrap Over Role Of Courts In Property Takings Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
20
2010
Courts Clarify Local Agency Role In Mobile Home Park Ownership Conversions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
22
2011
NYC Condo Refinance Collapses Because There Was No "Meeting of the Minds" Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
28
2022
What Are the 2022 Small Business Set-Aside Thresholds? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
1
2021
French Insider Podcast Episode 8: Tips for French Individuals Relocating to the US: Dos & Don’ts, Hiring, and Adjusting to Cultural Differences with Romain Poirot [PODCAST] Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
6
2022
E-Commerce Development Boom or Bust? Potential Setbacks for Warehouse Development in Inland Empire on Hold for Now Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
23
2013
New Disability Access Law Imposes Notification Requirements For Commercial Leases Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
5
2023
2022 CEQA Legislative Recap Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
14
2024
New Court Ruling Pokes Holes in Contractual Limitation of Liability Language in Commercial Leases Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
13
2015
Revised Construction Industry Arbitration Rules Adopted by American Arbitration Association Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
25
2016
UPDATE – City of Los Angeles Releases List of 13,500 Soft First Story Buildings Targeted for Earthquake Retrofitting Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
20
2018
Ninth Circuit Holds National Park Service Has the Authority to Regulate Navigable Waters in Alaska’s National Parks and Prohibit the Use of Hovercraft (Again) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
16
2020
Commercial Real Estate Tips of the Week: Practical Answers from Sheppard Mullin’s Coronavirus Task Force Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
2
2020
Governor Abbot of Texas Issues New Order to Minimize Social Gatherings Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
8
2020
Proposed Legislation Aims to Boost Affordable Housing on Land Owned by Religious Institutions and Nonprofit Hospitals Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
30
2020
Landmark Contractor Licensing Case Limits Disgorgement Remedy in California Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
15
2020
Is There an HSR Sea Change on the Horizon? Advance Notice Seeks Information on Possible Amendments to Numerous Provisions of the HSR Rules Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
25
2020
California Property Tax Changes to Parent-Child Exclusion Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
27
2010
Mitigation Fee Act May Not Require Specific Identification of New Facilities Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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