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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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Oct
6
2023
Construction Employers Beware: New, Easier Union Representation Process Robinson & Cole LLP
Oct
1
2020
Singapore Company Introduces Drones to Urban Building Inspection Robinson & Cole LLP
Mar
26
2021
Surveyors v. Drone Photographers: First Amendment Debate Robinson & Cole LLP
Oct
7
2021
Connecticut Superior Court Holds That “Slaughter Clauses” Cannot be Added to Public Works Subcontracts Under Connecticut General Statutes § 4b-96 Robinson & Cole LLP
Mar
18
2020
Potential Impacts of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Construction Projects Robinson & Cole LLP
May
29
2020
Massachusetts Construction Litigation Scheduled to Get Back on Track Robinson & Cole LLP
Nov
17
2020
Study Findings Reinforce Need for Construction Industry to Stay Vigilant and Committed to COVID-19 Restrictions and Protecting Workers Robinson & Cole LLP
May
9
2023
Another Law Will Increase Construction Costs in New York Robinson & Cole LLP
Jun
6
2023
Architects Should Not Make Initial Decisions on Construction Disputes Robinson & Cole LLP
Jan
10
2019
Clifton, NJ Pays $2.5 Million to Settle RLUIPA Dispute Robinson & Cole LLP
Feb
13
2019
New Jersey Islamic Group’s Religious Discrimination Claims May Proceed, Rules Federal Court Robinson & Cole LLP
May
12
2020
Boston Issues New COVID-19 Guidelines Applicable to All City-Permitted Projects Robinson & Cole LLP
Jun
3
2020
New York Empire State Development Issues Guidance for Construction Staging Activities Robinson & Cole LLP
Sep
9
2020
Note to “Additional Insureds” Relying on Builders’ Risk Insurance: Federal Court Decision Evaluates Extent of Coverage Robinson & Cole LLP
Oct
7
2020
Guidance on Using Drones for Real Estate and Construction in Dense Cities: How Much Does the Public Value Privacy? (Part II) Robinson & Cole LLP
Sep
15
2022
Don’t Pay for Your Performance Bond More than Once Robinson & Cole LLP
Feb
1
2019
7th Circuit Rules Church’s RLUIPA Claims Against Markham, Illinois Ripe for Review Robinson & Cole LLP
Feb
13
2019
Chabad House for Towson University and Goucher College Files Lawsuit Alleging RLUIPA Violations Following State Court Order to Demolish Newly-Constructed Addition Robinson & Cole LLP
Apr
21
2020
Massachusetts Enacts H. 4647 – Establishing Broad Eviction and Foreclosure Moratorium During COVID-19 State of Emergency Robinson & Cole LLP
Jun
3
2020
OSHA’s COVID-19 Guidelines for the Construction Industry are Generally Consistent with New York State’s and New York City’s Existing Guidelines Robinson & Cole LLP
May
13
2021
Obtaining the Benefits of a Performance Bond: Tread Carefully Robinson & Cole LLP
Jun
22
2022
Property Valuation Issues Are Ill-Suited for Class Certification According to the Sixth Circuit Robinson & Cole LLP
Aug
31
2022
Subcontract Payment Provisions Mean Exactly What They Say in Connecticut Robinson & Cole LLP
Jan
4
2023
New York Governor Vetoes Act Prohibiting Establishment and Expansion of For-Profit Hospices Robinson & Cole LLP
Feb
23
2023
Cyber Insurance for the Construction Industry Robinson & Cole LLP
Apr
5
2023
More Funding Brings More Bureaucracy to Federal Projects Robinson & Cole LLP
Jan
13
2020
Is Finality Still A Requirement For A RLUIPA Action To Be Ripe? Robinson & Cole LLP
Feb
21
2020
Baltimore County’s Zoning Code Found to Violate RLUIPA’s Equal Terms Provision Robinson & Cole LLP
 

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