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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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May
7
2020
Los Angeles City Council Passes Ordinance to Expand Temporary Tenant Protections Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
10
2020
Ninth Circuit Affirms that Liens Pass Through Bankruptcy Even if Underlying Claim is Disallowed Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
16
2020
California Court of Appeal Decision May Result in Big Tax Savings for Some Commercial Property Owners Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
11
2010
Supercenters Do Not Automatically Trigger Requirement To Study Urban Decay Effects In An EIR Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
23
2020
NY Court of Appeals Decides Who Gets Access to Required “Open Space” Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
2
2010
New York State Amends Power of Attorney Law Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
23
2011
2010 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act "FCPA" Year In Review Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
21
2011
Missouri Supreme Court Decision Provides Reminder Of Breadth Of Prevailing Wage Requirements On Construction Contracts Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
14
2011
Municipalities Are Responsible For Discharges Of Stormwater Regardless Of The Ultimate Source Of Pollution Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
25
2011
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds That Bad Foreclosure = Bad Title For Bona Fide Purchaser Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
11
2013
The Supreme Court Gets It Right On Takings - And Wrong - A View from "Inside the Curtilage": The Property Owner's Perspective Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
4
2013
Maryland Legislature Fixes Problems Left Over From 2012 Indemnity Deed of Trust (IDOT) Legislation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
28
2013
Sixth Circuit Holds That Affiliated Business Arrangements Are Not Bound by HUD’s (Housing and Urban Development) Statement of Policy Regarding Sham Affiliated Business Arrangements (AfBA) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
26
2014
CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) Requires Separate Evaluation Of Mitigation Measures And Alternatives Even Where Mitigation Measures Are Incorporated Into Project Design Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
9
2023
Equity and Civil Rights Issues in the White House Executive Order on AI Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
11
2015
CEQA “Common Sense” Exemption Upheld; Environmental Baseline for Project Following Improvements Pursuant to an Emergency Exemption Clarified Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
29
2018
Real Estate Aspects of Tax Reform Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
5
2019
Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment Upheld Under CEQA Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
3
2019
Court Finds That “Care, Custody Or Control” Exclusion Did Not Negate Coverage For General Contractor Who Shared Jobsite Supervision Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
23
2020
Update for Mortgage Lender Operations in California Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
22
2020
FHFA Aligns Freddie/Fannie Monthly Payment Advance Obligations Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
11
2020
Rethinking Sanitation: NYC Proposes Rule Affecting Large Residential Buildings Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
10
2020
SB 1079: Changes to Nonjudicial Foreclosure Process Aim to Benefit Tenants, Primary Residence Occupants and Community Groups; Uncertainty Looms for Lenders and Debtors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
23
2020
Los Angeles County Restricts In-Person Dining Due to Surge in COVID-19 Cases Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
12
2020
Federal Judge Blocks Eviction Moratorium Challenge by Los Angeles Apartment Owners Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
9
2021
California Legislature Extends Residential Eviction Moratorium and Implements Rental Assistance Program for Landlords and Tenants Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
29
2011
Provisions in CC&R's Requiring Arbitration of Claims Against Developers by Homeowners Associations or Owners Are Not Enforceable Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
4
2021
Build Me A Building As Fast As You Can Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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