by e-LawLines | Aug 30, 2012 | Corporate Law, Probate & Estate Planning Law, Real Estate Law, Small Business Law
There are so many variable expenses when starting or growing your business that there is no reason to voluntarily agree to another one, especially when it is often a major expense. That would be the cost of occupancy for your business. And the landlord should want a...
by e-LawLines | Jul 11, 2012 | Real Estate Law
In Missouri, the county tax collector conducts an annual sale each August of real property on which tax payments have been delinquent. The owner of the property sold for taxes has a one-year redemption right in which he must pay the purchase price plus the cost of the...
by e-LawLines | Apr 20, 2012 | Homeowner Associations, Real Estate Law
The Missouri Court of Appeals recently considered a case, Laurence Epstein, et al. v. Villa Dorado Condominium Association, Inc., involving a group of condominium unit owners (the “Unit Owners”) who sued their condominium association (the “Association”) when the...
by e-LawLines | Mar 29, 2012 | Real Estate Law
Property owners who live in municipalities are subject to zoning codes and other ordinances that regulate, among other things, the kinds of activities which are acceptable on particular lots, the height of buildings, the amount of space structures may occupy, and the...
by e-LawLines | Mar 19, 2012 | Real Estate Law
Recently, the Seventh Circuit reversed a U.S. District Court ruling that had previously dismissed a Plaintiff’s lawsuit brought against Wells Fargo Bank. As background, the case involved the Home Affordable Mortgage Program (HAMP), which is a federal program...
by e-LawLines | Jan 27, 2012 | Real Estate Law, Small Business Law
Despite the downturn in the economy, many individuals may see being a landlord as an easy money maker, but there are things that should be considered prior to entering into that first lease. One of the first considerations is whether the property should be owned in a...
