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REIT conversions

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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June 7 2013

LTR 201314002 has caused quite a buzz in the investment community. Stock pickers want to know how far the envelope can be pushed on the definition of

Spotlight on Delaware unclaimed property law

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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March 20 2013

All 50 states and the District of Columbia have enacted, and enforce, laws providing for the reporting and remittance of unclaimed property. Over the

Comprehensive zoning code revision

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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March 12 2013

At the February 2013 Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Land Use, Construction and Housing Council meeting, the Planning Department reported they

Quimby fee adjustment

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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March 12 2013

Effective, March 1, 2013, new Quimby fees will take effect. Obtain a copy of the fee schedule at lacity

Proposed city wide sign ordinance

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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March 12 2013

On March 5, 2013, the Planning and Land Management (PLUM) Committee issued a report on the actions taken at the January 22, 2013, meeting on the

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau defines “qualified mortgage” for residential loans what implications will this definition have for RMBS “put-back” litigation?

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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March 12 2013

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the "CFPB") has amended Regulation Z with respect to the Truth in Lending Act, which regulates a lender's

Hillside Management Area (HMA) Ordinance

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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January 4 2013

On December 6, 2012, the draft HMA was released for public comment. The HMA Ordinance is part of the Los Angeles County General Plan Update, General

Banning Ranch Conservancy v. City of Newport Beach (December 2012, 4th Appellate District).

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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January 4 2013

The City of Newport Beach certified an EIR for a new park and related access road that it sought to develop. The City was also preparing (but had not

South (Ga): vendors who performed own home repairs were not buildersellers to whom exception to the rule of caveat emptor applies

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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December 10 2012

In Georgia, the long-standing rule in real estate purchases is caveat emptor (“let the buyer beware”

South (SC): Federal Arbitration Act provision in agreement found unenforceable because agreement involved intrastate commerce

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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December 10 2012

The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) evidences a congressional policy to encourage arbitration, and although parties are free to agree that state arbitration law applies, the state law may be pre-empted by the FAA if the transaction involves interstate commerce

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