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COVID-19 Liability for Building Owners

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Over time coronavirus pandemic exposure claims may result in a new emergent subset of premises liability case law and in a number of jurisdictions new statutes are already limiting liability, but in most instances it is presumed the longstanding body of premises liability law will control. With Covid-19 spreading across the U.S.

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Liability Legal Claims Insurance

Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 7, 2020

The 440th session of the Maryland General Assembly commenced on January 8, 2020. of note, the predecessor, appointed not elected, General Assembly of Maryland was first called together in 1635 in St. Maryland has been described as having more pages of environmental statutes and regulations on a per capita basis than any other state.

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Maryland Commissioning Regulation Environment

Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 7, 2020

The 440th session of the Maryland General Assembly commenced on January 8, 2020. of note, the predecessor, appointed not elected, General Assembly of Maryland was first called together in 1635 in St. Maryland has been described as having more pages of environmental statutes and regulations on a per capita basis than any other state.

Maryland

Maryland Commissioning Regulation Environment

PACE in Maryland is Not Keeping Pace

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 25, 2017

But today, despite Maryland having enacted a PACE enabling law in 2014, only one PACE loan has closed in the State. I was asked recently to recommend how PACE in Maryland could be improved. What follows is my top 10 list actions to make PACE a success in Maryland. real estate since the invention of the glass window.”.

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Maryland Lien Finance Cash Flow

Updated Phase l Environmental Site Assessment is Published But.

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

I am excited to be presenting a fast paced and fun one hour virtual program, “Environmental Social Governance (ESG) an Emergent and Fast Growing Area of the Law” for the Maryland State Bar Association, and Not just for lawyers, on December 14, 2021 at noon. Register today for the live virtual program. 9601) and petroleum products.”.

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Site Liability United States Green

Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard Being Revised

Green Building Law Update

JULY 25, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency as satisfying its All Appropriate Inquiry rule to obtain protections from liability under CERCLA, the federal Superfund law. 9601) and petroleum products.” Importantly, the ASTM E1527 is recognized by the U.S. This new text only exacerbates a prior bad word choice.

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Site Drafting United States Regulation

PFAS in a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment?

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 31, 2021

Additionally, there are a limited number of places where PFAS is regulated as state hazardous substance, like Michigan where should likely be included in a Phase I. And there is at least one place where there appears to be a complete disconnect, as I described last year in a post, Maryland the First State to Legislate Permitted Use of PFAS.

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Site Commercial United States Regulation

Supreme Court Permits State Law Claims Against Superfund Property

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 26, 2020

A group of 98 landowners sued Atlantic Richfield in Montana state court for common law nuisance, trespass, and strict liability, seeking restoration damages, which Montana law requires to be spent on property rehabilitation. Among the reasons this is a significant decision is the impact on widely utilized state Brownfields programs.

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Claims Montana Permits Liability

DuPont Resolves PFAS Claims with Delaware

Green Building Law Update

JULY 18, 2021

Moreover, while there is today no federal PFAS regulation, this is in advance of any rulemaking by the federal government, something the new Biden Administration has promised. That type of judicial redress may be more efficacious than new, after the fact laws and regulations (i.e.,

Delaware

Delaware Claims Equity Agreement

ESG Disclosure Simplification Act Passes Committee But Will Fail

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 13, 2019

And such creates potential liability for companies making ESG disclosures; if not also some silly results, including maybe the most ridiculed, when last year a major U.S. Without any of those three, much, if not most, of the ESG information in the market is at best misinformation. The failure of H.R.4329,

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DC Sustainability Risk Liability

PACE Programs are Stepping Up the Pace

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 24, 2016

In the event of a default, the liability is a property tax lien collected by the local government with the priority associated with other real property tax liens, so existing mortgage holder consent is required. Commercial PACE programs are still very new.

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Lien Finance Commercial DC

State by State Incentives Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2014

To receive an abatement for property taxes, a project must meet certain qualifications and follow certain procedures, as determined by law and regulation. The credit is available to all types of business entities, including: S corporations, C corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), partnerships, trust and sole proprietorships.

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Income Finance Zoning Employment

STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 21, 2014

It is a credit of five percent of the capital costs of a qualifying project, to be applied to the Alabama income tax liability or financial institution excise tax generated by the project income, each year for 20 years. The credit is 20 percent of the actual costs limited to the employer’s income tax liability.

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Income Finance Zoning Equipment

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COVID-19 Liability for Building Owners

Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

PACE in Maryland is Not Keeping Pace

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Updated Phase l Environmental Site Assessment is Published But.

Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard Being Revised

PFAS in a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment?

Supreme Court Permits State Law Claims Against Superfund Property

DuPont Resolves PFAS Claims with Delaware

ESG Disclosure Simplification Act Passes Committee But Will Fail

PACE Programs are Stepping Up the Pace

State by State Incentives Guide

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