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Selling a House with Solar Panels is Fraught with Peril

Green Building Law Update

If solar panels are installed on the property, Buyer is advised to inquire about the terms under which the solar panels were installed, how to transfer the ownership or lease, and any costs associated with the transfer. You understand and agree that this is a lease and not a sale agreement.

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Selling a House with Solar Panels is Not for the Faint of Heart

Green Building Law Update

But commonly, residential solar panel leases provide language similar to, You agree that the solar panel system is the Company’s personal property under the Uniform Commercial Code. You understand and agree that this is a lease and not a sale agreement. The Company owns the solar panel system for all purposes.

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Selling a House with Solar Panels is Not for the Faint of Heart

Green Building Law Update

But commonly, residential solar panel leases provide language similar to, You agree that the solar panel system is the Company’s personal property under the Uniform Commercial Code. You understand and agree that this is a lease and not a sale agreement. The Company owns the solar panel system for all purposes.

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Buying a LEED Certified Building Is Easy But.

Green Building Law Update

That being the case, then why has the GBCI Change Of Owner Agreement been uploaded into LEED Online only 700 times since February 2015? So, GBCI even provides a form, making affecting the change in their system easy, but the Change of Owner Agreement form is little used. according to Susan Dorn, the General Counsel of USGBC and GBCI.

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Kubota to Open Kansas Parts Distribution Center

Construction Equipment

The company has entered into a five-year lease agreement with ELHC XI LLC, a Kansas limited liability company.' Kubota Tractor Corporation will open a 450,000 square foot, Parts Distribution Center in Edgerton, Kan.

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Leasing Equipment in Louisiana? How To Protect Your Lien Claim

Construction Law Monitor

You are in the business of leasing heavy equipment to contractors. There is likely no answer for you under the lien law – unless you filed a notice of lease agreement with the owner within the appropriate time frame. If the job is private and not public, you must also provide a copy of the lease to the contractor.

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

And the power utilities protect themselves from liability related to data. kWh, therms or ccf, gallons), cost per month for each energy source for the duration of the Lease, including a limited license to use the Landlord’s data for nonpecuniary purposes. The similar waiver for LEED v2009 is still in effect.

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