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Tenant’s New Defense to Hazardous Substance Liability

Green Building Law Update

The potential applicability of the BFPP protection for a tenant who leases contaminated or formerly contaminated real estate and improvements has been the subject of debate for the decades since the CERCLA’s enactment. Phase l ESAs will now become much more common in commercial and industrial leasing.

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I Just Read my 1000th Phase I Environmental Site Assessment this Year

Green Building Law Update

The potential applicability of the BFPP protection to a tenant who leases contaminated or formerly contaminated real estate has been the subject of debate for the decades since the CERCLA’s enactment. economy, when in any given year the vast majority of real estate transactions are leases and not contracts of sale. . § 9601 et seq.,

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Tenants Order Phase l to Avoid Hazardous Substance Liability

Green Building Law Update

The potential applicability of the BFPP protection to a tenant who leases contaminated or formerly contaminated real estate and improvements has been the subject of debate for the decades since the CERCLA’s enactment. Phase l ESAs are now becoming much more common in commercial and industrial leasing.

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

The European Union has gone in another direction with the 2016 General Data Protection Regulation , applicable as of May 2018, updating and modernizing the principles enshrined in the 1995 Data Protection Directive which guarantee individual privacy rights in one’s personal data including “the right to be forgotten.”

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Federal Real Property Regulations (FAR / FMR)

Building Information Management

Federal Management Regulation – FMR, For Real Property. The term does not apply to civil defense matters such as potential or actual enemy attacks that are addressed by the U.S. Occupants of facilities under the custody and control of Federal agencies must—. (a) Department of Homeland Security. ii) In foreign countries.

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Federal Real Property Regulations (FAR / FMR)

Building Information Management

Federal Management Regulation – FMR, For Real Property. The term does not apply to civil defense matters such as potential or actual enemy attacks that are addressed by the U.S. Occupants of facilities under the custody and control of Federal agencies must—. (a) Department of Homeland Security. ii) In foreign countries.

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Business Report: GEICO Expansion Brings 1,000 New Jobs To Katy, TX

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The Texas model of low taxes, smart regulations and fair courts continues to attract world-class companies like athenahealth looking to expand their operations,” Gov. The company extended its lease in Greenway Plaza in March of 2013. The state provided $5 million through the Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) to close the deal. Perry said.

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