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Agents and Sellers: Is there a new way to get sued in Virginia?
We delve into a more legal, technical and lengthy post this week for a good reason — a recent decision from a Virginia trial court (PDF of decision) points to a new avenue for claims by buyers of real estate in Virginia.
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Board of Visitors convening for first meeting of the semester
The university Board of Visitors, a 16 member assembly appointed by the governor of Virginia, is convening today for a general meeting at 1 p.m. in Mason Hall on the Fairfax campus. The meeting agenda includes the renaming of the Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering, the creation of a new Master’s program of Engineering in Geotechnical, Construction, and Engineering (GeoConStruct). Finance and Land Use projects, as well as new proposals made by the Real Estate Subcommi
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Commercial real estate tax upheld by Supreme Court
That was the collective sigh of relief from localities embraced by the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority who have levied a special transportation tax against commercial property owners.
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Tenant issues in real estate leases
An earlier blog post focused on important issues relating to the Letter of Intent.
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Indemnity: Going too far can invalidate the clause
Those wishing to stretch indemnity clauses to the limit may want to read the recent Supreme Court of Virginia case, Uniwest Construction v. Amtech Elevator Services.
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Take Notice! Commonwealth of Virginia, et al. v. AMEC Civil, LLC
The Virginia Supreme Court has released its opinion in the first of the pending Case Watch. Commonwealth of Virginia v. AMEC Civil, LLC...
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Virginia raises General District Court jurisdictional limits
Virginia's General Assembly has passed a bill that, among other things, raises the upper limit of cases that may be filed in the General District Court. This increase will potentially make it easier to try certain matters more cost effectively moving forward.
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Tax increment financing for the future Crystal City?
As many of our readers know, the new Crystal City Sector Plan was approved last night (see here for our prior analysis of the proposed plan), but did you know it contained a proposal for a Tax Increment Financing ("TIF") fund to include the Crystal City, Potomac Yard and Pentagon City areas at the same time? So what is a TIF fund? It is actually a very common and pretty straightforward tool used by localities nation-wide to finance ar
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More votes for Northern Virginia?
One of the 600 pound gorillas in the room this year is how the statutorily mandated redistricting process will play out.
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The cumulative implications of BRAC, the Silver Line and the Tysons Corner Plan
It is no secret that the Commonwealth of Virginia is the first choice for business in the Washington-Metro Region.
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