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PropertyprofBloghttp://feedburner.google.comFines for Agents Who Show Illegal Apartmentstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef019102374281970c2013-05-17T03:30:00-07:002013-05-17T10:30:00Z2013-05-17T10:30:00ZThe N.Y. Times reports on a local initiative: The Department of Buildings has begun issuing fines to agents and brokers who advertise and show illegal apartments for rent, a new step in a long battle that has traditionally taken on...propertyprofTen Buildings That Changed American Architecturetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef019102373a07970c2013-05-17T03:15:00-07:002013-05-17T10:15:00Z2013-05-17T10:15:00ZIn the PBS special 10 Buildings that Changed America, two architecture gurus discuss the origins of some of the country’s most important buildings. The hour-long program, which premiered this week take a look at thestories and engineering behind 10 influential...propertyprofGodsil and Simunovich on the Mortgage Crisis and the Ethic of Homeownershiptag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017eeb3e8c63970d2013-05-17T03:00:00-07:002013-05-17T10:00:00Z2013-05-17T10:00:00ZRachel Godsil (Seton Hall) and David Simunovich (Seton Hall) have posted Protecting Status: The Mortgage Crisis, Eminent Domain, and the Ethic of Homeownership (Fordham) on SSRN. Here's the abstract: Homeownership is in crisis. Millions of families are at risk of...propertyprofImportant Nuisance Case in Marylandtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017eeb28e704970d2013-05-16T04:30:00-07:002013-05-16T11:30:00Z2013-05-16T11:30:00ZFrom Joe Singer's blog: The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled in Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Albright, — A.3d —, 2013 WL 673738 (Md. 2013) that property owners near a gas station where 26,000 gallons of gasoline spilled from an underground...propertyprofBuilding Implosion Failtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017eeb28db01970d2013-05-15T04:30:00-07:002013-05-15T11:30:00Z2013-05-15T11:30:00ZOops. Steve ClowneypropertyprofVaradarajan on Improvement Doctrinestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef019102216854970c2013-05-15T04:00:00-07:002013-05-15T11:00:00Z2013-05-15T11:00:00ZDeepa Varadarajan (St. John's) has posted Improvement Doctrines (George Mason) on SSRN. Here's the abstract: When one party makes significant but unauthorized improvements to another's land, chattels or informational assets, should the "improving" nature of the act alter the liability...propertyprofThe NY Times Interviews Land Use Lawyertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef019102216009970c2013-05-14T09:52:07-07:002013-05-14T16:52:07Z2013-05-14T16:52:07ZIn the paper's Real Estate section, Vivian Marino sits down for an interview with land use lawyer Melanie Meyers, a partner at Fried Frank who represents several large developers. A sample: Q. Let’s talk about some of your projects, starting...propertyprofTop 10 Best Cities To Move To Todaytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901c2b5ee4970b2013-05-14T09:48:05-07:002013-05-14T16:48:05Z2013-05-14T16:48:05ZThe Onion takes on "best cities" lists to hilarious effect. Steve ClowneypropertyprofStern on State Legislative Checks and Judicial Takingstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef019102215519970c2013-05-14T09:46:37-07:002013-05-14T16:46:37Z2013-05-14T16:46:37ZStephanie Stern (Chicago-Kent) has posted Protecting Property Through Politics: State Legislative Checks and Judicial Takings (Minnesota) on SSRN. Here's the abstract: In the 2010 Supreme Court case Stop the Beach Renourishment v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, a plurality of...propertyprofTsarnaev Burial Saga Highlights Flaw in the Law of Human Remainstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017eeb172f60970d2013-05-12T13:39:38-07:002013-05-12T20:39:38Z2013-05-12T20:39:38ZThe Worcester (Massachusetts) Police Department reports that Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s body was buried in an undisclosed location in the middle of the night this week, bringing an end to a sad, unprecedented soap opera. This controversy has been resolved – but...propertyprofProperty in the Human BodyAwesome Pictures of Places You've Never Heard of But Want to Gotag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901bea2425970b2013-05-09T03:15:00-07:002013-05-09T10:15:00Z2013-05-09T10:15:00ZExtremely cool pictures of weird (but real) places. Steve ClowneypropertyprofHomeownership Kills Jobstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901bea1c5e970b2013-05-09T03:10:00-07:002013-05-09T10:10:00Z2013-05-09T10:10:00ZThe Washington Post reports: The idea that owning a home makes it harder to find a job because of higher moving costs is now known as “Oswald’s hypothesis.” And it’s come in for plenty of scrutiny. Some economists, for instance,...propertyprofWriting Competition for Property Studentstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017eeae7b511970d2013-05-08T03:35:00-07:002013-05-08T10:35:00Z2013-05-08T10:35:00ZFrom friend of the blog, Tim Mulvaney: The Texas Wesleyan Journal of Real Property Law (Property Journal) is holding a national writing competition for all law students on any topic falling into the general theme of real property law. This...propertyprofMap of the Day: Everybody Lives in Asiatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901bea1069970b2013-05-08T03:10:00-07:002013-05-08T10:10:00Z2013-05-08T10:10:00ZMatt Yglesias makes a prediction: So now that all the countries inside the circle are politically independent and only a handful of them are still governed by totally insane ideologies, we should expect most of the action to happen where...propertyprofPimentel on Forfeiture Lawtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017eeae7aaf7970d2013-05-08T03:00:00-07:002013-05-08T10:00:00Z2013-05-08T10:00:00ZDavid Pimentel (Ohio Northern) has posted Forfeitures Revisited: Bringing Principle to Practice in Federal Court (Nevada Law Review) on SSRN. Here's the abstract: Dramatically expanded use of federal forfeitures since the 1980s has raised persistent concerns about government overreaching in...propertyprofWhere Is Jay Gatsby’s Mansion?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901be2ff79970b2013-05-07T03:30:00-07:002013-05-07T10:30:00Z2013-05-07T10:30:00ZSlate goes looking for West Egg. Steve ClowneypropertyprofIs Our Sense of Fairness Hard-Wired?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901be2ec15970b2013-05-07T03:15:00-07:002013-05-07T10:15:00Z2013-05-07T10:15:00ZOr ... how I felt after the last round of raises were announced at Kentucky. Steve Clowney (HT: Greg Mankiw)propertyprofWhat Happens to the Body of Tamerlan Tsarnaevtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef017eeae07b00970d2013-05-07T03:00:00-07:002013-05-07T10:00:00Z2013-05-07T10:00:00ZProperty Prof's very own Tanya Marsh has a great piece on the Huffington Post about the law surrounding the disposition of the body of Tamerlan Tsarnaev (the Boston Marathon bomber who died in a firefight with police). The whole piece...propertyprofAnother State Adopts the Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property Acttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef019101d27605970c2013-05-06T03:30:00-07:002013-05-06T10:30:00Z2013-05-06T10:30:00ZMontana has become the third state to enact the Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property Act (the others are Nevada and Georgia). "Heirs' property" typically refers to land passed down through generations without a will and owned by descendants as tenants...propertyprofOwley on the Private Enforcement of Conservation Easements tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef019101d256b4970c2013-05-06T03:00:00-07:002013-05-06T10:00:00Z2013-05-06T10:00:00ZJessie Owley (Buffalo) has posted From Citizen Suits to Conservation Easements: The Increasing Private Role in Public Permit Enforcement (Envtl L. Rep. News & Analysis) on SSRN. Here's the abstract: The past 40 years have seen an increase in the...propertyprof