Dickinson Mackaman Tyler & Hagen PC » Iowa Real Estate & Land Use Blog http://www.dickinsonlaw.com Des Moines, Iowa Law Firm Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:27:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en dickinson-law-iowa-real-estate-bloghttp://feedburner.google.com Digging the gold out of family farm corporations http://www.dickinsonlaw.com/2012/07/digging-the-gold-out-of-family-farm-corporations/ No respite from RESPA? Why banks may face increased civil litigation http://www.dickinsonlaw.com/2012/06/no-respite-from-respa-why-banks-may-face-increased-civil-ligitigation/ “RESPA” doesn’t prohibit the collection of unearned settlement fees, Supreme Court says http://www.dickinsonlaw.com/2012/06/respa-doesnt-prohibit-the-collection-of-unearned-settlement-fees-supreme-court-says/ Court upholds twenty-one year limit on restrictive covenants; denies homeowners’ association the right to levy assessment http://www.dickinsonlaw.com/2012/03/court-upholds-twenty-one-year-limit-on-restrictive-covenants-denies-homeowners-association-the-right-to-levy-assessment/ In Sackett v. EPA, the U.S. Supreme Court hears case involving property owners’ rights http://www.dickinsonlaw.com/2012/01/u-s-supreme-court-hears-case-involving-rights-of-property-owners/ The sale-leaseback scenario http://www.dickinsonlaw.com/2011/08/the-sale-leaseback-scenario/ The un-neighborly neighbor: A recent private condemnation case http://www.dickinsonlaw.com/2011/06/the-un-neighborly-neighbor-a-recent-private-condemnation-case/ An unwanted “benefit” and bill: A recent special assessment case http://www.dickinsonlaw.com/2011/06/an-unwanted-benefit-and-bill-a-recent-special-assessment-case/ Builders beware: Home construction contracts are afforded consumer fraud protections http://www.dickinsonlaw.com/2011/05/builders-beware-home-construction-contracts-are-afforded-consumer-fraud-protections/