Oregon Legislature Passes Comprehensive Winery Land Use Bill
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After years of temporary measures, the Oregon Legislature has adopted a long term framework for…

Oregon Legislature Passes Comprehensive Winery Land Use Bill
Is Your Tenant a Criminal?
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As originally published in the Daily Journal of Commerce

Landlords, whether residential or commercial, almost always…

Is Your Tenant a Criminal?
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Construction Law

PPPs: An Opportunity to Jump-Start Infrastructure Projects in a Down Economy

As originally published in the Daily Journal of Commerce Lots of people in the construction industry have been talking about public-private partnerships recently. But many folks aren’t really sure what a PPP is, don’t understand the players and their roles, and may not recognize the risks and potential benefits. PPPs have been used in the... Continue Reading

PPPs: An Opportunity to Jump-Start Infrastructure Projects in a Down Economy

Williams v. Athletic Field Oral Argument

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Real Estate

Stealing Hand

Is Your Tenant a Criminal?

As originally published in the Daily Journal of Commerce Landlords, whether residential or commercial, almost always include in their leases three requirements dealing with legal compliance. First, the lease limits the premises to specific legal use(s) or expressly allows any legal use of the premises. Second, the lease requires the tenant to comply with all... Continue Reading

Major Appeals Court Decision Leaves Oregon’s Residential Real Estate Market in Limbo

How to Prevent an Email Exchange from Inadvertently Becoming a Binding Contract

Biggest Restaurant Leasing Mistakes: How to Avoid Them

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Land Use

Oregon Winery

Oregon Legislature Passes Comprehensive Winery Land Use Bill

After years of temporary measures, the Oregon Legislature has adopted a long term framework for regulating winery activities on farmland. Unanimously adopted by both the Senate and the House, Senate Bill 841 is the product of a hard-earned consensus among Oregon wineries and other key stakeholders. SB 841 applies to all wineries on Exclusive Farm... Continue Reading

Is Your Floating Home a “Vessel?”

Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals Clarifies Permitting Pathways for Wine Businesses on Farmland

Oregon’s Integrated Water Resources Strategy Explores Relationships Between Water and Land Use Regulation

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Environmental

In Alaska, Oil and Gas Leases Convey Property Rights; Permits Do Not

The Supreme Court of Alaska held that the Alaska Constitution requires only one “best interest finding” that an oil or gas project is in the state’s best interest, although subsequent permitting decisions must be made after a “hard look” that considers cumulative impacts.  Sullivan v. Resisting Environmental Destruction on Indigenous Lands (REDOIL), Decision No. 6769... Continue Reading

Getting the Lead Out

Solar Roof Top Leasing

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Rights of Landowners to Challenge EPA Wetlands Determinations in Clean Water Act Compliance Orders

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