Hurricanes Stir Questions On 'Acts Of God' In Contracts
The predictability of extreme weather events is bringing renewed attention to force majeure clauses in real estate contracts and whether incidents like a pair of devastating hurricanes in Florida can really be classified as unforeseeable "act of God" events.
DC Tenant Atty Says There's No Evidence Of ERAP Fraud
Washington, D.C., officials recently changed the city's Emergency Rental Assistance Program to address what they called a crisis stemming from some tenants misusing the initiative, but the district hasn't shown evidence of misuse and the updates will likely cause more harm than good, a Legal Aid DC attorney told Law360 Real Estate Authority in an interview.
Judge Rejects Firm's 'Support' Framing In Racetrack Flaw Suit
A Florida state judge on Tuesday denied an attempt by a British racetrack consultant to define its role as merely providing "support" to the construction of a track that failed during the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix race in 2022.
Hurricanes Stir Questions On 'Acts Of God' In Contracts
The predictability of extreme weather events is bringing renewed attention to force majeure clauses in real estate contracts and whether incidents like a pair of devastating hurricanes in Florida can really be classified as unforeseeable "act of God" events.
DC Tenant Atty Says There's No Evidence Of ERAP Fraud
Washington, D.C., officials recently changed the city's Emergency Rental Assistance Program to address what they called a crisis stemming from some tenants misusing the initiative, but the district hasn't shown evidence of misuse and the updates will likely cause more harm than good, a Legal Aid DC attorney told Law360 Real Estate Authority in an interview.
Judge Rejects Firm's 'Support' Framing In Racetrack Flaw Suit
A Florida state judge on Tuesday denied an attempt by a British racetrack consultant to define its role as merely providing "support" to the construction of a track that failed during the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix race in 2022.
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