Wisconsin Among First States To Pass Legislation Allowing Real Property Owners To Proactively Discharge Discriminatory Restrictions Recorded Against Their Property

A Wisconsin law, 2023 Wisconsin Act 210, taking full effect in September 2024, will allow owners of real property in Wisconsin the ability to proactively release and discharge previously recorded discriminatory restrictions.

Discriminatory restrictions are restrictions, covenants or conditions that prohibit or restrict the ownership, transfer, encumbrance, rental, occupancy or use of real property on the basis of membership in a protected class. Historically, real property owners used discriminatory restrictions to permit only certain groups […]

By | July 19th, 2024 ||

Big Streamlining For Small Subdivision Developers

To address the housing crisis in California, Senate Bill 684 (SB 684), passed in 2023 but effective as of July 1, 2024, aims to simplify the approval process for small-scale for-sale housing projects, facilitate a quicker development process, and help to alleviate the state’s housing shortage. Specifically, SB 684 mandates local agencies to ministerially approve proposed subdivisions for housing projects that result in 10 or fewer parcels, provided they meet specific criteria.1 Applications for up to 10 […]

By | July 14th, 2024 ||

Highest And Best Use In Land Valuation Cases

James D. Masterman and Martye Kendrick co-authored an article in The Practical Real Estate Lawyer titled “Highest and Best Use in Land Valuation Cases.”

Read “Highest and Best Use in Land Valuation Cases.”

By | July 10th, 2024 ||