Litigation, whether it is regarding a real estate matter or another business dispute, can be expensive, drawn-out and stressful. Mediation and arbitration are useful options to litigation for resolving business and real estate disputes, but it is important to know...
Federal law allows the government to seize private property in Ohio and elsewhere if doing so would be in the public's best interest. The power of eminent domain resides in the Fifth Amendment, and the Supreme Court is sometimes asked to make rulings in eminent domain...
Real estate investment can be challenging. Plenty of individuals and corporations buy multi-family housing with the view of turning a profit. In many cases, they're successful. They find good tenants and receive a steady stream of more or less passive income. For...
In Ohio, contract disputes sometimes arise between contracting businesses. A contract breach occur when one contracting party fails to perform its contractual duties as described in the contract. Some breaches of contract can be cured so that both parties can continue...
Ohio business owners may end up in court when there is a vague term in a contract and each side thinks that it means something different. This is what happened in a recent lawsuit that record producer Quincy Jones filed against the estate of Michael Jackson....
Property owners will likely face frustrations when losing land to eminent domain. Yet, fair compensation can provide appeasement for the seizure of their land. In certain cases, though, the government fails to compensate landowners properly – or at all. These offenses...
Many people only encounter easements when they buy their first home. Even then, easements often fly by in one of the dozens of vaguely understood documents buyers sign to close the deal. And for some, that much information is enough. But watch out. Easements often...
One of the most important decisions you will make when you launch your business is choosing your business structure. It’s a choice you should weigh carefully, as the structure you select will determine how much you pay in taxes, the paperwork required and whether you...
When a family member chooses you to be the executor of their will, you agree out of love and respect for that person. Being selected as an estate executor means that your loved one trusts you enough to oversee the distribution of their assets and to see to their final...
The power of the federal and state government to take possession of your property for public use is, in some cases, questionable. There are many criteria that a government agency – which, firstly, has the right to exercise eminent domain – must meet before it can...
