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An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure, so the old adage goes. Although contraction of the Coronavirus ("COVID-19") fortunately remains a relatively low risk in the United States...

On Friday, September 29, 2023, the Treasury Department published a notice of information collection under the Corporate Transparency Act (the "Act") in the Federal Register.

State law requires the housing element of a city's general plan to identify adequate sites and plan for future housing needs for residents of all income levels.

Ultimately, the rights and obligations of the parties will be largely governed by the terms of their contract.

Under normal circumstances, third-party, professional managers hired by owners to manage their construction projects feel that they are fairly well insulated from claims by the general contractor.

JMBM Partner Daniel Freedman, Co-Chair of the firm's Housing Strategy and Litigation Group, was recently invited to testify before the California State Assembly's Committee...

If there's any good news in a hurricane or tropical storm, this is it: an officially declared state of emergency that allows permit-holders to extend their permits, as well as certain other government authorizations.

The Committee of the Whole for the Council of the District of Columbia will hold public hearings on Nov. 12-13, 2020, on the Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2020.

The District of Columbia Council's Committee of the Whole (COW) will hold a public hearing on Oct. 8, 2024, to consider the Resilient and Energy Efficient Historic Properties Amendment Act of 2024 (Bill 25-793).

The D.C. Office of Planning has issued a proposed new Ivy City-Small Area Plan (Draft IC-SAP), along with a proposed new Nannie Helen Burroughs Corridor-Small Area Plan (Draft NHBC-SAP), for public review and comment.

At its April 27, 2020, public meeting, the District of Columbia Zoning Commission approved, on an emergency basis, various text amendments to extend discretionary entitlements and requirements for a broad range of projects...

The Special Garment Center District regulations, created in 1987, were meant to preserve apparel manufacturing space and limit the ability to convert such space for office use.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection ("DEP") is initiating a pilot program to speed the process for reviewing applications for a commonly sought stormwater permit that is often...

Last January we reported on an expansion of public design build programs in New York.

Development in flood prone areas is regulated by a combination of federal, state and local regulations to reduce the possibility of loss of life and property, and to reduce the cost associated with development and rebuilding in these areas.

As of January 1, 2018, direct contractors in California who make or take a contract "for the erection, construction, alteration, or repair of a building, structure, or other private work" ...

An engineering company was hired to perform work in connection with construction and renovation of the South African Embassy, and subcontracted for sheet metal work with a third party.