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Learn how title insurance protects residential and commercial property buyers from liens, ownership disputes, boundary issues, and other costly title defects.
Shareholder Bill Williamson has been named Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Department, effective January 1.
Real estate contracts are the foundation of every deal—this guide breaks down key terms, types, and pitfalls to help buyers, sellers, and professionals protect their interests.
Ohio property owners facing higher taxes after reappraisals may be able to reduce their property value—and tax bill—by filing an appeal with the county Board of Revision.
Short-term rentals are expanding across Kentucky, but with no clear statewide regulations, their legal status remains uncertain. This article reviews the current landscape and a proposed legislative amendment that could bring change.
On March 15, 2024, The National Association of Realtors®(“NAR”) reached a settlement agreement (“Settlement”) with plaintiff home sellers, which resolved multiple class action lawsuits alleging anti-competitive practices. The nature of these lawsuits mostly centered on broker commissions
There comes a time in the life cycle of every business where it becomes necessary—or maybe just desirable—for the ownership of the business to change hands. For some business owners, that time arises simply because they feel it is time to do something else, they’ve received an offer that can’t be refused, or because of changes in market conditions.
This article will compare and contrast Kentucky law and Ohio law pertaining to planned communities. Ohio Planned Community Law (§§ 5312.01 – 5312.16) (the “Ohio Act”) (the Kentucky Act and Ohio Act are collectively referred to as the “Acts”) took effect on September 10, 2010 and has thus been in existence in longer than the Kentucky Act.
This is the second article in a series on Kentucky’s Planned Communities statute (KRS §§ 381.785 – 381.801) (the “Act”), which provides guidance to developers in the greater Cincinnati area.
Kentucky’s Planned Communities statute (KRS §§ 381.785 – 381.801) (the “Act”) took effect on June 29, 2023. This is an important update for real estate developers in the greater Cincinnati area because, prior to the Act and unlike states like Ohio, Kentucky did not have any statutes that addressed planned communities.
Strauss Troy is pleased to welcome Steffany E. Carrigan as our newest real estate legal assistant in our Cincinnati office.
Over the past several weeks, Ohio property owners have received written notices of their new property values for tax year 2023 from their county auditor’s office.
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