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LawMatters – June 2020
June 2020 brought the regions in which Offit Kurman operates into phases one and two of reopening after COVID-19-mandated isolation. While non-essential business are resembling, essential businesses are preparing to welcome their employees back into their spaces. In this edition of…
Effective July 1: New Employee Laws Mandatory for Businesses
This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevantAs COVID-19 rages on, families, businesses, and organizations have been forced to adapt. This has been particularly difficult given reports of recent spikes in cases and the demands of keeping businesses afloat. However, it is important that certain information is not lost in the shuffle….
D.C. Property Management Minute: What Are Freelance Inspectors
When it comes to property management, the District of Columbia has a unique set of laws. Join Billy each week as he gives you advice on dealing with a common property management problem in D.C. and how to quickly solve it.
Electronic Signatures Can Be Virtually Worthless
Twenty years into the 21st Century, physical signatures were already becoming as rare as quill pens when the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, with its “social distancing” and legally-mandated business closures. Since then, signing documents using electronic signatures sometimes seems not just expedient, but necessary. And it is so easy to paste a signature image on a…
Tuesday with Todd: The Effect of Non-Payment of Rent Suits and Judgements on Your Tenants
Tuesdays with Todd is a short, weekly video series with tips and important information for the Maryland landlord and property manager. From instructions on filing non-payment to rent suits to steps you need to take to schedule an eviction, Todd puts the pieces together for you to help you be the most informed property manager or landlord.
Read & Share: Tesla Tops List of Most Valuable Carmakers
Tesla recently made history by surpassing Toyota to become the most valuable car manufacturing company in the world. Last week Tesla closed at a market capitalization of $184 billion, $4.3 billion above Toyota. In the last year, Tesla’s share price has soared to nearly 350 percent, reaching a valuation of more than seven times its…
Series LLCs: Are They for Your Business? – Part II
The first chapter of this article introduced Series LLCs as a relatively new and increasingly popular form of business entity to enable business owners and investors to operate multifaceted businesses under one entity somewhat like a holding company with subsidiaries for various operations and related assets, and for the owners to enjoy the benefits afforded…
An Interview with Tony van Veen | Inspiring Views from the Bright Side
Inspiring Views from the Bright SideSM An Interview with Tony van Veen CEO DIY Media Group | Pennsauken, NJ Connect with Tony on LinkedIn Read the Q and A Watch the Interview 1. What are the goods/services offered by your primary business? DIY Media Group includes several brands in the self-publishing space: Disc Makers, our…
Virginia Landlord-Tenant Legislative Updates
WEBINAR HELD June 18, 202011:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Watch The Recording Please join Offit Kurman Landlord Representation Attorney Mazin Elias for a free webinar. An in-depth webinar focused on the new Virginia legislative updates that impact landlords and property managers. Many new laws that directly impact Virginia landlords and their business operations go into…
Recent Developments in Property Insurance Coverage Litigation
The standard fire policy, which is the pre-cursor of modern property insurance, has been around for more than one hundred years, and yet we are still litigating many of the same issues. The same holds true in this survey period. Although we are more than seven-years past Superstorm Sandy, related cases are still being decided…