Month: March 2016
US: Divided Court Preserves Circuit Split On Spouse’s Defense Under Equal Credit Opportunity Act
In a one-sentence ruling, the Court affirmed the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in Hawkins v. Community Bank of Raymore, leaving a circuit-split unresolved in its wake. In that case, PHC Development, LLC was the borrower under a note, which was unconditionally guaranteed ... Read More
TAGGED: Equal Credit Opportunity Act, scotus
Consider Carefully The New Certification Required Under The Revised D.C. FP7
The D.C. Recorder of Deeds announced today that it has revised the Real Property Recordation and Transfer Tax Form FP 7/C (herein “FP7C”). The purpose of this revision was to “contain a self-certification of compliance with tax payment, per DC Code § 42-407(2).” That statute, reprinted below, says that D.C. shall not record if any Transfer ... Read More
DC: 2016 Final Zoning Regulations Published
On March 4, 2016 the Zoning Commission of the District of Columbia, after scores of hearings and meetings, issued completely revised zoning regulations. The changes from earlier regulations are extensive and practitioners and laymen are encouraged to read the new regulations carefully. The new regulations will take ... Read More