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2005 - 2006 Annual Review
This issue of Ground Rules is a new edition to the newsletter. Each year, the summer issue of Ground Rules will consist of a brief review of the past year, including important updates in Maryland case law and legislation affecting real estate law in Maryland, and highlights of some of the past year’s activities. In the 2005 - 2006 Bar year, in addition to establishing an outstanding Mentor program, monitoring and reporting on the 2006 Legislative Session, and presenting continuing legal educational programs, all highlighted herein, the Section launched an online survey. The response to the Section’s survey was great. The Section Council will more thoroughly review the survey results, publish the results, and use the members’ feedback to make Section membership even more of a value for the members. Over the past year, the Section’s Mentor Program enjoyed great success in its partnership with the University of Maryland School of Law and has initiated a sister program with students at the University of Baltimore School of Law. On February 22, 2006, a Mentor Kick Off Lunch reception was held for the University of Maryland students and their mentors. The University of Baltimore students have begun putting together a real estate club and are in the process of matching prospective mentors with mentees. The program had a very successful showing from attorneys all over the State of Maryland, all of whom have been enthusiastic about the opportunity to share their expertise with future attorneys in the real estate practice. We encourage all existing mentors to continue their contact with their mentees over the summer months and for all prospective mentors to look for additional information beginning in the fall. The Real Property, Planning and Zoning Section Program at the Maryland State Bar Annual Meeting More than 60 members of the Real Property Section attended the Section’s Annual Meeting Program at the Clarion Hotel in Ocean City, Maryland in June. Michelle DiDonato moderated the educational program that provided valuable information on various real estate topics. Bruce Brown, Esq. spoke on age restricted housing. Marjorie Corwin, Esq. gave a RESPA update and discussed affiliated business arrangements. Ronald Deutsch, Esq. spoke on the new notice requirements for foreclosure actions and the “Protection of Homeowners in Foreclosure Act”. Theresa Burian Shea, Esq. presented a legislative summary for the 2006 session, which is included below. All speakers conveyed valuable information in an informative manner. (The Section will work to make the written program materials available on the Section’s web site in the near future, at http://www.msba.org/sec_comm/sections/realprop/.) At the Business Meeting portion of the Annual Meeting Program, Lawrence A. Shulman, Esq., a partner of Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A., was awarded the Distinguished Maryland Real Property Practitioner for 2005-2006. (view article in it's entirety) For the “must read” 2005 Real Estate Case Hit Parade, by David H. Fishman, Esq., go to http://www.msba.org/sec_comm/sections/realprop/05HitParade.pdf.
Legislative Summary Below are summaries of select legislation passed by the General Assembly in its 2006 legislative session. The legislation is organized by Code Article, primarily Property and Tax-Property, but include a few other articles as well. You can check a bill’s status, or find its full text, at the General Assembly’s website, http://mlis.state.md.us. Many thanks to each member of the Real Property Section’s Legislative Liaison Committee for their dedication this past session in reviewing and commenting upon these bills and a multitude of others, and my acknowledgments to Stuart D. Kaplow and Paul Reiger for their assistance in compiling this summary. (view article in it's entirety) |
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