ABR Property Holdings v Canterbury-Bankstown Council — Court approves amended Padstow gym works
Case ABR Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Canterbury-Bankstown Council Court Land and Environment Court of New South Wales (Australia) Date
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Avon Ground Rents v Li Jing — Upper Tribunal recalculates waking-watch service charge
Case Avon Ground Rents Limited v Li Jing & Ors Court Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (United Kingdom) Date Decided 26
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GRE Downtowner — Reversed dismissal of Seattle landlord’s regulatory-takings claims
Case GRE Downtowner LLC, d/b/a Addison on Fourth v. City of Seattle Court Washington Court of Appeals, Division One Judge
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Cheek v. Canton Board of Zoning Appeals — Court upheld ban on Airbnb rentals in a single-family district
Case Michael E. Cheek v. City of Canton Board of Zoning Appeals Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District
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U.S. Bank Trust v. Bowden — First Circuit affirms judgment for homeowner because foreclosure notice was defective
Case U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust v. Jackie L. Bowden and Richard I. Bowden
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Beachcomber v. Bilben — Alaska Supreme Court Upholds Gravel-Pit Permit Denial
The Alaska Supreme Court held that the Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission could deny a gravel-pit permit when listed conditions could not adequately minimize noise and visual impacts.
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McCain v. Sneed — Lease-option mandate requires $79,200 payment
The Alabama Supreme Court held that its earlier lease-option mandate required the buyers to pay the remaining $79,200 purchase price before receiving the property.
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Harris v. Nationstar Mortgage — foreclosure judgment vacated for lack of trial notice
Case Robert Dwayne Harris v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC Court Florida Sixth District Court of Appeal Judge BROWNLEE, J. (Ron DeSantis,
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The Owners – Strata Plan No 92125 v Barker — NSW Supreme Court approves a $12 million freezing order in principle
Case The Owners – Strata Plan No 92125 v Barker Court Supreme Court of New South Wales Judge John Leslie
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Wills’ Executors v Holder — Upper Tribunal overturned farm-tenancy succession ruling and ordered reconsideration
Case Executors of Major Michael Thomas Noel Hamilton Wills v David Keith John Holder Court Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (United
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Real Estate Services Group v. Mills — Reversed an order vacating a foreclosure sale because the purchaser received no notice or hearing
Case Real Estate Services Group, Inc. v. Joseph V. Mills and Hickory Lake Estates Owners’ Association, Inc. Court Florida Second
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Coverdale v. Sylvan Acres HOA — Magistrate recommends invalidating garage restrictions and cancelling violation notice
Case Charles Dean Coverdale and Mary Elizabeth Coverdale v. Sylvan Acres Homeowners Association, Inc. and Thomas Leschak Court Delaware Court
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Desai v. Ninety Five Wall Street — Lease-break fees may violate landlord’s mitigation duty
The First Department reinstated class claims alleging fixed reletting and lease-break fees unlawfully circumvent New York landlords’ nonwaivable duty to mitigate damages.
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Genesee County Fish & Game v. Sullivan — Decades of road maintenance establish adverse possession
The Court of Appeals held that decades of exclusive maintenance supported summary judgment granting adverse-possession title to half of a private access road, over a dissent warning that shared use and permission presented factual disputes.
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Boyer v. Rubin — Original survey monuments control disputed boundary
The Utah Court of Appeals held that an original subdivision survey’s monuments control over conflicting plat measurements and ordered title to a disputed wedge quieted in the Boyers.
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Pierce v. City of Elwood — City could not charge sewer fees to unserved property
The Indiana Court of Appeals held that Elwood lacked authority to charge sewer fees to property that could not produce sewage and was neither connected to nor served by the system.
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Huntington Natl. Bank v. Aquino — Foreclosure-relief denial affirmed
Case Huntington National Bank v. Rafael Aquino III, et al. Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County Judge
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Garcia v. Bank of New York Mellon — foreclosure summary judgment affirmed
Case Manuel Garcia, et al. v. The Bank of New York Mellon, etc. Court Florida Third District Court of Appeal
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Wells Fargo Bank v. Doberdruk — Foreclosure judgment upheld after remand
Case Wells Fargo Bank, National Association v. Grace M. Doberdruk, et al. Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth District, Cuyahoga
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Pennymac v. Kahapea — Foreclosure judgment affirmed over notice and standing challenges
Case Pennymac Loan Services, LLC v. Ronnie Louis Marvel Kahapea and Sunshine Mahana Hatsuko Kahapea Court Hawaii Intermediate Court of
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Florida Bar Rule 20-6.1 Amendments — Court expands continuing-education rules for registered paralegals
Case In Re: Amendments to Rules Regulating the Florida Bar – Rule 20-6.1 Court Supreme Court of Florida Judge Couriel,
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Keay v Owners SP 3132 (No 2) — Owners corporation ordered to pay successful lot owner’s costs
Case Keay v The Owners Strata Plan 3132 (No 2) Court Supreme Court of New South Wales Judge Ian Pike
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Lankford v. Ortiz — affirmed judgment for auction participants but revived homestead challenge against purchaser
Case Francine Lee Lankford v. Tracy Ortiz; Noe Reyes; and McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen, P.C. Court Texas Court of
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Perkins v. 34 215 St — Notary and title closer escape deed-fraud claims
The Second Department dismissed claims against a notary and title company after an impostor conveyed another person’s property using identification that was not obviously false.